[Goose]

Bill Belichick has 6 Super Bowl, 31 playoff wins, 302 regular season wins...and zero job offers.

Seven teams needed new head coaches, and three (including Harbaugh to the Chargers) have found theirs. Atlanta, Carolina, Seattle and Washington have yet to find theirs.

Belichick has only had one interview and no offers. 

Why?

Simple. He is too old. The only places that would want him are the ones that believe they have all the ingredients except a proper coach and can win it all next year for sure if they get one. Nobody is in that situation. Even if they were, Belichick would have to buy into that scenario. He is too smart for that.

While this factor is indeed a critical one, during the Patriots' winning of six rings over two decades there was a raging debate over who was due more credit for the success -- Belicheck or Tom Brady.  When Brady left New England for the Buccaneers and won a seventh ring, at an age east of 40 no less, a number of armchair pundits claimed that the argument was resolved in favor of Brady, who now had a championship without Belicheck while the reverse has not occurred.  This is probably not the main reason Belicheck is relatively unattractive to NFL franchises currently, but it rates to be an influence on their thought processes.

I agree that the question regarding who should get the credit (Belicheck or Tom Brady) has at the very least become unclear after Brady has success elsewhere. IMO the main issue is that Belicheck probably is too old to "rebuild" a franchise. Belicheck would undoubtedly require complete control (as he had at NE) to attempt such a task (if he would even consider doing it). Most franchises are unwilling to give up that much control, and certainly not to someone who may leave (because of age) before bringing them to the "promised land". The additional doubt about Belicheck's ability to do this is an additional factor.

IMO Belicheck wants to break Shula's record in a short-term (2 years or so) burst of activity and then retire. To do that, he needs a "good" team from day one. Belicheck may be willing to work with a GM under those conditions because Belicheck does not intend to stay around long enough for long-term personnel issues to matter. Unfortunately for Belicheck, there is nobody in the market for such a cameo appearance. Dallas might do, but they have decided to keep their coach. Seattle just got rid of a "mature" coach and probably aren't good enough to win 17+ games and a super bowl in the next two years. However, if there is any opportunity out there, Seattle is it. IMO not happening.

[Goose]

Bill Belichick has 6 Super Bowl, 31 playoff wins, 302 regular season wins...and zero job offers.

Seven teams needed new head coaches, and three (including Harbaugh to the Chargers) have found theirs. Atlanta, Carolina, Seattle and Washington have yet to find theirs.

Belichick has only had one interview and no offers. 

Why?

Simple. He is too old. The only places that would want him are the ones that believe they have all the ingredients except a proper coach and can win it all next year for sure if they get one. Nobody is in that situation. Even if they were, Belichick would have to buy into that scenario. He is too smart for that.

While this factor is indeed a critical one, during the Patriots' winning of six rings over two decades there was a raging debate over who was due more credit for the success -- Belicheck or Tom Brady.  When Brady left New England for the Buccaneers and won a seventh ring, at an age east of 40 no less, a number of armchair pundits claimed that the argument was resolved in favor of Brady, who now had a championship without Belicheck while the reverse has not occurred.  This is probably not the main reason Belicheck is relatively unattractive to NFL franchises currently, but it rates to be an influence on their thought processes.

I agree that the question regarding who should get the credit (Belicheck or Tom Brady) has at the very least become unclear after Brady has success elsewhere. IMO the main issue is that Belicheck probably is too old to "rebuild" a franchise. Belicheck would undoubtedly require complete control (as he had at NE) to attempt such a task (if he would even consider doing it). Most franchises are unwilling to give up that much control, and certainly not to someone who may leave (because of age) before bringing them to the "promised land". The additional doubt about Belicheck's ability to do this is an additional factor.

IMO Belicheck wants to break Shula's record in a short-term (2 years or so) burst of activity and then retire. To do that, he needs a "good" team from day one. Belicheck may be willing to work with a GM under those conditions because Belicheck does not intend to stay around long enough for long-term personnel issues to matter. Unfortunately for Belicheck, there is nobody in the market for such a cameo appearance. Dallas might do, but they have decided to keep their coach. Seattle just got rid of a "mature" coach and probably aren't good enough to win 17+ games and a super bowl in the next two years. However, if there is any opportunity out there, Seattle is it. IMO not happening.