Bill Belichick embraced the move to UNC for greater autonomy and a unified football vision with fewer organizational obstacles. He described the college environment as more cohesive and less encumbered by ownership, marketing and salary cap considerations. Belichick contrasted the Tar Heels' simpler chain of command with the NFL's layered structure of owners, presidents, general managers, directors and consultants. He recalled that New England's most successful years had fewer decision-makers and a more direct vision. Belichick asserted that as staff and external roles expanded, achieving success became harder. He emphasized a focus on football operations over commercial and organizational complexity.
"There's no owner, there's no owner's son, there's no cap, everything that goes with the marketing and everything else, which I'm all for that. But it's way less of what it was at that level," Belichick told Volin. "Generic NFL teams, you have the owner, president, general manager, personnel director, college director, pro director, cap guy, some other consultant, then head coach."
"After leaving the Patriots after 24 seasons at the helm via a "mutual parting of ways" with the franchise he won six Super Bowls with, there hasn't been plenty of love lost between Belichick and his former team - especially as it pertains to owner Robert Kraft and his family. Belichick noted that in his conversation with Volin, especially in regards to the chain of command present in the NFL."
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