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“Based on my conversations, I don’t think it’s 100% that Belichick finishes out this season,” Volin wrote in a column published Friday. “These next two games before the bye are huge, particularly the Germany game, which is practically the team’s Super Bowl for the Krafts. If Belichick loses at home to the Commanders and then to the Colts, and comes home from Germany with a 2-8 record, I think there’s a chance the Krafts could make the move in the bye week and install Jerod Mayo as the interim coach for the final seven games.”

Quite a few credible Patriots people seem to believe this is at least POSSIBLE, but isn’t the source on this Ben Volin?

Has Volin ever broken a legit Patriots story before? I can’t remember one.

I’m sorry, but if the Patriots fire him mid season that would be disgraceful. I get they have to do what’s best for the team, but I think Belichick has done more than enough to have earned the right to go out gracefully. Who would even take over mid season? BoB???

“Journalists” have the perfect grift.

1. Make vague statement that is technically true. Belichick COULD be replaced after any game, but also this one.

2. Journalists get to ask questions about said report.

3. Write pieces on response to question about report.

We'll take him 🙋‍♂️

Bill Belichik’s nepotistic hires are dug into Gillette Stadium like ticks. Three-decker men at best. Who is going to be left on staff if you let go of Bill mid-season. You have to clean house entirely to get rid of Belichik.

The Boston media is pathetic.

Call me when this story isn’t relying on a source from Ben Volin.

I’m not saying it’s impossible. If Bill walks out in Frankfurt with his Frank furt then yeah, can him. He’s not going midseason barring completely un-Belichek behavior

This genuinely would tilt me to space. BB is the only coach I've ever known in football and he's been amazing for the Pats. He's one half of the greatest athlete/coach combo of all time. He gave the club 6 fucking superbowls.

If you want to move on from him, fine, but let him finish the season or move on his terms. He's earned that.

This genuinely would make me question my support for the pats.

I think what is more likely is an off season "retirement"

oh well, it was a good run.

wait, just fire him, and then the bears can hire him or something. I'll take it.

Unless a medical emergency, it’s not happening

Firing Belichick mid-season would be one of the all-time most disrespectful things any front office has ever done to a coach. I don't even like him, and I despise the Patriots, but them firing him, at all for any reason, would piss me off.

No, that's a guy that you first politely ask what his plans for the future are in the offseason, gauge whether he was thinking about moving on himself, and if he's not, then go through the process of saying you're moving on without him, in the most respectful way possible.

And the new coach of the 2024 New England Patriots

Josh McDaniels ft: Matt Patricia!

Come join us Darth Billy you can be our other great coach that has the first name of Bill.

Didn't he just get paid a fuck ton of money? Like a fuckton even compared to other high profile coaches? You've got him for X more years man. May as well use him. Hire a head coach and a GM and let Bill be the DC. I'm sure he wouldn't like that, but he can dab his eyes with millions of dollars when he goes home. Also fire Steve Belichick because he looks like drugs.

Do Pats fans genuinely want to see him fired?! That seems aggressively short sighted to me.

Who are you gonna get that’s better?!

Assume he’d retire but I feel like 50% of the teams in the league would be ecstatic to have BB.

Best defensive game planner to ever do it. And he’s like a head coach and gm in one.

Wait until after the season and offer him some kind of position within the organization. If he does not take that, do the mutual decided to part ways thing.

Bottom line is the man coached you to 6 SBs. No need to do this mid season

So you’re telling me “NE-Coach” from the Madden franchise is about to become canon?

i’m hoping this does happen, purely because this dude deserves the disrespect. he quit us by writing his resignation on a fucking napkin.

it’s not going to happen, but it would be great if it does.

Am i the only one here who thinks Bill just looks checked out? I get he's an all time great and everything, but if he just doesn't care anymore you have to move on.

The rivalry is pretty much dead as it was really more about Peyton vs Tom than us vs them, but if we were to retire Belichick i would absolutely be stoked about that lol

After what this dude has done for that team and that organization.

If that actually happened, just fucking wow.

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Although someone mentioned his attitude with players and that would be pretty ironic and a bit hilarious.

This makes a lot of sense...

They can hire Matt Patricia before the stampede of teams try to get him at the end of the season. /s

Why is this picking up steam? They just extended him. Unless they want to pull a Raiders and pay him to be fired?

No way there are this many people saying “Bill Belichick deserves more respect!!!”

Fuck that. Bill would make whatever the best decision was for the football team regardless of how cold-blooded it was.

Everyone in here saying he shouldn’t be fired mid-season for “respect” don’t understand a single thing about Belichick.

Bill will cement his legacy as a defensive genius that lucked into finding the GOAT quarterback. Without Brady, Bill's head coaching career amounted to exactly squat in a dozen or so seasons.

I thought he just got a new contract?

Zero chance. I'd love it, but the fan base would riot if he didn't get to go out on his own.

That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard

maybe he's decided he's ready to walk away or there's a health issue.

he's not getting canned mid season

If he gets fired midseason, he’d be hired as a head coach somewhere else by the end of that week

Taking the "BYE" week a little too literally

I am sure if he hires a young Asian female who gives happy endings as a trainer, kraft will let him slide

Maybe you try Hansi Flick as a new Head Coach while in Germany

Yeah they could replace Belichik. Belichick could also quit to hunt down Nazi zombies. Doesn’t mean it’s likely…

No chance.

Bill will still have his job next year.

Bill to the Raiders?

I’m a Ravens fan and this disgusts me.

Even if the patriots fire him he won’t be unemployed for long as long as he wants to coach he will have a job in this league I think

It would be insane if they fire him mid season, after all the success he has had and what he has done for the franchise. No way in hell it happens

Didn't he just get a contract extension? No way he gets fired midway through the season.

Did you want the next Hitler? He’s gonna spread the Patriot Way worldwide.

That wouldn't be a happy ending. Weird, Kraft usually is a fan of those.

I hate Bill Belichick so much. But he is undeniably a top 3 coach of all time and imo the best, it hasn’t been good lately but firing him mid season would be one of the most disgraceful and disrespectful moves of all time lmao.

Just in time for harbaugh, he's got the cheating down already, now he just has to work on his scowl.