Maybe Bill Belichick Is A Genius After All

Because his assistants sure don’t seem to be.

↵William C. Rhoden takes stock of the Belichick coaching tree today, and any football fan knows the verdict here. Once regarded as mini-genuises themselves, Eric Mangini, Charlie Weis, and Josh McDaniel have all experienced rapid declines in reputation. And when you throw in lesser lights like Romeo Crennel -- and the way the Patriots have continued to win regardless of staff departures -- and it’s pretty much official: Bill Belichick does everything for the Patriots.