Patriots Insider: Belichick-Jones 'Rift' Won't Impact Winning?

There have been rumors all offseason about a grudge being held against New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones by head coach Bill Belichick.

For all the rumors and reports of tension between New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Mac Jones this offseason, those have gone quiet since the beginning of OTAs. Yet, there is now a notion that if those whispers of Belichick holding a grudge against Jones for last season are true, they don't necessarily need to get along in order for New England to be successful.

On the surface, it seems like a hot take to say that a team can be successful without the head coach and quarterback getting along. It is especially hard to believe after seeing what a disconnect between the offense and its coordinator can do to a season. But Patriots insider Tom Curran is reminding fans of the glory days, and specifically how New England overcome differences between Tom Brady and Belichick.

“The back half of the Patriots dynasty was comprised by the greatest head coach of all time and the greatest quarterback of all time not really liking each other a whole hell of a lot,” Curran said Wednesday on NBC Sports Boston. “Tom Brady once said to me in 2016: ‘Weirdest guy I’ve ever met. It’s what I’ve been living for 16 years.’ And he spent three more years of it.

“It doesn’t matter. The guys that [Belichick] liked were Cam Newton and Jimmy Garoppolo. So, what’s that tell you? It doesn’t matter. There’s no come-to-Jesus meeting. There’s no embrace. There’s no getting into Bill’s head and channeling whether he personally likes (Jones) or not. Get out of seventh grade for a minute!”

Tension certainly never stopped the Patriots from winning Super Bowls. Yet, it may have contributed to Brady's decision to leave New England for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But Curran's point stands. Maybe the relationship between Belichick and Jones is being overanalyzed or made out to seem more important than it actually is. 

Luckily for both sides, Belichick ended the experiment of Matt Patricia and Joe Judge partnering together to run New England's offense, and instead, he brought back veteran coordinator Bill O'Brien. From all indications so far, the reviews on O'Brien have been positive, including a report about Jones being "energized" by his presence.  

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