So, Lurie asked a “confidant,” eh? Could that confidant possibly be his buddy Robert Kraft, Belichick’s boss as the Patriots’ owner and the object of Lurie’s envy for the past 20-some years? The ESPN.com story contends that Kraft skewered Belichick to Falcons owner Arthur Blank, which essentially sabotaged Belichick’s candidacy. Kraft saved Blank from himself. Maybe Kraft saved Lurie from himself, too.

It’s not outrageous to believe Lurie would consider:

1. Firing Sirianni, even after a Super Bowl run in 2023;

2. Hiring Belichick, even after his failures since Tom Brady left;

3. Backing off Belichick if Kraft painted Belichick in the same acerbic, arrogant light that he reportedly painted Belichick to Blank. Lurie values emotional intelligence; Belichick values Belichick.

The story continues to say that Roseman admitted that he called Belichick this winter, but solely to make sure Billy didn’t have the blues. Weird.

Finally, according to the story, Lurie was worried that Belichick would leave after he passed Don Shula on the all-time wins list. He’s 15 shy. This just makes so little sense.

If Belichick ever coaches again, it probably will be in Dallas, for Jerry Jones, after lame duck Mike McCarthy wastes another season of Dak Prescott’s prime. If nothing else, Jerry vs. Bill would make for superb theater.

There was never going to be any Jeffrey vs. Bill this year.

Lurie is wedded to Roseman, and there’s no salvation deep enough for Belichick to see the light of following Roseman’s lead.

Behind the scenes, the Eagles have contended that Belichick and Roseman could have coexisted. Zero NFL sources I’ve spoken with believe that to be true, and every one of them believe that the Eagles are perpetuating that contention out of Lurie’s respect for Belichick ...

And, if Sirianni and Roseman waste another season of Jalen Hurts’ prime, there’s always the possibility that Lurie might eventually hire Belichick after all.

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