Not anthological .. but let us add a loving side of BB as well ..:
Theme of the week from Belichick: Every transaction has an effect.The Collins trade took some by surprise in the Patriots' locker room, which led Belichick to be asked how much he considers the emotional side of things when pursuing a trade.
Belichick said that is on his mind with every player, not just some of the higher-profile ones.
"Unfortunately that's part of this business and I'm sure a lot of you don't want to take into consideration other moves that are made on the roster, but they affect everybody," he said. "So it might be a guy that isn't a big guy on your radar but to his roommate or to a teammate that's very close to him it is a big move and so I recognize that, I understand that, I appreciate that, but again, in the end my responsibility is to the football team.
"It's not to an individual player, so I make the decision that I make based on what I feel like is best for the team. It's not a personal decision, it's a team decision. If it was a personal decision then there'd be a lot of decisions that would be different. But that's not my job. My obligation is to all of the players; not just to a single individual.
"I know you want to focus on the bigger names if you will, which is fine. I understand that. But all of the players are important to me. They're important to their teammates. They're important to the organization and anything that affects any individual on the team is important. Not just to three or four we want to single out because of whatever their star power is. I'm not minimizing that but things affect all of the players on the team; not just the few names that are mentioned."
(from Reiss)
