BB Presser 9/23/2013 w/ Albert Breer asking about injuries

[PatriotSeven]

Love BB's press conferences. Which is why I rarely watch them. Media fools.

Btw, has anyone brought it up, that the fact that BB is the way he is, and Tom too, and the way they talk...it REALLY forces everyone to look at only one thing: how the team plays on the field?

Imagine that.

The media can kiss our asses.
They want to know about our team? Watch the game.
They want to know who's playing? Watch the game.
They want to know who was hurt?Watch the game.
They want to know how we improve after a loss? Watch the NEXT game.
They want to know when an injured player is coming back? Watch ALL the games.

 

[cmasspatsfan]

I think Breer got his head flushed in too many toilets or got too many atomic wedgies as a kid and now he try's to play a tough guy by asking questions he knows the answer to, he really is a turd.

 

[PatriotSeven]

The medias treatment of BB is disrectful and pathetic as far as I am concerned. As was pointed out earlier, they keep asking stupid questions and then try to almost browbeat the guy so they can laugh at him later. This is what these aholes think is "journalism" these days.

Clearly they are trying to elicit a controversial answer so that they can get ratings. They go on the talk shows and commiserate with their "buddies " either other writers or ex-players that have to play their game to get a paycheck.

They get frustrated when BB doesn't fall for their attempts and then they get pissed off at him. At that point, they turn around and try to sling mud, again, in a weak attempt to get ratings and somehow feel credible.

None of it works for me, I don't read their poison, I no longer listen to the talking head fools. As soon as they get away from real sports talk and begin to poke fun at ownership, coaching, players or their listeners - I'm gone. NFL radio is pretty good on satellite and believe it or not, old 1510 AM sports talk is actually good. Listening to music sure beats listening to what is masked as sports radio in this town these days.

I wish their was something we could do to voice my opinion or some way to get my point across to ownership & coaching, that we actually appreciate what this team has done over the past two decades (in particular sine BB arrived as head coach). I realize the record speaks for itself - evidently the writers do not).

These guys are cruel, disrespectful and downright mean with questionable ethics to go with a really hate driven agenda.

Am I in the minority here?

I don't know if it's mean, but they definitely are snakes and they look and try their best to always dig for drama. It's the only way to really deal with that. If you open the door to one thing, you open it for many, so I understand BB just keeping it bolt locked 24/7 when it comes to his team.

He answers the way he does because they keep asking him the same stupid questions, or the same questions they already know he doesn't like to answer.

Ask him about something meaningful, smart, intelligent and more in general, like football philosophy. He doesn't seem to mind answering those type of questions. And I don't mind listening. But there's not enough of those, well thought out questions. Most of the time it's the same old routine.

 

[RayClay]

Kinda disappointed in BB's response. After the third time he should have added "I'm not a doctor."

 

[RhodyPatriot]

Bill Belichick Press Conference Transcript


Dont know who this was but I can guess fairly certainly. Its no longer about getting info for this guy its just about showing up BB as a bad media person and being able to write about it later.

Belichick behaves like a jerk and it hurts him when stories like Spygate come up.

 

[ivanvamp]

This teleconference and the coach's interview today on WEEI are some of the worst interview segments I've heard in a long time. You would think these longtime reporters would know by now how to properly interview BB and appeal to his preference to discuss x's and o's. Instead they choose to go the route of asking useless questions about what percentage an injured player's availability is or whether he doesn't prepare as hard for inferior opponents. I can't believe this is the best these established reporters can do. Makes me think they're being directed by their bosses to ask specific questions and stay on the topic to elicit some type of a controversial retort.

It was hilarious (but very uncomfortable, I must say) to hear Salk and Holley interview BB yesterday, talking about how you prepare your team for a bad opponent.

But there really are things that the media kind of has to ask, even though they know they're not going to get anything of substance back. Gronkowski's availability was a huge story nationally and locally all week leading up to the game. You have to ask about that somehow.

But he's really good when talking X's and O's, no doubt. When he goes on that Patriots show and breaks down film, it's incredibly interesting. I know an entire interview can't be that, but it would seem like the more you steer towards the things that BB is more inclined to talk about, the better off you are.

But wow, I mean, Salk and Holley and Belichick make for a VERY uncomfortable three-man interview. Which surprises me, because BB gave Holley as much inside access to the Patriots as anyone in the media has ever had for his books.

 

[Jackson 2]

Belichick behaves like a jerk and it hurts him when stories like Spygate come up.

So, what your saying is that the media's dislike of Belichick because they feel he mistreats them results in them intentionally coloring their treatment of matters such as Spygate. Well, if true, that's certainly a group of professionals who deserve our respect and support. It's like living in the land where the grass eats the cows...

 

[ivanvamp]

Belichick behaves like a jerk and it hurts him when stories like Spygate come up.

It really isn't that hard to answer a question by giving no information, but not to be a jerk about it.

"How likely was it that Gronkowski played yesterday?"

"It's a good question. We were watching him all week in practice, consulting with him and the medical staff, and we decided that it was in his best interest for him to not play this week. I don't know if he'll be ready next week either. We'll see how it goes. We want him to play, obviously, but we want him to be healthy first and foremost, and nobody has a crystal ball to tell us when exactly he'll be ready. So that's all I'm going to say about that."

That can be done with a pleasant voice. It gives them a better answer than "He was inactive." But it doesn't really give them any real information (which appears to be one of BB's goals). And it shuts down the entire line of questioning, because he heads off projecting forward and says that's all I'm going to say about that.

It's really not that hard to do, but BB never seems interested in doing that.

 

[ivanvamp]

So, what your saying is that the media's dislike of Belichick because they feel he mistreats them results in them intentionally coloring their treatment of matters such as Spygate. Well, if true, that's certainly a group of professionals who deserve our respect and support. It's like living in the land where the grass eats the cows...

How players are perceived by the media personally impacts things like their votes for Hall of Fame. Guys will not vote for a deserving player because of pettiness.

 

[Zeus]

Belichick behaves like a jerk and it hurts him when stories like Spygate come up.

Since 2000, Belichick has told the media he is not going to talk about injured players. And since 2000, Belichick has never talked about injured players.

The reporter asks about injured players, gets the consistent answer and yet persists in asking the same question over and over again.

Who's being the jerk?

 

[dannydyn]

I’m somewhere in the middle on this particular subject…. I understand that Breer is a tool, and BB is dry, and the question may have been stupid, but I think BB’s answers were a bit childish. If you don’t want to answer a particular question, just say something like “I’m not going to comment on Gronk’s and Amendola’s health status – if you have anything else, I will be happy to address it”. Instead, he keeps on answering like a 5 yr. old…. – “Inactive, inactive, inactive,…..”. Just say “No comment, next subject”, and that’s it.

Personally, I really couldn’t care less what other teams’ fans, the media, or the rest of the league thinks of BB, but I can certainly understand where they’re coming from.

 

[Jackson 2]

How players are perceived by the media personally impacts things like their votes for Hall of Fame. Guys will not vote for a deserving player because of pettiness.

Of course it does, but when called out on it, they typically react with an arrogance that makes Belichick's approach appear conciliatory.

 

[moosekill]

"But wow, I mean, Salk and Holley and Belichick make for a VERY uncomfortable three-man interview."

I really can't stand Salk. He adds absolutely nothing, is boring and well, comes across as a Jack Wagon. Of course compared to Mutt, he is a God.

The questions they asked BB last night were downright stupid. How do you prepare for an opponent that sucks? Come on is this the high school paper? It is time to get rid of all of the supposed "talent" on EEI and get some professional people on the air.

 

[BTTA]

So, what your saying is that the media's dislike of Belichick because they feel he mistreats them results in them intentionally coloring their treatment of matters such as Spygate. Well, if true, that's certainly a group of professionals who deserve our respect and support. It's like living in the land where the grass eats the cows...

It isn't that simple. Journalists are people, too, and even those who live by the highest principles make choices about where they put their attention and energy. That isn't being unprofessional, that's just following their interests and instincts, which is a job requirement in their field.

Belichick's choice of strategy may help him on a week to week basis by keeping information out of the hands of the enemy, so to speak. But in the long run, having a large segment of the media be irritated with him does have consequences. Spygate was a great example - very few members of the press went to bat for him, arguing the facts as we have argued them on this board repeatedly. I've no doubt that if he had a friendly relationship with the majority of the members of the press, he'd have gotten much better treatment on that story.

We enjoy how he exposes the less competent journalists as who they are, but the jury is still out on whether his overall press relations strategy works to his advantage in the long run, IMHO.

 

[MassPats38]

Belichick behaves like a jerk and it hurts him when stories like Spygate come up.

And given your love of Parcells, his shiny, happy approach was not that of a jerk in response to dumb questions? "That's a stupid question. I'm not going to answer that." BB is simply non-responsive. Those questions were stupid and repetitive.

 

[Jackson 2]

It isn't that simple. Journalists are people, too, and even those who live by the highest principles make choices about where they put their attention and energy. That isn't being unprofessional, that's just following their interests and instincts, which is a job requirement in their field.

Belichick's choice of strategy may help him on a week to week basis by keeping information out of the hands of the enemy, so to speak. But in the long run, having a large segment of the media be irritated with him does have consequences. Spygate was a great example - very few members of the press went to bat for him, arguing the facts as we have argued them on this board repeatedly. I've no doubt that if he had a friendly relationship with the majority of the members of the press, he'd have gotten much better treatment on that story.

We enjoy how he exposes the less competent journalists as who they are, but the jury is still out on whether his overall press relations strategy works to his advantage in the long run, IMHO.

Much of what you've written makes perfect sense to me, but I think you missed my larger point - Belichick doesn't care about the consequences and, if he doesn't, I certainly don't. There is a ridiculous notion put forth by the media that they are on a holy mission on behalf of us, the fans, to "make those SOBs (such as BB) accountable" and that they owe it to us, the fans, to answer all of the media's questions to their (the media's) satisfaction. What a load of BS. I believe that most of the media look upon us, the fans, with far more contempt than BB has for the media.

 

[yukon cornelius]

in a perfect world, BB shouldn't know if they are "close"


it is the duty of a medical staff (and trainer) to inform the coaching staff when a player is cleared to play.....the coach shouldn't hold sway over that decision, it should be 100% compartmentalized and wholly a medical decision


coaches coach who's available


the media just essentially blows

 

[yukon cornelius]

Not saying be "nice".. be "professional"

that's a two way street....unfortunately we haven't had much for professional football media since the days of will mcdonough

 

[BSR]

It isn't that simple. Journalists are people, too, and even those who live by the highest principles make choices about where they put their attention and energy. That isn't being unprofessional, that's just following their interests and instincts, which is a job requirement in their field.

Belichick's choice of strategy may help him on a week to week basis by keeping information out of the hands of the enemy, so to speak. But in the long run, having a large segment of the media be irritated with him does have consequences. Spygate was a great example - very few members of the press went to bat for him, arguing the facts as we have argued them on this board repeatedly. I've no doubt that if he had a friendly relationship with the majority of the members of the press, he'd have gotten much better treatment on that story.

We enjoy how he exposes the less competent journalists as who they are, but the jury is still out on whether his overall press relations strategy works to his advantage in the long run, IMHO.

You're kidding yourself if you think the media would ever go to bat for any coach. The quality and integrity of the media has been declining significantly over the last decade to the point where no one should ever expect a fair shake. Look at Rex in NY as a prime example. Great relationship with the media, open and honest and they roast him every chance they get, which is often.

The reality is that Bill answered the questions the way he always answers questions like this: with short evasive answers. This is nothing new or unexpected. Its not unprofessional or childish or anything silly like that because every coach will give an answer like this at one point or another in almost every presser. He wasn't rude or demeaning to Albert in the least. The only reason that this exchange stood out is because Albert has made it a point of his to make his questioning into a show. To Albert it's no longer about getting answers to the questions but rather just drawing attention to the questions themselves.

I think eventually it will be Albert that finds himself to be the one regretting the decision to sour their relationship as he begins to have fewer and fewer questions answered and information is feed to his competition instead of to him.

 

[fnordcircle]

Belichick behaves like a jerk and it hurts him when stories like Spygate come up.

Ah yeah, the media would give a free pass to anyone who was nice to them when a big story breaks.

Media best buddy Rex Ryan is doing just fine down there with all of his media friends there by his side, supporting him during down times.