When the Atlanta Falcons announced their intention to hire Raheem Morris as their next head coach, Bill Belichick was likely just as surprised as the rest of us.
Atlanta was the reported front-runner to hire Belichick as Arthur Smith’s successor even before he officially parted ways with the New England Patriots, but something happened over the last few weeks that made the Falcons reverse course and go with the 47-year-old Morris.
Although Belichick will never publicly disclose his feelings about the matter, Greg Bedard of the Boston Sports Journal believes that Belichick is steamed over being passed up for a coach with 408 fewer games of head-coaching experience than he has.
“I think he’s p-ssed,” Bedard told NBC Sports Boston. “I think he’s really upset about this. I think that he had this job. I really hope Bill Belichick lands in the NFC South with his next job, if he gets a next job because I would like to see what he does to the Falcons each time he plays them.”
