Nice article on BB, the human

[convertedpatsfan]

Warning: ESPN. And also, Ian O'Connor, the Jets beat writer for ESPN. They're really really really really trying to be nice. But it's an interesting piece worth reading.

Uncovering the humanity behind the Bill Belichick machine

Starts off with a story about LB coach Brian Flores's wife going into labour during the Texans playoff game.

In other words, a man who works for Mr. Do Your Job was no longer sure he could do his with the Patriots holding a vulnerable four-point lead. Flores informed Belichick of his predicament. Based on the vibe the coach projects in public settings, and the character he plays in his news conferences, strangers might've expected him to remind Flores that the season was very much on the brink, that his wife Jennifer was a savvy veteran of the experience (she'd already given birth to two boys), and that maybe this time she needed to take one for the team.

Instead, Belichick told Flores he could leave the building immediately if he needed to be by his wife. Jennifer ended up in an ambulance heading for the hospital, but on the phone she told her husband she wasn't having contractions, and like a true Patriot, he should stick it out for the second half. Brian made it to the hospital after the Texans were dispatched, and their daughter Liliana was born the next morning.

"It meant a lot to us," Flores said, "but Bill's response was exactly the one I expected. There's a tremendous human side to him. He was at my wedding, and that was great. He knows football is very important to all of us, which is why we spend so much time and hours around the game and constantly work at it to get better. But at the same time Bill understands family comes first."

A lot of good stories in this article which show the real BB. Just amazed that O'Connor and ESPN put it together.

 

[Clonamery]

Fake news!

 

[Huckleberry1]

Fake news!

Sonofa*****, beat me to it.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

"Most football fans know the coordinators, Josh McDaniels (offense) and Matt Patricia (defense), because McDaniels is a photogenic former and future head coach, and because the bearded, robust Patricia looks like he just stumbled out of a scene from "The Revenant."

Why do I have a feeling, Extreme Makeover may be calling him in the offseason??