What's up everybody? Welcome into the next Pat's podcast. It has been a while. We took a little

break during the holiday season and then things as you might have guessed if you've been

following along have gotten a little bit busy on the Patriots beat.

But we are back this week.

We've got a great guest.

James White is with us,

Patriots legend,

recent Keeper of the Light.

Just ringing the hell out of that bell.

Up on the Light Tower at Gillette Stadium for the regular season finale,

a game that was incredibly forgettable,

an environment to me that was incredibly forgettable when it comes to the coaches, potential

goodbye. And that's where we're going to start. Before we get to James White, is that potential

goodbye between the Patriots and Bill Belichick. What is going to happen with Bill

Belichick? What is next? Here we're on the next past podcast. What is next for the head

coaching position in Foxborough? And the expectation is, I can tell you for those in the building that

Bill Belichick will no longer be the New England Patriots head coach.

And that time is coming soon.

And that decision has been made.

It's a matter of time before it's made clear to the rest of us that that is what the Patriots will be doing for next season. Now the timeline, the timeline

is unclear based on conversations I've had with people close to the situation. It's a complicated

dance to break up a 24-year marriage. Contracts obviously involved specific language in those contracts

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