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- Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator.

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Dan Quinn was just hired as head coach

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of the Washington Commanders,

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the last open head coaching
job in the NFL right now,

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leaving Bill Belichick without a job.

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- There's so many fond memories and,

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and thoughts that I, you know,
think about the Patriots and,

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and always be a Patriot.

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- Why wasn't Bill Belichick?

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One of the greatest coaches of all time

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hired reports are saying
he wanted to wait a year.

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And I'm hearing that
Belichick is also eyeing Mike

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McCarthy's gig in Dallas for
next year, which makes sense.

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He's thinking, I'm America's coach.

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I'll coach America's team, the Cowboys.

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But here's the thing, he's
not America's coach anymore.

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That's Dion Sanders,

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who represents our
overconfidence as a nation.

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He's young. That hire makes sense.

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So I don't think Belichick
was offered a job.

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You can't build a new
dynasty around an old man.

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Every team in the NFL
wants to hire cool young

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muscly coaches that may
or may not have a goatee,

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because America experiences the NFL on tv.

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How each team looks on TV matters.

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Dan Campbell is the prototype.

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Dko Ryan, Antonio Pierce, Robert Sala.

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That's the future of NFL
coaching. Looks right there.

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All those guys, even if
Belichick wore a hat backwards,

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he couldn't fake his way into that look.

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Even though Pete Carroll was,

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I think doing a great job
in Seattle, he lost his job,

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I think because he was getting
too old and too wrinkly.

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The Seahawks were like, no, no,

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we're gonna get a hot muscly
bro like Mike McDonald

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to pace the sidelines with
a headset and a G clipboard.

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If it wasn't Bill
Belichick's choice. I get it.

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Coaching is a grind.
He deserves a year off,

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and I hope he enjoys temporary retirement

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and finds a passion project.

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It'd be awesome to see him
like get into painting like

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Georgia W Bush did when he
was done being president.

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So for fun, I asked AI
to create some paintings

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as if Bill Belichick painted them.

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Here they are. Wow. He likes color.

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Maybe that's the way Bill
Belichick sees the football field.

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Here's a self portrait
of Bill Belichick as a

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an old timey patriot.

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Ooh, a cool wintery. Bob
Ross knockoff. I like it.

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Maybe in Bill Belichick's,
like artistic heart,

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he loves pumpkins.

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I'm sure after a year off,
if he's given a chance

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to come back, bill Belichick
will be back reinvigorated.

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Maybe not. Thanks for watching.
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