Patriots: 3 Advantages NE Still Has Over Chiefs After Patrick Mahomes Deal

2. Coaching

Bill Belichick and his Patriots coaching tree still outclass Andy Reid.

You didn’t think a single Super Bowl title would lead us to mentally swap the man who invented time management behind Andy Reid in the power rankings, did you?

Reid’s the captain of a feel-good story, finally getting his hands on a Super Bowl ring in 2020 after years of guiding his teams right to the precipice of success, followed by a series of cascading blunders and poor mental math.

Belichick, on the other hand, remains the greatest coach to ever do it, and is fully replete with his ideal offensive and defensive staff entering the 2020 season, sans Dante Scarnecchia. He’s got an edge he hasn’t had since the Matt Cassel season, too, determined to mold his roster in idealized fashion to eclipse the NFL’s best — at least, to block out those who play in Tampa Bay. He’s got a succession plan in Josh McDaniels still lined up for whenever he chooses to walk away, but at the same time, Bill “Angelica Schuyler” Belichick will never be satisfied.

Reid’s only notable pupil on his current staff is OC Eric Bieniemy, who’s been lusted after these past few offseasons, and is far more likely to jump ship than agree to wait around in Kansas City for several more years so he can eventually take over for the big man. That leaves the most likely internal candidate as…Spags! Spags is not a head coach, and any Rams fan still languishing in St. Louis could tell you that.

There’s nothing in Kansas City to indicate that they can withstand their next coaching transition, and there’s also nothing in the meantime to suggest Reid is an improvement over the Hoodie at the margins.