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Ein heute morgen erschienener, voraussichtlich in der NFL krachend einschlagender ESPN-Artikel von Seth Wickersham über die Patriots (speziell Brady, Belichick, Kraft) enthält u.a. folgenden Aussagen:
- Those interviewed describe a palpable sense in the building that this might be the last year together for this group.
- Brady has been hit a lot and battled various injuries. Atypically, he has missed a lot of practices and, in the team's private evaluations, is showing the slippage of a 40-year-old quarterback
- Brady has noted to staff a few times this year that, no matter how many game-changing throws he makes, Belichick hasn't awarded him Patriot of the Week all year.
- The Patriots repeatedly offered Garoppolo four-year contract extensions, in the $17-18 million range annually that would go higher if and when he succeeded Brady
- Two weeks before the Nov. 1 trading deadline, Belichick met with Kraft to discuss the quarterback situation. According to staffers in the building, the meeting ran long, lasting half the day and pushing back Belichick's other meetings. The office was buzzing. The meeting ended with a clear mandate to Belichick: trade Garoppolo because he would not be in the team's long-term plans, and then, once again, find the best quarterback in the draft and develop him. Belichick was furious and demoralized, according to friends
- Brady was once again the team's present and future. His new backup, Brian Hoyer, was a longtime friend and not a threat. The owner was in Brady's corner. "He won," a Patriot staffer says.
- Kraft, Brady and Belichick were supposed to meet in late December to clear the air, but that never happened. It likely won't until after the season. Those interviewed describe a lingering sadness in the building, as if coaches and staff know that the end may be near.
- It didn't look like Belichick's last regular-season game as the Patriots head coach, but several coaches and staffers later remarked to each other that it felt like it could be.
Hier der ganze Artikel nochmal: www.espn.com
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