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Patriots’ Bill Belichick ranked as the best general manager in the NFL

The New England Patriots are coming off their worst season in years, but Bill Belichick still reigns supreme as the best general manager in football — at least according to a new ranking by NBC Sports’ Patrick Daugherty. Belichick has also held the top spot in the previous editions of the ranking.

This one’s is still different, though, given that the Patriots are coming off a rather disappointing 7-9 campaign in their first year without Tom Brady. So, why is Belichick still named the league’s best GM? Daugherty explains it as follows:

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