Do you believe this BB statement on punting?

During Bill Belichick's 14 seasons as coach of the New England Patriots, he's started every single campaign with a left-footed punter. Because it's Belichick, multiple theories have been floated to explain his preference for lefties.

On Friday, Belichick pulled back the veil:

"You know, I've been asked about that before. I think it's a coincidence really. I don't go into it with an attitude like, 'We have to have a left-footed punter.' I know it's been that way.

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Joker said:

Can you believe this crap,McG?? The two most vocal owners, one a convicted drug addict lowlife and the other tied into a Philly crime family by blood and business contact...and Mike Lupica/Mike Greenberg think BB should be incarcerated for failure to cooperate with the press.

The NY press is spectacularly oblivious

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Joker said:

I went to LaSalle Academy on Smith St. in Providence. My older cousin, Howie had the landscaping job taking care of Raymond's home a few blocks away...so, uh, yeah...in the process of making some quarters to buy A+W root beers after running full court in the summer, you could say I met the old man on more than one occasion. Of course ,my Dad, a RI state cop and later a DMV investigator, was good friends with Joe P. who lived up in North Providence and was silent partner in Rossi's Auto Body. Vanity plates...you know...low digits with initials. R.I. ran this way for nearly 50 years...the bulls took care of the highways and the boys took care of keeping the streets safe for everybody's grandmother who went shopping on Federal Hill every Saturday. Lowest crime rate in state history was Raymond L.S.'s tenure as owner of Coin-O-Matic on the Hill. If Walter Stone, the head of the RISP, needed to make a point, he'd call Raymond up on the phone and insult him with a racial slur, at which point, Raymond would explode with rage...and subsequently, whoever it was that stepped on their ****, they became one and the same with a new foundation being poured on a housing plat in Johnston.

Those days are long gone...and so is the sense of public safety. Ironic, but true.

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RayClay said:

He's full of it on this one.

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DarrylS said:

But it makes other coaches think doesn't it???.. in their heads!!! BB gets a lot of free rent in other coaches minds..

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Galeb said:

In the past, BB has commented on how the ball spins the opposite direction when punted by lefties. He stated that it is a significant factor for opposing teams, and had could cause issues to his own team because they could have issues catching punts from right footed punters after practicing with lefties. If I remember correctly, he also mentioned that although he covets lefty punters, it isn't a "requirement". He spoke about this quite some time ago, and I don't have a link.

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RayClay said:

He absolutely does and will even more so with this deflate nonsense. It has to stop, though. It's gotten so bad that they almost can't stop the Patriots from being competitive, but they will be able to destroy the sport itself by awarding trophies to ***** ass teams like the Colts through rule changes and stealing better teams draft picks.

After all this, do the Colts even think they have a chance to beat the Patriots after getting destroyed and awarding themselves the crybaby runner up trophy.

What happens to the psyche of the rest of the league if they can win 10-12 games with Garoppollo at QB and they keep pulling players from Popeye's fried chicken that have impact in Super Bowls?

Psychological advantage made me think of something from an old Irish legend. Look up Cuchulain if you want to see what a competitive mindf*ck is. Won a battle after he was dead.

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RayClay said:

Also, on the punting, besides the opposite spin, I wonder if their is some English on the ball similar to the junk a left handed pitcher naturally imparts on the ball. You baseball fans will know what I'm talking about. It's not explainable, that I know of.

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Clonamery said:

I think you have a poor translation. Cuchulain was dead drunk.

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