Former Patriot: UNC should consider firing Bill Belichick with girlfriend Jordon Hudson embarrassing him
Bill Belichick had a knack during his Patriots tenure for moving on from a player sooner rather than later, not wanting to wait until the production dipped.One of his former players, Ted Johnson, believes North Carolina needs to take a similar tactic regarding its new coach amid the alleged growing concern about the famous coach, particularly in the aftermath of his disastrous CBS interview featuring 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson constantly interrupting.Johnson said he believes Hudson has been “embarrassing Bill.”“I hold college coaches to a higher standard than I do NFL coaches when it comes to morally, they are supposed to leaders of men, set a good example that kind of thing,” Johnson said on “WEEI Afternoons” on Tuesday.“I’m surprised UNC never called Atlanta on why they passed on hiring Bill Belichick.
My feeling is that the Atlanta Falcons are kinda looking at the UNC and going, ‘You should have called us.’“I say all that to say this: I think the … Tar Heels should consider firing Bill Belichick.They should consider letting him go at this point.
It’s a lot of money and they’re deep into, obviously, their preparation for next year, but I look at Bill Belichick and I wonder if he’s fit to coach an NFL team, let alone fit to coach a college team which, again, I put more onus on the character and personality and just overall character, if you will, of a college coach than I do a pro coach.I’m worried that Bill Belichick just isn’t fit to coach college kids and UNC should consider cutting ties with Bill Belichick.”Johnson played for Belichick for five seasons from 2000-04, winning three championships under his tutelage.
He spent 10 total season with the Patriots after being a second-round pick in1995.His belief in moving on from Belichick, 73, is rooted in his idea of what a college coach’s role should be, which is influenced by his time playing for late Colorado coach Bill McCartney.Johnson referred to McCartney — ...