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Bill O’Brien’s shocking move to usurp Bill Belichick on Patriots during Texans power struggle

If there’s one thing you need to read while we all continue to get stuck at home amid the crippling COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the book about the New England Patriots, entitled “It’s Better to Be Feared.”

Written by ESPN senior reporter Seth Wickersham, it peered through the curtains of the dynastic yet controversial reign of the Patriots, led by coach Bill Belichick and star Tom Brady.

It was no secret that Belichick was almost replaced numerous times, with the Patriots brass reportedly growing tired of his antics. In fact, according to Wickersham, Patriots owner Robert Kraft even called Belichick the “biggest f****** a**hole in my life.