Okay, I just listened to that entire interview while I was doing some stuff. Some thoughts:
1. I can't stand Bobby Belt. You know how you get a feeling about people... and I don't say this often, but cocky, arrogant, fake "insiders" who make themselves out to be experts is not my thing. No way could I listen to that guy on a regular basis.
2. He hates McCarthy. I mean, hates him. You can hear the seething in his voice. Throughout the interview he hinted at it, but at the end he just said it -- he thinks Mike was not just a bad football coach, but a bad person. They asked if Jerry did Mike dirty by denying the Chicago interview, and Belt said I don't know, but Mike has done plenty of people dirty in his day so if he was done dirty, he deserved it. IMO after listening to MM's PCs almost every day, this is a crock. Belt sounds like a scorned girlfriend. I wouldn't be surprised if Belt believed MM somehow got in the way of his "insider" knowledge or something.
3. Belt basically wants a reunion of all the Garrett guys. Said Kellen was a much better coach than MM, he'd make Dak comfortable, etc. In fact, Dak's comfort seems to be all Belt cares about. He wants Nussmeier back as well. You gotta be kidding me.
4. Almost forgot, he actually claims Jerry was trying to get Mike to quit by having long meetings at the end but not talking about his future, denying the Chicago interview, etc. That doesn't even make sense given what has happened. Belt seems to approve, though. Anything to rubber stamp Jerry's actions, I guess?
5. The overall gist I get from Belt is he feels like he's part of this Jerry's Cowboys infrastructure and Mike was an outsider intruding on their game. Said after five years, Mike still didn't get exactly how things are done around here. Belt doesn't seem to realize that is a positive for Mike, not a negative.
6. This makes me, for one, root for Mike even harder wherever he ends up. This character assassination of a decent man as he goes out the door is just ridiculous.
