Future Hall of Famer and current CBS Sports NFL analyst J.J. Watt recently told Ben Volin of the Boston Global that former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick might have something in common with Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson.”Last year, teams said, ‘We’re not interested.
We’re not interested,” Watt explained. “Now almost every team is going to be interested in Lamar Jackson. I wonder if we’ll look back in a year and say, “Hey, I might want to run one day.” Look at Bill Belichick.”The Patriots, Washington Commanders and Atlanta Falcons were among the clubs looking to acquire the 27-year-old after Baltimore retained Jackson’s rights through a non-exclusive franchise tag until 2023.
Jackson eventually signed a five-year contract worth up to $260 million, with $185 million guaranteed to remain with the Ravens, and the Pro Football Writers of America last month named him the most valuable player in season 2023. I chose it.Jackson is expected to be named the two-time Associated Press MVP at the NFL Honors Awards on Thursday night.
The Falcons and Chiefs had head coaching vacancies when Belichick took the job in January, but neither hired the living legend, who turns 72 in April. Belichick is expected to become a free agent by 2024. “I think the age issue – if you make that argument – is about owners saying, ‘I want to find my manager for the next 15 or 20 years.’ It’s not about what Bill can do.
“Do it now.” Watt added:Sports Illustrated’s NFL and Patriots tight end Albert Breer previously expressed concern that the Falcons would only get “two more years of Belichick.” Especially if the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach gets the 15 wins he needs to bounce back. A new NFL record was set. Win total (regular season and postseason combined).
Earlier this week, Hall of Fame head coach and CBS personality Bill Cowher remarked that the NFL is “a young man’s game.”Among the articles covering Super Bowl LVIII, there were rumors that Belichick had given up on Atlanta and was instead hoping for a better job next season. If that information is wrong and Falcons owner Arthur Blank goes in a different direction by hiring Raheem Morris, Blank could end up regretting that pick, depending on what Belichick decides to do in January 2025.
