 After the 1974 season in which the team finished 7-7, the Lions signed him to a three-year contract to coach the team.. Forzano gave Bill Belichick his first full time coaching job with the Detroit Lions.Forzano and Belichick had known each other for many years, as Forzano coached with and Steve Belichick at Navy and had beirfly lived with the Belichick family in 1959.Forzano was known as a strict disciplinarian.