Bill Belichick Finally Got Caught On The Wrong Side Of The Thin Line Between Genius And Idiot2/5/2018
Well, it was about damn time. It's nothing short of a miracle that it took this long, but the robotically emotionless shell of a being that's run the Patriots with an all-knowing iron fist for close to two decades finally proved he's human. Bill Belichick is no stranger to unorthodox personnel choices, but with one potentially ego-driven benching he gave the entire sports world a glimpse at why most coaches are so hesitant to stray from the norm. I mean, we are talking about a guy that's widely regarded as a genius after leading his team to seven straight AFC Championships and being basically a single pass deflection pass away from winning his sixth Super Bowl in eight tries. Yet, even he doesn't get the benefit of the doubt when one of his decisions does the previously impossible by completely backfiring. It's almost as if winning masks mistakes and losing shines a national spotlight on them, who would have thunk it?!? Of course, a controversial situation was made more flammable by a complete dumpster fire of a defensive effort from the members of the team that don't have a Super Bowl winning interception on their resume. Still, if Nick Foles had so much as misfired on a 4th and 1 pass to Zach Ertz then Bill Belichick retains his title as an irreproachable disciplinarian as opposed to being viewed as a hard headed jackass that let his pride draw up the depth chart. Who knows if/when we find out what exactly Malcolm Butler did (or didn't do) to have his involvement in the game plan go from 98% all season to 0% with that season on the line, but 41 points against and 500+ wasted yards from Tom Brady says that failing to up that percentage over the course of 4+ hours was as idiotic as trying to play it off as performance-based. In the same vein that you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain, it was merely a matter of time before Billy's undeniable brilliance left him looking like he was batshit crazy. The same type of unfathomable call was responsible for the play that introduced the world to Malcolm Butler in the first place, so if you're looking for the deciding factor between genius and idiot it can best be seen on the scoreboard.
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