Belichick a genius? Not without T-Bone.

SPORTSbyBROOKS.com (via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune) posted an interesting piece about Bill Belichick’s coaching record prior to Tom Brady.

• Belichick was 36-44 with the Browns.
• The Patriots were 5-11 in 2000, Belichick’s first year, sans Tom Brady. And they lost their first game in 2001, also without Brady.
• Total record of 41-56 with one playoff appearance and no victories.
• Starting with Game 2 of the 2001 season, Brady has started every game for the Belichick-led Patriots. Since then, New England is 86-25 in the regular season with three Super Bowl titles and possibly a fourth on the way.

Of course, these numbers don’t mean Belichick isn’t the super genius the media has made him out to be, but 41-56 without Brady? For you mathematicians out there, that means Belicheat won only 42% of his games without the Golden Boy. Kind of staggering when you think about it.