"Belichick never truly believed Brady would leave," Curran wrote. "Even when the two men met just days before Brady's contract expired, sources said Belichick said the Patriots couldn't carry a salary cap hit of more than $22.5 million."
Years of poor drafting and disastrous personnel moves played a major role in Belichick's eventual exit, especially New England's inability to have a proper contingency plan in place at quarterback once Brady left.
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