bill belichick

Let me tell you about someone I do admire. Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots has contributed more to the work I surround myself with than any black athlete in modern times—financially, intellectually, every way. He’s been in the prisons with me. He’s met gang members in my home; he’s met gang members in Cleveland [where Belichick coached the Browns from 1991 to ‘95]. He’s put up money. He’s opened up areas of education for us very quietly and very strongly. Imagine what would happen if Michael Jordan did the same thing.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/let-me-tell-you-about-someone-i-do-admire-bill/

First, like Jackson and Madden, Belichick trusts his men to be men, and treats them as such, and they respond with loyalty in kind. Second, he’s smart enough to appoint an elite sub-team within his bigger team who report the temperature of the locker room to him. Third, he strives to simplify, right down to the binary if need be – as in, “Look at the other team’s formation, wherein they’re going to either do this, or they’re going to do that.” Even if you’re only slightly smarter than a bag of hammers, you’ll be right more than half the time.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/first-like-jackson-and-madden-belichick-trusts/