Great article about Coach in the LA Times [merged]
 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...adlines-sports

Re: Great article about Coach in the LA Times
 

Thanks for the find. I think it illustrates why professional football players want to come here. The FACT is that BB ISN'T arrogant. There isn't an arrogant bone in his body. What he IS is true to his convictions....and one of those convictions is that "the media" is there to be manipulated for the TEAM's benefit, not the reporters.

Unfortunately the media generally think "its all about THEM", so when someone makes it hard to them to do THEIR job, the only explaination is that he's arrogant...not dilligent. This article points that out. Thanks again.

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Can you imagine someone saying that about Mangini?

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I wouldn't go quite that far. That's a little too close to Saint Bill for me.

My guess is that he's plenty arrogant. My other guess is that it expresses itself in ways other than the ability to listen in planning and design sessions.

But I don't expect Bill to be a saint. I want him to coach, not be a freaking saint. I don't care if he's not the big media communicator or that he has the expected arrogance of an NFL coach. I just want him to coach.

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Is anyone else a little concerned about Meriweather's progress? I don't expect him to beat out Harrison, Sanders, or Wilson in his rookie year but even Rashad Baker was playing ahead of him against the Redskins.

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I sat right behind the Pats Defensive bench and noticed Merry just standing on the sidelines while Baker whom folks here figure to be cut bait when the Puppies are activated played. Maybe BB was just giving my man Rashad one last chance to prove he can play on the 53.

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I, for one, enjoy the way BB and the Pats treat the media! Why give anything away? Why waste valuable time on media when you could be looking at more film?

IMO, media coverage is generally uniformative and often inaccurate (just look at the drivel lately with "SpyGate" and "Piling On"). Press conferences are also a waste of time. If you want the real story, watch the games with DVR and replay them a few times.

I'm still trying to mute the announcers without losing the sounds of the game. Can't wait for that option in the near future. :cool:

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"That's the thing about Bill. He forms a partnership with his players. He listens."

As i recollect, this was a leitmotif of Michael Holley's "insider" Patriots Reign.

Anyone read this LA Times article?
 

Good Stuff.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/footba...ck=1&cset=true

Re: Anyone read this LA Times article?
 

Link requires a registration... which I'm not going to do. Can you copy paste the article?