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Ranking 32 NFL coaches you’d want to have a beer with

By Andrew McCarty

Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick reacts after an interception in the closing seconds of the game against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick reacts after an interception in the closing seconds of the game against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Head Coach. New England Patriots. Bill Belichick. 3. player. 47.

Simultaneously one of the most hated and most revered men in America, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is currently the longest tenured coach in the NFL. He’s been with the Patriots since the turn of the century.

Belichick’s first stint as an NFL head coach, with the Cleveland Browns, didn’t go so well. Yet, something must have clicked when he took over the Patriots, as he has led them, along with Tom Brady, to four Super Bowl victories, which could very easily have been six, had it not been for Eli Manning’s late game heroics with the New York Giants.

Talk about a controversial figure. Belichick has faced serious scrutiny on numerous occasions, and will be without starting quarterback Tom Brady for the first four games of this season due to the Deflategate scandal.

Much like Chip Kelly, I’d like to get to know Belichick as a person, and then of course ask him about the series of “Gates” that have run their course during his tenure as the Patriots head coach.

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