Red Sox manager Alex Cora wants to emulate consistency of Bill Belichick, Patriots
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has impressed many coaches and sports personnel over the years. You can add Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora to that list.
Cora has had success in his own right. Winning a World Series in 2018 with the Red Sox, Cora led Boston to a playoff appearance last year. Cora shared his thoughts on Wednesday on what admires about the Patriots.
With 284 wins in three years, Cora has been a dependable presence, much like Belichick and the rest of the Patriots coaching staff. Although playing different sports, there are notable parallels between the Patriots and Red Sox, two big market teams who have found recent success.
The Patriots formula is something Cora would like to emulate, the Sox manager said during an interview on WEEI this week:
“This is what we are going to do, this is how we are going to practice and on Sunday this is our gameplay and we’re going to do it this way. I know that some people don’t agree with it, but they do a great job of preparing those players. The mindset that they have regardless of the conditions or regardless of the opponent, I love the way they do it. Bill and the group, they are very consistent. They’re very good at what they do and that’s a group for us, as a coaching staff, we want to be like them.
“I would love for our coaches to become managers at some point in their careers. I want our group to be recognized as one of the best in the big leagues or the best, and we have the Patriots, how they go about their business and we’re trying to emulate them. We try and be as consistent as possible. Surrender to winning. Do everything possible to win and hopefully, that works and we can bring another World Series trophy to Boston.”
The Patriots have been a model of consistency over the last two decades. Winning 18 division championships, nine conference championships, and six super Bowls, New England has found a blueprint that works. As New England tries get back to that level of success, they have become a model for which other teams want to learn from.
