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They were just showing some of Belichick's playoff record. I found this online, from about 5 years ago:

He's the same Parcells who also made Belichick the highest-paid assistant in the NFL at $750,000 a year, the agreement being that he'd eventually take over for Parcells as head coach.
But three years into a six-year deal, Belichick is trying to back out of it. He's blaming an uncertain ownership situation, and he's flashing back to the scars and mental anguish from his time in Cleveland as reasons not to honor his Jets contract.

"I'm not a psychologist," said Jets president Steve Gutman. "But I think I just listened for an hour to a person who is in some turmoil and deserves our understanding and consideration."

The New York Post was far closer to the truth when its headline screamed:
BELICHICKEN!

(snip)
Belichick is Belichick, a guy who always has been out for what is best for Bill Belichick, period. Know how he told the Jets that he was quitting? In a handwritten note scribbled: I Resign as HC of the NYJ. As someone suggested, it's what a teen-ager would do when walking away from a job at McDonalds.

Belichick knows New England wants to make him head coach, general manager and emperor. He's out to grab even more cash in New England, which is a short drive to his summer home in Nantucket.

(snip) Hey, Bill, you signed the stupid thing. You cashed the $1 million bonus check. You gave your word, although loyalty doesn't seem to be very prominent in your vocabulary. The amazing thing is not that Belichick turned his back on the Jets. Rather, it's that any team wants to hire him at all.

Hey, how did "Belichicken" make out with that Patriots coaching gig anyways?

To answer my own question, from the Patriots' site:

---Coach Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in four years.

--Coach Belichick led the Patriots to 18 consecutive regular season victories, spanning the 2003-04 seasons, the longest winning streak for any team in NFL history. New England's streak of 21 consecutive wins, including postseason games, is also an NFL record.

--Coach Belichick's 10-1 playoff record is the best in NFL history. He surpassed the legendary Vince Lombardi with the Patriots' victory in Super Bowl XXXIX.

--Coach Belichick has led the Patriots to 34 victories over the last two seasons, the highest two-year total in the 85-year history of the National Football League.

--With 31 years of NFL coaching experience, Coach Belichick is the longest tenured among active NFL head coaches.

etc.

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Too bad about Bill B. resigning as HC of the NYJ, Jets :)

Well the infamous "I resign as HC of the NYJ" episode has turned out to be one of the best career moves of all time.

It finally got Belichick out from under Bill Parcells' shadow. Had Belichick stayed on to coach the Jets, it would have been a farce because no matter how it turned out, Parcells would have still been perceived as the mastermind, pulling the strings from his "consultant" position.

Consider that of the three times Parcells went to the Super Bowl, he had Bill Belichick running his defense each and every time. Parcells has never been to the Super Bowl without Belichick but Belichick has gone three more times without Parcells. Now we know why Parcells made Belichick the highest paid assistant coach in NFL history - he couldn't afford to have him leave!