UNC Football: Knowing Ball

Bill Belichick has forgotten more about the game of football than I will ever know. This is no secret; even when I actively played football, I was less of a scheme guy and more of a vibes-based linebacker—we lost a bunch of games. The finer points of the game, specifically the kind of knowledge that a coach would need, always paled in comparison to the forces of nature clashing on the field, and head injuries and time have eaten away at what knowledge I did once possess.

There is maybe no one alive who knows more ball than Coach Belichick. You don’t have to know the man personally to figure that—his legacy stands on its own, rings glistening on each finger save pinkies and thumbs. He brings…