The six-time Super Bowl-winning mastermind once again shared his viewpoint on analytics in the NFL while speaking on Tuesday at the GM and QB summit.
Belichick has repeatedly said he doesn’t use analytics
The 69-year-old defensive guru has a long history of publicly dismissing analytics in the NFL.
Even way back in 2016, the Patriots head coach was dismissive of the trend.
Bill Belichick’s coaching record speaks for itself
So why doesn’t the veteran coach use analytics? And why is he so dismissive of them?
The obvious answer is that he has never needed them to win.
Belichick has an outstanding 311-148 coaching record in the NFL. He has won six Super Bowls as head coach in New England and a further two as defensive coordinator with the New York Giants in the 80s.
He has the most playoff wins as a head coach in NFL history with 31 and the most Super Bowl appearances at nine.
What is Bill Belichick’s secret to success?
When you delve a little deeper into the process in New England, the answer is rather straight-forward and a little boring. It’s all about “preparation.”
Bill Belichick’s former long-time research director, Ernie Adams, explained the process in New England during the NFL Films documentary Do Your Job back in 2015.
Adams went on to explain how Belichick has always done things differently since the start of his career in the 1970s.
It’s unlikely that Bill Belichick will change his mind when it comes to analytics in the NFL this late in his Hall of Fame coaching career. The Patriots HC has always done things his way. If it ain’t broke…
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