Why has Bill Belichick’s hiring at UNC sparked skepticism? Let’s examine the reasons

Bill Belichick has amassed 333 total coaching victories in the NFL, second only to the late Don Shula. But Spygate often gets twinned up with Deflategate in any discussion of the Belichick era in New England, as is former San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson’s blistering 2007 observation that, “I think the Patriots actually live by the saying, ‘If you’re not cheatin’, you’re not trying.’ You keep hearing the different stories of people complaining about stuff that they do. If his supporters want to enter these talking points into the discussion, his critics should be granted license to say, “OK, then he should have known somebody was goofing with the footballs.” The Kraftmatic Adjustable Storyline Following the 2023 season, during which New England went 4-13, Belichick was fired by Patriots owner Robert Kraft, thus ending one of the greatest coaching runs in NFL history. “People want to work, or they need to work — they either need the money or they love to work.” Whitman, author of “The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond,” believes there’s a “huge value to society in keeping people who have lots of experience and knowledge engaged.” According to Whitman, research by the Organization of Economic Development and Cooperation has shown that a multi-generational workforce “actually makes a workplace more productive.” GO DEEPER What do top prospects and high school coaches think about the Bill Belichick hire? Bill Belichick isn’t exactly Joe College The lede to a column by The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel on Belichick landing the UNC job minces no words: “Congratulations, North Carolina.