PATRIOTS - BILL BELICHICK & TOM BRADY - WAS IT THE "HANDCUFF" THAT MADE THEM SO GOOD

I believe a LOT of it should be credited to Tom Brady.  That having been said, Brady cannot make the receivers run the right routes, catch the football, make the o-line block defenders, etc.  Bellichick gets a huge portion of the credit.

I'd take him as a head coach right off the bat.  I'm sure Tepper has already started making phone calls, but I don't know if BB would even consider coming to Carolina.

That IS an interesting question.  I too would take Belichick. He is a no-nonsense kind of guy. Just as 'hard' and 'demanding' as he has to be. One question would need to be answered though (other than the one you mentioned about his "willingness" to come here..). That other question is about his age. Would he have the 'stamina' to start and develop a team.???  I'm not certain that we could count on him for more than a year or two --- or maybe just one year at a time.??  How would that work.??  Wouldn't be an ideal situation, that's for certain.

Since we're speculating --- I would also take Jim Harbaugh. If Michigan had their fill and he wanted the challenge. Harbaugh has experience and a lot of success in the NFL.  His record as HC in the NFL is 49-22-1 including playoff totals.  He doesn't take any crap and would likely set a hard, no-nonsense tone.  His coaching record, including college, is truly exceptional. I think we could count on him to set things right...

OH -- I think you're right about Belichick and Brady.  It was a very adventitious pairing.