09-01-2006, 03:25 PM
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Bb Press Conference...branch Part.
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The Sounds of Silence
Posted by John Tomase at 4:37 pm
If there’s been a stranger conference call in history than the one that just took place with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, I’m not sure I want to hear it.
Naturally, the topic on everyone’s mind was Deion Branch, between reports that he’s agreed to deals with the Jets and Seahawks, that he’s filed a grievance against the team, and that he could hold out until November.
Belichick didn’t feel like answering those questions, however, referring instead to a two-sentence statement reading, “No trade has been consummated. Deion Branch remains under contract to the New England Patriots.”
Belichick was asked a question about Branch and the grievance. He referred to the statement. He answered a couple of questions about cuts, and then the Branch questions started again. And here’s where things got weird.
Question: “You say in the statement that no deal has been consummated. Is today’s deadline hard and fast, or might you do something in the future?”
Belichick: “I don’t have anything else to add.”
Question: “Did you miscalculate Deion Branch’s value on the open market.”
Belichick:
The silence was uncomfortably long. It felt like 30 seconds. The question was repeated.
Belichick: “I’ll just have to let the statement speak for itself.”
Question: “It doesn’t say anything. That’s the problem with the statement. It doesn’t say anything. Did you miscalculate his value on the open market? The statement doesn’t address that.”
Belichick:
Question: “Is there a problem on the line?”
Crickets chirp. Tumbleweeds tumble. A solitary hawk shrieks.
PR director Stacey James: “Any more questions.”
Reporters:
And that was the end of that.
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