Sunday’s AFC Championship will provide an interesting coaching battle — and one that Bill Belichick inadvertently had a hand in setting up.
According to Albert Breer of the MMQB, Belichick gave Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone a “glowing recommendation” during the team’s coaching search, which apparently had a hand in landing him the job.
Interesting nugget I picked up: Patriots coach Bill Belichick was consulted during Jaguars’ search last year, and gave Doug Marrone a glowing recommendation. Went a long way with Jax. A year later, he’ll face him for the AFC title.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 17, 2018
Marrone’s hiring last season came as something of a surprise to outsiders, but it’s less surprising now after hearing about this. Now they’ll meet for a spot in the Super Bowl, so it’s safe to say Belichick was onto something.
