JSn
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Let me first say that I have really enjoyed Wilcots calling the games. He doesn't go all nutty on TD's and such, but I love his approach.
Moreover, he makes a lot of good points in his NFL blog entry, quoted in part below. I have a lot of thoughts on how today's game went, but with the reactionary execution of the team and coaches going on here, I'll keep them to myself.
NFL.com Blogs Blog Archive There’s no room to second-guess Belichick
Moreover, he makes a lot of good points in his NFL blog entry, quoted in part below. I have a lot of thoughts on how today's game went, but with the reactionary execution of the team and coaches going on here, I'll keep them to myself.
NFL.com Blogs Blog Archive There’s no room to second-guess Belichick
To play or not to play was never a dilemma for Belichick. He told me that he had told his players to plan on playing 60 minutes of football against the Texans. Welker was hurt on the Patriots’ first possession without receiving any contact from an opposing player. He simply planted his left foot in the ground and his left knee gave way.
It is not Belichick’s fault. It is not Welker’s fault. More importantly, there is no one to blame.
If you play this game long enough, eventually major injuries will seek you out and find you, whether it’s in a meaningless 16th game of the regular season or a playoff game. Players have to play. With playing comes risk.
Championship coaches and players do not flinch at the thought of failure or injury. They don’t play the “what if” game, either. That’s what separates them from others. Belichick and Brady do things differently than you and I might. That’s why they have the Super Bowl Titles and countless memories of conquest, and others simply do not.
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