A few former stars are surprised that Bill Belichick was pa sed over in the coaching carousel this offseason.Tom Brady, and were each mystified about why teams opted not to hire their former head coach, who won six Super Bowls during his 24 seasons in New England. Edelman Anthony Gose Jersey seemed to be the biggest critic of the bunch, believing there might be factors other than winning at play when teams hire a head coach."It just tells me that not everyone's really about winning in this league," Edelman when asked about Belichick's unemployment. "It's crazy. Yeah, he's tough. Yeah, he is a force to work with. But any team that brings him in instantly gets like 35 percent better just off-rip because of the amount of knowledge he knows, the amount of experience that he has and he's seen everything through the game."The Patriots parted ways with Belichick in January just days after their 4-13 season came to an Carlos Lee Jersey end, though there was still speculation that he would wind up getting a job. But of the seven other teams who had head coaching vacancies, the were the only ones to interview him. Belichick met with twice, and although he was viewed as the frontrunner for the job, the Falcons ultimately hired Raheem Morris to be their next head coach.ADVERTISEMENT While Belichick is arguably the greatest and most decorated coach in NFL history, the last few seasons weren't great for him in New England. The Patriots mi sed the playoffs in three of the four seasons after Brady left in 2020, going 29-38 over the last four regular seasons.Edelman acknowledged Belichick didn't have the best stretch of his career recently, but indicated that he can still win at a high level if he's paired with the right quarterback."Yes, he's had his struggles these last couple of years," Edelman said. "But this is a quarterback league. You've got to find a quarterback regardle s of where you are. He wasn't able to do that. It just tells me that not every organization is Yuli Gurriel Jersey trying to win."Jerry Jones hints Bill Belichick as an option for Cowboys? Brady, meanwhile, related Belichick's situation back to when he was a free agent in 2020 as he wondered why his former head coach hadn't landed a head coaching gig."I'm not one to hire. I don't know the criteria for hiring these guys, for hiring coaches you know. I've never been a part of it," Brady . "I mean I'm surprised that the greatest coach ever doesn't have a job, you know, absolutely. You know I'm surprised about a lot of things in the NFL. When I was a free agent, there was a lot teams that didn't want me."There's a lot of things that happen that, for one reason or another, don't go exactly Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey the way you think they should go."Belichick, who turns 72 in April, reportedly still has plans to coach, even if he has to sit for a year and wait. Brady told in late January that he also expects Belichick to still want to coach as well, saying, "." While we don't know which teams will have vacancies next offseason, Gronkowski is already making pitches to teams for them to hire Belichick."If he takes a year off, Nolan Ryan Jersey gets rejuvenated, comes back next year and accepts a head coaching job, that team becomes better instantly," Gronkowski told The 33rd Team. "He's the best coach in the game that's available. If you want to win, you hire Coach Belichick as your coach."