Bill Belichick focuses only on the revitalization of the Caroline du Nord Tar Heels football program during the first visit to the university training of his illustrious career.
But his new book, “The art of winning: the lessons of my life in football”, Belichick reflects on his time with the Patriots of New England.
And although there is a lot of lessons to learn about success and what it takes to win the Vince Lombardi trophy, Belichick revealed a great regret that he had made for a decision he made while opening the way to Foxborough – the one he made twice.
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The former head coach of the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick, addressed the media of the Stade Gillette about his departure. (John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The New York Post reports an entire chapter dedicated to “errors”, which, yes, talks not to be able to keep Tom Brady a patriot throughout his career.
However, Belichick also mentions the transmission of a particular MVP quarter to the league today: Lamar Jackson.
When Jackson was drafted 32nd in the general classification in 2018, the Baltimore Ravens are back in the first round to grasp it with the last choice on the first day. Since then, he has won two MVP prizes over seven seasons, although he did not have the success of the qualifiers he would like along the way.
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The Patriots came from a defeat of the Super Bowl against the Eagles of Philadelphia, giving them the 31st global selection of the NFL 2018 draft. They would select Sony Michel out of Georgia there instead of taking Jackson. The Eagles of Philadelphia, winners of the Super Bowl during the 2017 season, exchanged their choice n ° 32 in the Ravens, and the rest belongs to history.
But why twice? Well, the Patriots had the choice n ° 23 earlier in the NFL draft, which they used on the offensive tackle / goalkeeper Isaiah Wynn, another Georgia product, which stifled their line in front of Brady.
Lamar Jackson, n ° 8 of the Ravens of Baltimore, fell back against the Buffalo Bills in the third quarter during the AFC eliminatory series at the Highmark Stadium on January 19, 2025, in Orchard Park, New York. (Al Bello / Getty images)
However, Brady was about to be 41 years old, and while he was performing, the team had to think of the future in the most important position of sport.
It was not an immediate regret for the patriots because they would win the Super Bowl on the Rams of Los Angeles, where Michel crowned a recruited season with 931 yards and six affected. Wynn also started 50 games for patriots from 2019 to 2022.
Now Jackson has not taken a roaring start to his career, with Joe Flacco always the veteran option above him on the depth board. But when it was time to pass the starting tasks to Jackson, he took off under John Harbaugh. The Ravens made the playoffs five of the following six seasons after the Patriots Super Bowl, while things started to collapse slowly in Foxborough.
Brady left before the 2020 season, and he was going to win the Super Bowl with the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay, who also employed Rob Gronkowski in tight.
File – The New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, in the second half of an NFL football match against the New Orleans, Sunday, October 8, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP photo / Michael Dwyer, file)
The Patriots would take Mac Jones 15th in the general classification of the draft of the NFL 2021 in the hope that it would be the right answer to the position. And although they made the playoffs in his recruit campaign, he did not take place in the long term when the patriots displayed seasons of sub500 for three consecutive years.
