
Except he wasn’t even partially the reason. Belichick’s era is long over. Head coaches, especially playcalling head coaches, rarely have a large say if any in drafting and trades. Mike vrabel for example despite literally being a ceo coach had to watch helplessly as the titans traded away aj brown in a move that destroyed their entire franchise. On the flip side of that trade, Nick Sirianni who’s also a ceo coach obviously supported the decision but it was all Howie who made the trade