Patriots Coach Bill Belichick: NFL's Winningest 'Loser'?
Patriots Coach Bill Belichick: NFL's Winningest 'Loser'?
For the glass half-full group, the 3 losingest head trainers in NBA history are done in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame. Same for baseball. When it comes to football. New England Patriots' instructor Costs Belichick should not really feel negative that he's surrounding the record for the most losses in NFL history. Entering his 29th season as the head male - including the last 23 in Foxboro - Belichick is also smelling the all-time record for wins.Like Lenny Wilkens, Bill Fitch and also Don Nelson in hoops and also Connie Mack, Tony LaRussa and Bucky Harris on the diamond, Belichick's Hall-of-Fame career isn't going to highlighted by his mountain of losses however more so his long life and also, certainly, record 6 Super Bowls.That stated, CBS Sports directed out today that the 71-year-old Belichick is closing in on the documents for both success and losses. He is only 13 losses away from Tom Landry's 178, and also requires 18 wins to pass Don Shula's document 328. Both are additionally in the Hall of Fame.Says CBS: "The trouble for Belichick originates from the recent trend, adhering to the departure of Tom Brady after the 2019 season. His teams have actually gone 7-9 in 2020, 10-7 (0-1 in the playoffs) in 2021, and 8-9 in 2022. That's a 3 year mark of 25-25 in the routine season, with a 26th loss in the postseason." Regardless of his Canton-worthy resume, Belichick needs to at least win a championship game this season to quell rapidly impatient proprietor Robert Kraft. As well as to silence doubters who are growing louder with their position that the Patriots' success was even more Brady than Belichick.Said Belichick last period of his pursuit of Shula's document, "I'll be able to speak about that when it's over. We'll add them up at the end. I'm simply happy for our team as well as value all the excellent gamers we've had who have actually won those video games." Follow Richie Whitt on TwitterFollow Patriots Nation on Twitter and also Personalized Jersey