Twitter: Belichick on resting players

[DFWJC]

What? What did you call me? Son, you're forgetting yourself
- Warden norton

One of my all-time favorite movies.

 

[Bullflop]

Belichek is a master at delivering pure BS anytime he's asked to deliver an answer he'd prefer not to reveal. That's his specialty.

 

[hendog]

Rest the injured and the rest play and bring hell with them!

 

[Melonfeud]

The older I get, the more I like BB.

Pretty sure I'm going to be crotchety as an old man.

Lol, I've come around on him myself, when the evil lord BB speaks/ implements procedures I gotta sit up and pay attention

I read where he was talking about the " Landry shift" in the early part of his career and the intricate complexities of it's brilliant conception and how it was far more than a flashy gimmick.

The coolest thing about him (IMO)
is he knows if he's not got his **** wired tight/together they can be beaten and he projects that aspect of his nature easily.

 

[Shuff]

I love Bill, but that is not even an answer, I mean, what????

 

[roughneck266]

He's being Belichick.

Kind of a synonym isnt it?

 

[DallasEast]

I despise the Patriots but I love the way Belichick handles day to day business.

"Tell me which players are going to get hurt and I'll rest them."

I do as well and wish all coaches took the same approach. Coaches aren't obligated towards divulging any information that an opponent could use to counter their gameplan. On the other hand, coaches might feel it necessary to open up about certain details if the questions posed lacked thought or were not transparently repetitive sometimes.

The latter is a pet peeve of mine. For example, a reporter asks if a player will be active for the next game? The coach replies that the player is being evaluated and may play. Then the reporter asks if the player will be active for the game if they pass the evaluation? So the coach replies that the player hasn't been ruled out for the game and is currently being evaluated. Like clockwork, the reporter asks if the player isn't ruled out on Saturday will he play on Sunday?

It's the same dang-blasted question spoked slightly different every time! It's an example of why I could never be a coach dealing with the media. I would tell so many reporters to take a long walk off a short pier.

 

[superonyx]

It's a pretty bad message to send to the players who don't get weeks off.
Unless a guy needs rest due to injury he needs to play.

 

[Htown-Cowboy]

He's being obtuse.

"You're Being Obtuse"

 

[Trouty]

Belichick doesn't answer stupid questions from reporters. He scorns them. It's glorious. Now, ask him about Pepper Johnson or the importance of lane integrity on a kick off and he'll give you a 500 word response.

GOAT coach is GOAT.

 

[plasticman]

I've always been somewhat disappointed to see Belichek incorporate so many aspects of the old Cowboys method of acquiring talent and building a team with the modification of including a salary cap and free agent. The patriot management have been brilliant with their logic. Meanwhile, the real answer to building a team was under Jerry's nose the whole time within his franchise's history.

The Patriots draft players that fit their specific scheme, they are typically not sexy or exciting picks that get media attention or sells more tickets. The Patriots do not believe in filling holes with high dollar free agents. You might remember, they made no move to acquire another quarterback after Brady went down. They would absolutely never do what the Vikings did. They will bite the bullet and coach up the team they have.For them it's all about increasing the overall quality of available talent. For them, the draft is entirely about value and they try to increase the value at every opportunity.

Before the rookie salary cap was devised, they already knew that the top 15 players in a draft were typically overpaid. I mean, teams would shell out millions for a player with zero NFL experience, money that could be used to resign a valuable player or acquire a good veteran. Therefore, they would often trade a 1st round pick for another 2nd rounder or 3rd or both but always tried to get the following year's #1 pick in the trade so they could do it all over again. They felt that 2nd and 3rd round picks had good value in proportion to their contracts. Also, they don't have to worry about the superstar prima donna attitudes that some of the top rookies have from college. They will take a player in the 1st round that that they just feel they can't pass on.

LOL, in the past 8 drafts they have had a total of 15 2nd round picks and 12 3rd round picks.

They treat the salary cap like a pie, each of the 50 something players get a piece of the pie but they can only take what Belichek thinks they will earn during that time. If the player doesn't like the size, no matter who he is, then he can leave. They refuse to overpay.

They strongly believe in developing their own quarterbacks and draft them on a consistent basis.

By the way, Belichek's first NFL job was quality control, the coaching position that Tom Landry invented, responsible for scouting reports on upcoming opponents.

 

[AsthmaField]

He's being obtuse.

Careful or he'll throw you down with the sodomites.

 

[AsthmaField]

I don't know why we're still discussing something that Garrett already clarified.

Thank you!

It is becoming ridiculous. It's like if someone disagrees with the way Garrett (and Belichick) are playing the starters, they think nobody understands their side and if they just keep making threads about it, someone important will see it and tell Garrett. Like Garrett will go, "Wow, what a great idea! We can just let our important players rest and they'll be super strong in a month when they play again!"

 

[plasticman]

I would love to be in the same room as Bill Belichek, Gregg Popovich, Bob Knight, and Bill Parcells together. I bet it would be a riot.

 

[Trouty]

I would love to be in the same room as Bill Belichek, Gregg Popovich, Bob Knight, and Bill Parcells together. I bet it would be a riot.

It'd be very quiet, awkwardly quiet, with all of them wondering when it was going to end.

BB to room: So, is this over?

Room: Yup.

<everyone leaves>

 

[VACowboy]

just answer the question.

Why? It doesn't do him or his team any good and he doesn't owe it to you or me or anyone else.

I do as well and wish all coaches took the same approach. Coaches aren't obligated towards divulging any information that an opponent could use to counter their gameplan. On the other hand, coaches might feel it necessary to open up about certain details if the questions posed lacked thought or were not transparently repetitive sometimes.

The latter is a pet peeve of mine. For example, a reporter asks if a player will be active for the next game? The coach replies that the player is being evaluated and may play. Then the reporter asks if the player will be active for the game if they pass the evaluation? So the coach replies that the player hasn't been ruled out for the game and is currently being evaluated. Like clockwork, the reporter asks if the player isn't ruled out on Saturday will he play on Sunday?

It's the same dang-blasted question spoked slightly different every time! It's an example of why I could never be a coach dealing with the media. I would tell so many reporters to take a long walk off a short pier.

The media does coaches zero favors. They're always fishing for sound bites to take out of context and turn into issues that don't exist. I've never understood all the whining when Garrett refuses to dish out the details of his team.

 

[erod]

It's amazing how many fans think you can just treat this like a preseason game. As if Dallas has 75 players at it's disposal.

Actually, it's not that amazing with this fan base.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Why? It doesn't do him or his team any good and he doesn't owe it to you or me or anyone else.



The media does coaches zero favors. They're always fishing for sound bites to take out of context and turn into issues that don't exist. I've never understood all the whining when Garrett fails to dish out the details of his team.

Then say that. It's weird how athletes try to belittle media

 

[WoodysGirl]

 

[LocimusPrime]

Patriots notable free agent signings and trades:

• Randy moss
• Rodney Harrison
• Mike Vrabel
• Junior Seau
• Darrelle Revis
• Bryan Cox
• Roman Phifer
• Antowain Smith
• Albert Haynesworth
• Joey Galloway
• Brandon Lloyd
• Chad Brown
• Deltha O'neal

Some worked....some didn't. But they do go after free agents