I wonder if Belichick will leave to coach the New York Giants? If Kraft tries to force ole Bill to start ole Brady for another season, he might jump the shark...then Josh McDaniels would get his chance at last to get the big chair. Old Bill might have a Jones going on with Kraft over this situation??? Brady needs to get real but his ego prevents it. Old Tom is becoming a caricature of himself and is starting to muck up his legacy. The perfect time for him to step aside would have been after he beat the Rams in the super bowl last year but no...he wanted to fart around til his mid 40s. The evil wizard was setting parameters in his closing press conference about how he would not answer any questions about the future...he said it was the perfect time to evaluate the past...WTF???????? What about onto Cincinatti? His schtick had been about always the future but now with looming questions about Tom's future he needs time to evaluate what has transpired??? I call Bravo Sierra...
To add to what you are saying about his ego, problem is that at least 5 million people and all the media still believe he is still elite and one of the best. Realize how no one is blaming him for this season? Suddenly all the blame goes to role players when Brady has been known to "make players great"? Realize how all the commentators still talk about how next year he will just come back and play harder after losing in the wildcard?