Andy is talking to Bill on the phone. He is one of the few who can give a perspective. We downplay how you have to operate as a head coach. He doesn't talk much about it. It's amazing to be able to digest all that and be as productive as he is. He's doing what he's doing at the moment and we're lucky to have him. As men get older, you don't take that for granted. The 64-year-old Kansas City Chiefs coach has carved out time to acknowledge the magnitude of what his close friend, 70, is on the verge of achieving On Monday night, the New England Pats will play the Chicago Bears. The all-time head-coaching wins list shows that the Bears' George Halas is in second place. Miami Dolphins legend Don Shula is on top at 347, followed by George and Bill in second and third place. They are both tied in victories, but they have similar things in common. Steve was the college football coach who knew some of the assistant coaches on the staff of Halas. Bill Wade went on to play for the Bears and help lead them to the 1963. When the Bears visited the Baltimore Colts, further connections were made since the Bears' coach was from Maryland. We went to the locker room after the game. "They were very gracious and generous, let me hang around and things like that." I have a lot of respect for the McCaskey family and what they did for the game of football. The Broncos and the Jags will play at Wembley Stadium in London on October 30 at 9:30 a.m. It is only on Disney's streaming service, Disney+. You can get access to live NFL games, highlights, originals, analysis and more. Virginia was the principal owner of the Bears after her father's death. He carries a lot of respect for the man. He was a pioneer. He said that "Papa Bear" helped set the pace for what we have now. That's the part I'm most fond of. He did it for many years and was still raising a family and doing all the things you need to do as a dad, coach, owner, and president. He was playing the game on top of that. He helped lay the foundation for all of us today and I have the greatest respect for him. Given the location, he included former Cleveland and Cincinnati coach Paul Brown, who is 15th in all time wins. I'm not sure I should make that list. "They were my favorite people." Halas and Paul Brown paved the way for the National Football League to grow into what it is today. During each of their games, Havana's Legacy with the Bears is visible. The initials "GSH" are on the left sleeve of the team's uniform, which is a reflection of the founding of the franchise in 1920. He won six NFL titles and coached the Bears for 40 years. He left three times, the first time in 1930-32, the second time in 1942-45 and the third time in 1957. Ed Stone was the Bears beat reporter at the Chicago's American, which was the afternoon newspaper of the Chicago Tribune. He was a good coach. Stone said that he was very careful in preparing for the team. He wasn't an outspoken person. He shied away from speaking at his personal appearances. He would usually send an assistant coach instead of himself when the Bears were in town. I think he was a nicer person off the field than he was on it. Similar to the coach in New England who has won six titles as a head coach. "He's got a great personality, which people don't see, and he's in his 48th consecutive season as a head coach in the NFL." It's a good sense of humor. It was very funny. Everyone knows he's very smart, but he's also well-rounded in that area. He does a lot for people, whether it's ex-players or helping out with the people he knows, giving them things they need in their profession to be successful." A giving person is what he is. The guy is what he is. Halas was protective of any information that could compromise the competitive advantage of the Bears. When rosters had to be reduced, he was very secretive about it. He wouldn't allow you to do anything that interfered with the operation of the team. Tua is coming back.
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He didn't want anyone to know what he was going to do.
In his 23 seasons as New England's coach, he has often followed a similar script. One of the last teams to announce the initial 53-man roster is the New England patriots. There are no exceptions for the injury report and transactions.
Stone's recollections of what it was like to cover the Bears make him think that Halas would be proud.
He was very cooperative with the press and he was very interesting. Stone said the local writers didn't get much from him.
When out-of-town writers were around him, they didn't write anything down because he wasn't saying anything they needed to. He entertained them for a long time.
It wasOSTER management and innovation that proved to be a key to the success of the two teams.
In 1967, Don Pierson began working at the Tribune. His coverage of the Bears was mostly when Halas was in charge of the team. There is a link between how their teams were run and the experience that Pierson has.
"Belichick doesn't have the title of general manager, but he's pretty much what he says goes." It would be like that. He shared another link in how they built their teams.
Halas was able to control his roster better than any other team in the league at that time. He would trade away players to Pittsburgh and then they would come back. It's that sort of thing.
He hired good assistants and allowed them to coach, that's one of the things that characterized his coaching. The guy who invented the T formation was hired by him. It's very innovative in that area.
There are many examples of Belichick's innovation, including a heavy emphasis on situational football. Despite restrictions from a salary cap designed to create leaguewide parity, he builds an annually competitive roster with a strong middle class of players.
"Any coach needs good players to win games, and that's why I think Bill is going to surpass him," said the player.
He said that coach's willingness to evolve is one thing. He is willing to listen to different people. It does not matter where you are on the spectrum. When you take all those things into account, you minimize your blind spots. People around him will tell him the truth.
On the day he tied George Halas on the all-time wins list, the New England coach credited his players from his days as an assistant with the New York Giants to his first head-coaching job with the Cleveland Browns. He noted the work of his assistants.
He addressed the milestone by the next day. "This game isn't about me, it's about our team," he said when the host asked what it meant to him. It's time to stop talking about that subject. We're done talking about it.
In his 31st season as an NFL coach, he understands that mindset.
Every week, pick props for the football players. If you rack up more wins than Mike, you can win $20K. Pick your favorites.
He said he didn't know how much the achievement meant to the coach. Coaches don't count numbers because they have been around long enough to have an impact on the game. Go for it if you take the next one.
You hear people talking. He probably doesn't pay much attention to it, but he gets on with trying to get the next win, which is very hard in this league.
Stone thinks that Halas would have approached his record that way. By the time he retired in 1967, Curly Lambeau had 229 wins, more than any other Packers player. In 1993, Shula broke the record and the Dolphins players carried him off the field.
The record was not a topic of discussion between reporters.
I don't know if he was worried about it. Stone thinks that the man was just worried about the next game.
It wasn't part of his ego.
That means that he's on to Chicago.
Those who know him well and admire his place among the game's coaching legends are happy to see what he is about to accomplish.
It's an amazing number. He puts in a lot of effort. He works hard. I know how it's been done because he's a great football coach.
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