Definitely worth the entire read: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page...power-struggle
One of the better articles I have read in a long time.
One thing that stood out to me:
I miss the days when the Broncos under Mike Shanahan would always beat Belichick, in spite of their success against seemingly every other NFL franchise. But, per the article, it seems like Belichick deliberately chose to give Kyle Shanahan a franchise quarterback out of respect for the Shanahans.One morning in late October, Belichick texted San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and asked him to call. Belichick had long admired Kyle's father, Mike, who not only had been one of the NFL's smartest tacticians but had also personally defended Belichick to commissioner Roger Goodell during the Spygate scandal. At the combine this past February, Kyle, weeks into the 49ers job after being the offensive coordinator for the Falcons, met with Belichick for hours to learn from his team's humiliating Super Bowl loss. Belichick believed that Garoppolo would excel under Shanahan, and when he and Shanahan connected on the phone, Belichick offered the quarterback for a second-rounder.
It will be interesting to see how the Patriots respond. There's a lot of dirt hashed out.