Rapsheet: Thoughts on Bill Belichick’s A Football Life

I can’t believe I still have to wait a week to see this thing.2009 is really an interesting season for this to happen during, perhaps the only year of the BB reign where the magic was just missing.

Trying to rank my excitement for it, I’d put it over the draft, and probably a regular season game, but definitely below a playoff game. Can’t wait…

The relationship between Tom Brady and Belichick comes through so strong in this film. When Belichick needs someone to lean on on the sidelines, it’s Brady. After the Saints loss, for instance, Belichick walks over to Brady and commiserates, saying, “We have no mental toughness, we can’t play the way we need to play, I just can’t get them to play the way they need to play on a week-to-week basis. It’s so (expletive) frustrating.” And Brady responds with a knowing, “We got our (expletive) kicked.” But it’s like Brady is half-coach. So much trust there.