Is Belichick losing it?

[JR4]

I just listened to his press conference and my mouth was on the gorund.

I couldn't believe it. I have to get the transcript to see in writing what I
think he said.

- PATs were competitive yesterday
- One of Brady's better games.
- there wasn't much pressure on Brady.

I must have heard him wrong. Anyone else listen to the press conference?

 

[Drewwho]

I just listened to his press conference and my mouth was on the gorund.

I couldn't believe it. I have to get the transcript to see in writing what I
think he said.

- PATs were competitive yesterday
- One of Brady's better games.
- there wasn't much pressure on Brady.

I must have heard him wrong. Anyone else listen to the press conference?

No, you heard right. He is just trying to pump up his QB and OL...some sort of mind games from the mad genius. This was a quote from Reiss Blog:

Belichick added that he felt QB Tom Brady "handled [defensive] looks" Sunday as well as any game in Brady's career.

 

[SVN]

and this from the herald blog
http://news.bostonherald.com/blogs/patriots/

– Some of the most curious comments from Belichick were concerning that the passing game. He said the protection was “OK†for the most part, with some obvious breakdowns. And he added that Brady “handled a couple of those looks extremely well.

 

[BelichickFan]

Sometimes, most of the time, Belichick just says whatever he thinks will end the question and the press conference as quickly as possible. He's not going to delve into what was wrong too far.

 

[F0nSY]

I just listened to his press conference and my mouth was on the gorund.

I couldn't believe it. I have to get the transcript to see in writing what I
think he said.

- PATs were competitive yesterday
- One of Brady's better games.
- there wasn't much pressure on Brady.

I must have heard him wrong. Anyone else listen to the press conference?

What?????????????? :

 

[SVN]

i think he is treating it like the 2000 game in miami 30-0 shutout...he asked the players to forget the game asking them bury the game ball literally and move on...i think he is just using a similar approach

 

[PATSNUTme]

I just listened to his press conference and my mouth was on the gorund.

I couldn't believe it. I have to get the transcript to see in writing what I
think he said.

- PATs were competitive yesterday (subtitle) If we were playing the friggin Foxboro Jr High Jv's
- One of Brady's better games. (subtitle) It was better than the last game of golf that he played when he had twelve balls hit into the water hazard.
- there wasn't much pressure on Brady.(subtitle) Compared to having your balls in vice and someone turning it slowly- oh so slowly.

I must have heard him wrong. Anyone else listen to the press conference?

You didn't read the subtitles. I added them for you.

 

[SoonerPatriot]

Sometimes, most of the time, Belichick just says whatever he thinks will end the question and the press conference as quickly as possible. He's not going to delve into what was wrong too far.

Saying the Pats were competitive yesterday would have the opposite effect if he's wanting to get it over with.

 

[stcjones]

I just listened to his press conference and my mouth was on the gorund.

I couldn't believe it. I have to get the transcript to see in writing what I
think he said.

- PATs were competitive yesterday
- One of Brady's better games.
- there wasn't much pressure on Brady.

I must have heard him wrong. Anyone else listen to the press conference?

I think the kool aid buzz is wearing off my friend....time for another dose!!!!.....I have been wondering the same thing since Charlie and Romeo left.....They (BB, Weis, Crennel) were a tremendous TEAM TOGETHER....since the two coordinators left BB hasn't seemed to fare as well or have the magic. Selecting Jos McD as his OC was the first signal......then not addressing our secondary/LB in the free agency market or draft was the next questionable move......and MOST importantly....re-signing Ken "I think I just sh** myself again" Wa-wa-Walters was the most asinine move I have ever seen him make. That guy is the worst so called punter the league has ever seen....surely there is someone (SEE anyone) that can punt better than this stiff (and hold for extra points/FG's.......In all honesty, BB, weis, and Crennel were a tremendous coaching powerhouse TOGETHER.....and may not be as succesful apart....one man's opinion

 

[pats1]

Simple minds cannot understand the intricate, drool-inducing philosophies of BB. I question where some people were 2-3 years ago, when BB used these same techniques and this January, when he will use...the same techniques.

 

[JR4]

Simple minds cannot understand the intricate, drool-inducing philosophies of BB. I question where some people were 2-3 years ago, when BB used these same techniques and this January, when he will use...the same techniques.

you .... mean ... you really think .... BB will win Superbowl 41?
ahhh the intricate drool-inducing philosophies :singing:

 

[RayClay]

He knows there's problems to work on.

He really doesn't feel like talking about it.

 

[patsox23]

He knows there's problems to work on.

He really doesn't feel like talking about it.

Agree. Seriously - you people wondering if he's losing it based on these statements. YOU are the ones losing it. This isn't complicated. It's even-keel time. Relax. And try thinking.

 

[pats1]

you .... mean ... you really think .... BB will win Superbowl 41?
ahhh the intricate drool-inducing philosophies :singing:

In my mind (and in some ways BB's) a season is a success until you are eliminated from the playoffs.

 

[SVN]

from allthingsbillbelichick.com...here is a transcript section of what BB said and meant


http://www.allthingsbillbelichick.com/transcripts/2006/06dec11bigshow.htm

FS: Offensively, one thing we talked about early on in the year, most of the times you don't get a free run at Brady because someone picks up the blitz pretty well in the back. It seemed like they had a couple of free runs, whether it was a missed assignment or they had a scheme that was not picked up correctly.

BB: Yes, a couple times we missed it. We had it picked up, we had enough people to block it, just didn't identify it correctly and we missed one. But Tom did a real good job yesterday of getting the protections set the way they should have, and we had enough people to block just about everything they did. There was one time where they got us and you just had to get rid of the ball, but the rest of the times we should have had them blocked and a couple cases we just didn't either block them or in one case we just missed an assignment and blocked the wrong guy and so somebody came free, but Miami does a good job of that. They give you a lot of different looks and of course playing at home with the silent count, they were able to time some of those blitzes up a little bit. But overall I thought Tom did a good job on that.

hope this clears a bit abt what BB meant that it was one of brady's better games(against miami)

 

[groundgame]

No, he is not losing it. To sooth a team's rattled pysche, or to bring it down a few notches when their heads get too big, a smart coach sees the glass half-full after a tough loss, and sees it half-empty after a giddy victory.

 

[PonyExpress]

AFA Brady is concerned, I think what BB said was accurate. He was speaking on a theoretical level. Brady made the correct protection calls, went through his progressions in text book style, and made the best decisions possible with the ball under extreme duress. There were the tiniest of windows to throw into, without seperation from the WRs, and no time to throw due to the pass rush. I also thought Brady for much of the game demonstrated superhuman poise, and in that sense, he was heroic in failure, which is what BB was getting at.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Although I don't think it's so, it is possible that the team has begun to tire of BB's style and subconsciously tune him out a bit. That would accound for displays like not being mentally ready for Detroit. Dr Z was castigated here a week ago for speculating that the Pats were a 'tired' team but again last Sunday the Patriots certainly lacked enthusiasm and vigor on the field.

Let's hope that whatever's going on, the start of the playoffs reinvigorates this team. Meanwhile, we gotta win 2 of the next 3.

 

[tombonneau]

That is a problem and we *are* working on it.

 

[RayClay]

Although I don't think it's so, it is possible that the team has begun to tire of BB's style and subconsciously tune him out a bit. That would accound for displays like not being mentally ready for Detroit. Dr Z was castigated here a week ago for speculating that the Pats were a 'tired' team but again last Sunday the Patriots certainly lacked enthusiasm and vigor on the field.

Let's hope that whatever's going on, the start of the playoffs reinvigorates this team. Meanwhile, we gotta win 2 of the next 3.

I took it to mean physically tired and disagreed because we have plenty of reserve running backs and receivers and tight ends and our health and depth on offense is probably the best in the BB era.

If he meant a listlesness, that is not the same as being tired.

I think BB himself is somewhat stressed out due to being understaffed on offense, waging an admirable tough campaign last year with tremendous injuries and his father's passing. He also has a lot of personal problems as of the last two years.

BB might be emotionally exhausted, but nobody on that offense has an excuse for being physically tired.