Bill Belichick to reunite with Mac Jones? Rob Gronkowski thinks Jaguars could approach the legendary coach
Former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski wants the Jacksonville Jaguars to appoint 8x Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick to save their season.
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(L) Bill Belichick, (R) Doug Pederson and Rob Gronkowski (Image via ESPN/ X)
Rob Gronkowski wants the Jacksonville Jaguars to dial in Bill Belichick. The legendary head coach has been without an NFL coaching job for almost 10 months.
Gronkowski picked the Jaguars as Belichick’s next coaching gig because of their precarious position in the league, which has led to the exit rumors of Doug Pederson. Although Pederson isn’t ready to entertain any such rumor even after losing eight straight games, dating back to last December.
The Jags currently remain the only franchise without a win in 2024, and judging by their trajectory coupled with the daunting schedule, it might be a long time before they win a game. Gronkowski believes this is the right moment for Jaguars owner Shad Khan and general manager Trent Baalke to contact Bill Belichick.
The retired all-pro tight end insisted that Belichick would not turn down an offer made to him even if he has been busy with his analyst gig and exploration of social media.
I think coach [Bill] Belichick will pick up the phone if the Jacksonville Jaguars call and they have a head coach vacancy. No doubt about that. I believe that coach Belichick does believe he belongs in the coaching world.
Rob Gronkowski told Kay Adams on Wednesday’s edition of Up & Adams
If the 0-4 #Jaguars make a change at HC, how interested would Bill Belichick be in taking over? ?@RobGronkowski: "I think Coach Belichick will pick up the phone…" ? @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/dGnBA8Hv5Y
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) October 2, 2024
Why does Rob Gronkowski believe that Bill Belichick will agree to coach the Jacksonville Jaguars?
It’s a complicated situation in Jacksonville. They have a good set of veteran and young players with a quarterback once thought of as a generational talent in Trevor Lawrence.
Lawrence showed promise in his first two seasons, reaching the playoffs once and almost last season. Yet, the horrible recent results have made the Duval lose patience with the 24-year-old and Doug Pederson. From Gronkowski’s perspective, hiring Bill Belichick right now will benefit the Jaguars, as they are familiar with his style of play.
I feel like he will take the call [from the Jaguars GM], because they had Tom Kaufman in there before, who’s under the same coaching tree as Bill [Belichick]. And you know that tough mentality, that old school type of football, so they understand the discipline of Coach Belichick.
Rob Gronkowski added
However, Sports Illustrated’s John Shipley revealed that Baalke isn’t ready to talk about any coaching replacements. The Jags’ front office contacted Shipley via email.
John: We politely decline. Thank you for reaching out. As you might know, and we have been consistent with this, the GM here does not do interviews during the season.
John Shipley wrote in his article
The Jaguars have three winnable fixtures on paper. First, they play the Indianapolis Colts this weekend, followed by the Chicago Bears and the New England Patriots.
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