Bill Belichick didn\u2019t have the same level of intensity and attention to detail in the tail end of his 24 seasons as head coach of the Patriots, according to NBC Sports Boston\u2019s Tom E. Curran. <\/p>\n
During his weekly appearance on the \u201cJones and Keefe\u201d show<\/a> Tuesday on WEEI 93.7 FM, Curran explained that Belichick had a nonchalant attitude and was \u201ckind of resting on his laurels\u201d and depending on his legendary reputation.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think it had the same intensity of attention that Bill Belichick from 2000 through 2019 had, no,\u201d Curran said asked by co-host Adam Jones if Belichick was distracted in the 2023 season due to his personal life, which includes his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson. <\/p>\n \u201cSo the level of attention to detail probably was not the same. So distracted to you and me? I mean, I\u2019m a distracted guy, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s that level. But no, his level of intensity was not the same.<\/p>\n Patriots head coach Bill Belichick walks off the field after the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on November 26, 2023. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con<\/p>\n \u201cI think that that was borne out in the drafting, the free agent signings, the coaching and succession plans, the easy outs in terms of hiring \u2014 whether it be offensive coordinator or scouting or whatever. I think Bill very much got to a point where, when he articulated that, \u2018Why should fans have an expectation of success this year?\u2019 posed to him by [ESPN NFL reporter] Mike Reiss at the 2023 owners meetings. And Bill said, \u2018The last 25 years.\u2019 There was very much a kind of resting on his laurels and his reputation and, \u2018What\u2019s the worst that could happen here? I\u2019m Bill Belichick.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n That would be a 4-13 season that ended with the franchise quickly splitting ways with the head coach.<\/p>\n Curran, a Patriots insider since the late 1990s, was referring to when Reiss asked Belichick at the 2023 NFL Owners meetings if he had a message to Patriots fans heading into that season.<\/p>\n Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson attend the 14th Annual NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre on February 6, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cLong way to go,\u201d Belichick said<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s March. We play in September. We\u2019ve got a long way to go, a lot of work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked by Reiss why should fans be optimistic, Belichick replied, \u201cThe last 25 years.\u201d <\/p>\n Belichick, 73, and the Patriots won six Super Bowls in 24 seasons together before they parted ways.<\/p>\n Jones posed the question about Belichick being distracted that year due to Pablo Torre\u2019s recent report that Belichick was sneaking around with Hudson at the time \u2014 including the now infamous shirtless Ring surveillance camera video<\/a> of Belichick leaving an Airbnb that was booked by Hudson.<\/p>\n Ring doorbell footage of Bill Belichick leaving an Airbnb rented by his girlfriend Jordon Hudson in 2023. @BabzOnTheMic \/ X<\/p>\n