Coordinating Under Belichick Is a Recipe for Success and Failure

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Published: May 25, 2009

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... styles of play, new coaches, or radical differences in philosophy—the game is constantly evolving—but the risks are simply too great to be the first to make the leap.

Generally speaking, this is because the NFL is nothing if not an incredibly expensive league.

The careers of coaches, players, assistants, and front office personnel all can hinge on something as simple and, ultimately random, as winning a single game.

It's a funny-shaped ball, after all, and it bounces whichever way it wants to—sometimes.

Apologies to Pacino, but the margins are so small, every team has to maximize its potential at all times. There's always some system that may truly be better, but there's rarely any time for experimentation in the league.

That's why "coaching trees" exist.

Bill Parcells has one. Bill Belichick is a part of it and has his own. Bill Walsh, of course. Marty Schottenheimer, too. Brian Billick now has one. Mike Holmgren worked und...

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