Clearly Coach Belichick is one of the keenest football minds ever to be part of the game. But he cannot do everything by himself. Great leaders appoint subordinates of equal - and sometimes greater - technical skill and through this are able to conquer otherwise impossible obstacles.

The time has come for the New England Patriots to regain the edge in coaching, game-planning, play-calling, and in-game adjustments that once made them one of the most feared teams in the league. The Barbarians are at the gate, they're marching from New York and Miami, and they can smell blood in the air.

This year there was an opportunity to re-unite coaches Belichick, Weis, and Crennel. For whatever reasons, this opportunity has now passed, but the threat to the Patriots success still exists.


So, we ask that the New England Patriots organization:

1) Conducts a thorough interview process of coordinator candidates from outside as well as inside the organization.

2) Will not reject external candidates solely on the basis that "they do not know the system."

3) Will not reject external candidates based on the salary they would expect.

4) Will consider external candidates who may not be well known, but if and only if they will immediately be able to handle working for Coach Belichick.

5) Will not reject candidates with new and/or innovative ideas.

6) Will officially appoint carbon-based humanoid life forms worthy of the titles to the duties of "offensive coordinator" and "defensive coordinator". There must be accountability.

7) Will at least consider hiring multiple people for each role, some of whom may be "assistants" or "consultants", if the needed skills are not available from one person.