Patriots legend makes prediction on Bill Belichick's future

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The days of constant winning in New England are long gone.

From 2001 to 2019, the Patriots won six Super Bowls and missed the playoffs just twice. Now, they're likely on their way to missing the postseason for the third time in the last four years.

With the team's struggles, the rumor mill is swirling that Bill Belichick, who's been the leader in Foxboro, Massachusetts, since 2000 and is arguably the best head coach of all time, could be fired.

One Pats legend who won three titles with Belichick says if the team continues to get dominated (they've been outscored 72-3 in their last two games), then there could be a move.

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Head coach Bill Belichick and Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots look on during the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on Nov. 13, 2016. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

But Rob Gronkowski also thinks there's a lot of time for the Pats to rewrite the script.

"I would say it’s still too early in the season to make a determination of what’s going on," Gronkowski told Fox News Digital in a recent interview regarding the 1-4 Patriots. "Obviously, there’s a lot of noise, especially after those last two losses, but there’s still 12 games to be played. You cannot base a season off of how it has started on the first five games. 

"Yes, it’s a rough start, but you gotta see how they keep improving, you gotta see how it continues, and if it improves, great, he’ll be there, I feel like. But if the domination of losing continues, and getting dominated in and out of games, then I think there’s gonna be something to happen. It’ll