An Eye for Talent and Player Development are in Bill Belichick's Soul Posted Dec 19, 2024 Bill Belichick's success as coach and general manager of the New England Patriots was littered with unsung players becoming stars. Evaluating potential and developing those players are one of his specialties, and it goes back to learning alongside his father, who was an assistant at UNC for three years in the 1950s and three decades at the Naval Academy. (Tar Heel Illustrated)