Bill Belichick Releases Strong Statement On Greg Schiano’s Exit, Future Coordinator Plans

The resignation of Greg Schiano made a few hot headlines. Head coach Bill Belichick addressed media members for the first time since Schiano’s resignation.

“I mean, we’re not talking about an unprecedented event here,” Belichick said during the news conference at Gillette Stadium. “We’ve dealt with changes before, and we’re going to continue to deal with them.”

Belichick didn’t reveal much information about his replacement for Schiano, and said he would only answer questions about the 2019 NFL Draft. The head coach used the opportunity to note that assistant coaches were less involved in the draft prepp this year than they usually are.

“Probably a little less than normal,” Belichick said. “(They’re) doing it, but less activity with the coaching staff.”

In 2017, Belichick had words of praise for Schiano. He said, “I think Greg’s a tremendous coach. I’ve learned an awful lot from him and had an opportunity to spend a lot of time with him when he was at Rutgers and Stephen [Belichick] was at Rutgers and I’d go down there. The lacrosse and the football programs are in the same building. Then at Tampa and the couple of years after Tampa was really even better for, I would say, my relationship with him because he had those last two years in the NFL and I’ve learned an awful lot from him. He’s given me a lot of – we talk about things that they did in their program, that he did in Tampa, that really had a lot of relevance to what we do. So did Rutgers, but it’s a little bit different in the NFL. He’s done a great job at Ohio State.

“He’s one of the very best coaches I think in our profession. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Greg and the way he runs his program and the job that he does. I would say the most impressive thing for me is the way that our players, which we’ve had a lot of Rutgers players come through here, the loyalty and the I would say love of the program, the college program that they were in at Rutgers when he was there, how they maintained that for years and years after they had left. Not taking anything away from any other school, but I would just say that it’s extremely strong. I think the relationship that he has with his kids, with his players and how well prepared his players are to come into this league is exceptional.”