The relationship between and Bill Belichick has taken center stage this week as Brandon Mashinter Jersey the two are set to go head-to-head for the first time ever when the and kick off their primetime matchup on Sunday night. While there have been plenty of reporters detailing the icy relationship between these two pillars of New England's dynasty, the upcoming book, "It's Better to Be Feared," by ESPN's Seth Wickersham, detailed another fascinating wrinkle in their deterioration.As Wickersham highlights in the book, the initial fractures -- between Brady, Belichick and Robert Kraft -- in this relationship go back years. In 2017, Brady allegedly told those close to him, "I don't want to play for BIll anymore." It was around that time, Wickersham, writes, that Kraft, Brady and a few others discu sed scenarios about who would replace Belichick. If Josh McDaniels left for another head coaching job, the Patriots could hire Brent Burns Jersey Bill O'Brien to one day succeed Belichick. O'Brien then caught wind of that plan and tried to force his way out of Houston."The plan was fanciful but O'Brien heard about it," Wickersham writes, via an excerpt released by . "He Brent Burns Women Jersey was in a power struggle of his own in Houston, fighting with general manager Rick Smith, a 'dysfunctional' and 'toxic' situation, according to the Houston Chronicle. The leaks from O'Brien's camp, claiming he wanted out, were so aggre sive as to be suspicious, as if he knew he had a golden parachute. In the end, though, the Texans chose O'Brien over Smith, giving the coach more control over football operations. O'Brien later joked to a confidant that it was a somewhat empty victory. 'I was to get fired,' he said." While the discontent with Belichick was well Erik Karlsson Jersey documented on Brady's end, the book also highlights how Kraft would oftentimes grow tired of the head coach. The book reveals that Kraft told confidants that "Bill was an idiot savant," pointing to his reputation prior to coming on with the Patriots in 2000 after coaching the . He also felt that Belichick "didn't show Brandon Mashinter Kids Jersey him the respect he deserved, but he was in no rush for life after him."Wickersham also writes that Kraft once called Belichick the "biggest f----ng a--hole in my life." Despite that in-fighting, the Patriots were able to continue to win at the highest level, including their final title together in LIII during the 2018 season.