You are correct, that was a major omission. I suspect that there was a lot of behind the scene friction btw Kraft and Bill regarding the handling of the GOAT.

Makes me sick to my stomach

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Since 1994

It was never about not wanting saying him enough money. There’s been a recent documentary where Tom finally states it plainly that he wasn’t signing a new contract and he was leaving because he had hit his breaking point in his relationship with Bill. Tom had been getting closer and closer to leaving for years. Kraft mentions himself that shortly before the superbowl against Philly that Tom was just at a really negative point in working with Bill and Bob offered to let him leave the team to go somewhere else if he had a high enough desire to leave. It amazes me to see people who think that if Tom had gone to them and firmly stated that he wanted to stay that Bob wouldn’t have done something? That if Tom said he wanted 3 year deal for $30M a year or he’d be leaving to go to another team that Bob isn’t going to be willing to do that for him? Or that he’s going to ask Bill for permission? People need to accept that Tom simply had arrived to the point he was ready to move on somewhere else and he was simply ready to be done remaining in a grinding partnership after he’d already given it 20 years. Tom probably could have even done an ultimatum if he really wanted that but Tom is a leader and he isn’t going to take a guys job or hurt the team itself to accommodate himself. Tom recognize Bill to still be a good coach but after such a long time it was just time for him to move along with good terms and know that nothing stops him from being invited again knew he was done paying which is what’s happened.

Tom never wanted to stay. He wanted to enjoy his last few years and win another ring. The patriots team after the last ring was not capable of winning another ring.

Part of me is hoping Bill goes on and wins 2 more rings with Atl and Mayo takes us deep into the shitter so Kraft loses his ass. He'd more than deserve it

@@user-ox9xd1ux1z Bill’s finished. He’s 71. He should retire whilst he’s still revered. He’s just a selfish curmudgeon that can’t realise when he’s out of touch with the modern game. I think the same of Kraft also for what it’s worth. Let Tom go. Drafted Jones. Stuck with him forever despite him clearly failing. Kraft and Bill are both too old for this game. However, for Kraft to not recognise him in this video is an offensive slight to everything he spent decades building for New England.

This franchise would be like the Carolina Panthers without Brady.

Just going to get worse