There were no shirtless pictures from Barbados of Bill Belichick gracing your timelines this off-season.
Belichick, the New England Patriots’ coach, was far too busy.
As a drunken Tom Brady chucked the Vince Lombardi Trophy boat to boat in Tampa, Belichick, the N.F.L.’s Voldemort, plotted his vengeful return. Ego understandably ended the greatest dynasty of this generation. Honestly, it’s a miracle this coach and that quarterback even lasted two decades together. Now, ego just may be transforming the Patriots into contenders again.
Belichick put the onus for the Patriots’ rebuild on himself this year, after New England’s first losing season since 2000, with a $232 million free agent spending spree.