Pro Bowl quotes- including a BB remark on TJ
After having nearly a month to cool down, Tomlinson no longer blames Belichick. Tomlinson said both the coach and the running back "kind of apologized" Monday.
"He was joking around, having a good time with all the guys," Tomlinson said. "We even joked about the (playoff) game. I told him that I said some things that maybe I shouldn't have said, and in return, Bill said he didn't even see Hobbs doing it, but after the game, he definitely said something to him about handling the situation better.
"I still think Hobbs was wrong, but when I sit back and think about it, I don't think Bill has any control over how his players act. He can tell them all day long, 'Guys, let's act like we've been there before,' like Marty (Schottenheimer) does to us, but guys can always do whatever they want to do."
Tomlinson now wishes he hadn't invoked Belichick's name _ and he's excited to see how New England's coaching staff will use him in the Pro Bowl along with Manning, Marvin Harrison and the rest of the offensive talent.
"We talked," Belichick said. "I have all the respect in the world for LaDainian as a person, as a player, and it's fun to be out here working with all of those guys from the Chargers."
Belichick had less to say about retired Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson, who claims Belichick forced him to participate in full-strength practices shortly after incurring a concussion. Johnson says the resulting brain injuries left him with memory loss, depression and an addiction to amphetamines.
"I wish Ted well," Belichick said. "I know he's going through some things, and I hope it works out well for him. ... I really don't want to go into the past. I just hope things work out well for Ted. I really do."
full link -
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/02/08/ap/sports/football/d8n4m8v80.txt
and another where Peyton says BB called to congratulate him on SB win and then whines about still being the same guy despite winning SB...
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/sports/other_sports/16651964.htm
and from Bills' punter Brian Moorman's blog - he says Pats coaches are "good guys" and BB told him it was nice to have him on the same side for a change...
We had our first practice Tuesday morning. It's kind of strange to be coached by our rival coaching staff, but the Patriots coaches are all good guys and having fun with it. The receivers coach is actually from south Buffalo so we got to compare places to eat wings and talk about mutual acquaintances like the folks at Ilio di Paulos.
Coach Belichick seems to be having a great time. He even told me last night he was glad to have me on his side for once, so that was pretty cool. You can tell he wants to win the game though, but who doesn't want to win? You'd expect that. He was ribbing Kaeding about the kick he missed that helped the Patriots win in the playoffs, so he has a good sense of humor.
link -
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=4608
