Coaching was the main part of Bill Belichick’s job while he was with the Patriots, but it wasn’t the only aspect of running the team he was responsible for.
There are other factors for the Patriots to consider as they piece together a football operations staff without Belichick for the first time since 2000.
Belichick had control of personnel decisions in addition to his responsibilities as head coach. The Patriots will have to determine who will fulfill those duties now that Belichick is gone.
In a recent piece covering the end of Belichick’s tenure in New England, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Wright Thompson reported that rumors of an increased role in football operations for team president Jonathan Kraft had been spreading.