Belichick during SB week: lighthearted, having fun with the media

[strngplyr]

...Wow, what a different attitude. He's done 2 interviews this week so far, well, one plus one going on right now. Talk about a different attitude. He's disclosed more over the past 2 days than I've heard in the past 2 years.

I like this side of him, he's having fun with the media, giving long, descript answers, and just generally enjoying living in the moment.

Anyone else notice this? Thoughts?

Bill Belichick 1/29/2012

I'll add todays interview when it is uploaded, currently live on Patriots.com and NFL Network.

 

[patfanken]

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BB seems to be walking around like a kid who knows something everyone else doesn't. Maybe he knows his Pats are going to put a surprise beating on the very hyped NY Giants... Well I'd like to think so. .....And that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[hlywoodjp]

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I'm basing this on nothing, but I think that a talkative BB has usually meant that the team is preparing/practicing well. I believe I remember Reiss saying something similar on twitter before the Broncos game as he was pretty talkative that week also.

 

[Sciz]

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This might be the best mood he's been in since the week before hte 45-3 Jets beating.

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

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BB seems to be walking around like a kid who knows something everyone else doesn't. Maybe he knows his Pats are going to put a surprise beating on the very hyped NY Giants... Well I'd like to think so. .....And that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I can live with that.

 

[Big-T]

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I'd be happy too, the media seem to have fallen hook, line & sinker for Gronk being "injured" and the Giants players are yapping like they play for the Jets.

Life is good for BB at the minute

 

[strngplyr]

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Still live on Patriots.com (incase you were following on NFLN who cut out)

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

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Bill can actually be very talkative when reporters ask something besides the questions he won't answer, ever:

1) Is player X hurt?
2) How hurt is he?
3) Is he likely to play?
4) Does such-and such game on such-and-such date mean you can / cannot win?
5) Player Y of the other team had this trash to say... what is your response?

Usually he is responsive with a thoughtful question about strategy or situational football, particularly it if allows him to offer a historical perspective.

Two or more of the taboo-type questions in a row and he gets short and monotone.

For now his tolerance for stupid questions seems to be high, and he directs his answer toward more thoughtful things, even if the question was stupid.

 

[PatriotSeven]

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Two words: Blow out.

And he knows it.

 

[Patspsycho]

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Bill can actually be very talkative when reporters ask something besides the questions he won't answer, ever:

1) Is player X hurt?
2) How hurt is he?
3) Is he likely to play?
4) Does such-and such game on such-and-such date mean you can / cannot win?
5) Player Y of the other team had this trash to say... what is your response?

Usually he is responsive with a thoughtful question about strategy or situational football, particularly it if allows him to offer a historical perspective.

Two or more of the taboo-type questions in a row and he gets short and monotone.

For now his tolerance for stupid questions seems to be high, and he directs his answer toward more thoughtful things, even if the question was stupid.

There is something definitely different about him this time.

 

[Funktopus]

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There is something definitely different about him this time.

Maybe he's just addressing an action item from his performance improvement plan. BB will hit this one out of the park on his self-evaluation.

 

[TheBeers]

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There is something definitely different about him this time.

Yeah because he was pretty expansive on Vollmer for both 1 and 2. He shared waaayyy more than usual there.

 

[strngplyr]

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There is something definitely different about him this time.

This. It's much more than just answering certain questions that would usually annoy him, he's even been answering all the injury related stuff as best he can, and going into detail on why he is, or isn't, doing something. Such as with how he responded to the Vollmer situation, and going into detail on how (I assume Gronkowski, I missed the question) will be used depending on how depending on how well he can run routes and be effective.

 

[Warren1985]

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He seems to be adding a lot more humour to his Interviews....Its almost like he knows whats going to happen. Very relaxed!

 

[Bella*chick]

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I always thought he was typically more jovial during the Superbowl, but perhaps I'm misremembering. Since I've blocked everything about That Game from my heart, mind and soul, anyone else remember what he was like four years ago?

There was alot of extraneous crap going on back then, I believe, so he was probably not in as great a mood as he is now.

I also think that he is trying to enjoy this....he knows this is something you need to enjoy as it doesn't come around every year.

 

[Horace's Ivories]

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it could be one those "just happy to be here" things - which is actually good as compared to the pressure of '07

 

[DefenseRules]

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He seems to be adding a lot more humour to his Interviews....Its almost like he knows whats going to happen. Very relaxed!

I think the entire team is just trying to enjoy the moment. Good for them. Who knows when they will be back again? His mood has been a little unusual.

 

[cmasspatsfan]

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One theory is hes trying to keep the team loose because last time they were a little tense, course there was that whole 19-0 thing hanging over their heads. I think its because he knows this team is primed to kick the gints ass all over Lucas Oil.

 

[Leave No Doubt]

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One theory is hes trying to keep the team loose because last time they were a little tense, course there was that whole 19-0 thing hanging over their heads. I think its because he knows this team is primed to kick the gints ass all over Lucas Oil.

:yeahthat: What a great opportunity- gints at Lucas Oil, it doesn't get any better than that.

 

[patsfan13]

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I'm basing this on nothing, but I think that a talkative BB has usually meant that the team is preparing/practicing well. I believe I remember Reiss saying something similar on twitter before the Broncos game as he was pretty talkative that week also.

Stole my thought.

They practiced in Pads today, if the prep wasn't going well he wouldn't be jovial in pressers.