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Stephen A. Smith unsurprisingly had plenty of thoughts on Bill Belichick\u2018s North Carolina debut on Tuesday\u2019s \u201cFirst Take.\u201d It started literally seconds into the show as Smith mocked ESPN NFL analyst Jason McCourty, who played 3 seasons under Belichick with the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope you\u2019re OK, because that ass whipping your former coach took was so bad, you<\/em> might not be alright,\u201d Smith joked.<\/p>\n
Things started well enough for the Tar Heels as they took a 7-0 lead on their opening possession. That\u2019s about the only thing that went well for them, though. The Horned Frogs opened up a 20-7 halftime lead and added 28 more in the second half en route to a 48-14 win.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you look at the North Carolina Tar Heels, they were awful. And I mean God awful,\u201d Smith said. \u201cAnd the quarterback, Gio Lopez, you lucky if they don\u2019t come to you and ask for their money back. $4 million in NIL money for you? You lucky if they don\u2019t come to you and ask for their money back. It\u2019s pretty damn bad how awful they were (on Monday).\u201d<\/p>\n
Belichick\u2019s legacy is tied, of course, to Tom Brady, a point Smith made note of while alluding to the lack of success Belichick had after Brady left New England after the 2019 season. The Patriots were 29-38 from 2020 to 2023, Belichick\u2019s final season, making the playoffs just once in that span.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though I don\u2019t feel that way, I think we need to prepare ourselves to hear a chorus of individuals saying, \u2018So it really was Brady, huh? It really was Brady.\u2019 Because this is bad. This was very, very bad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019ve heard that from Bill Belichick on too many occasions. \u2018We got out-coached, we got out-played in every phase, blah, blah, blah.\u2019 We heard that a lot since Brady departed from New England.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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