RE: Will the New Eng. Patriots go undefeated?
I used to coach Little League baseball. It was more a nightmare than a reward..... The kids were for the most part really great, but the parents sucked all of the fun out of it.
When I see Bobby Knight, all I can see in my mind's eye are the parents who made little league a miserable experience for me (and I can only imagine - for their kids too), trying to achieve athletic success vicariously through their kids.
Belichick runs his team like a business. He's relentless. In the business world, that's an admirable trait. In sports, not so much.
His problem is that he has poor people skills and doesn't relate to the media well - never has. I think he'd be a better Director of Personnel than head coach. He can recognize talent and get the most out of it. But don't think for one second he's "personable". He's not and makes no apologies for it. Fine - for someone behind the scenes.
Spygate - round two, coming up.