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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk2kOAf1zP8

Nice little BB video find this morning. While attending a Belichick press conference is on my bucket list, I think I would get more enjoyment out of watching the press try to crack him than any information BB might actually divulge. Personally I wish they’d just ask him more X and O questions and watch him go to town. Always love it when someone asks some random football history question and BB starts spouting off, showing how affable he really is.

They touch on it briefly in this video, but BB and Patriots are ALWAYS competing. Whether it’s not divulging any information at the press conference, or demanding the prospects they talk to at the scouting combine keep quiet about it, they will always be looking to gain an edge.

One thing that wasn’t mentioned in this piece was how BB also is careful of how his words will effect his own team. Overt praise for one player might come at another’s expense. By showing a complete focus on the upcoming opponent even in his press conference Belichick is always sending that message to his team. Don’t worry about anything other than preparing yourself to play your best this Sunday. No matter how much you did or didn’t play last weekend. No matter what off the field distractions are going on. Focus on the here and now, and get yourself ready to go.

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

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The record speaks for itself. After missing the playoffs in his first season at New England he made the playoffs eight of 10 years — winning the AFC East each season, including five straight — and reached the Super Bowl four of those times. Oh, yeah, he also won three Super Bowls in four years. He was the first coach to go 16-0, the first to win 14 or more regular-season games four times and the only one to win 21 straight regular-season games. He just completed a season where his quarterback became the first unanimous MVP, where he was named the game’s Coach of the Year and where his team led the league in regular-season victories … again. Oh, and did I mention he’s won at least 10 regular-season games the past 10 years and has the best winning percentage among current head coaches with 100 games of experience? So he lost his last three playoff games. Big deal. Tell me another coach you’d trust in one game. In fact, every time he meets a league MVP in the playoffs, he beats him … and let me count the ways: Kurt Warner in 2001; Peyton Manning and Steve McNair in 2003; Manning in 2004; LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006. Belichick is 14-5 in the playoffs with New England, 3-1 in Super Bowls and a three-time Coach of the Year winner. He doesn’t just make it to the all-decade list; he makes it to the all-time one, too, a slam dunk as a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Clark Judge on BB

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Bill Belichick—I think he’s the best coach in history, and this is arguably his second best coaching job after his performance in 2001. He traded Randy Moss and Laurence Maroney, then lost seven key players to injured reserve. Belichick has done it with the youngest defense in the NFL and 18 undrafted players, including his two top running backs. He runs the defense, and he runs the offense. He has a great feel for playing to the strengths of individuals and identifying and playing to the strengths of the team, and that has been very evident this season. Belichick has gotten more out of a number of players than any coach should have.

Dan Pompei

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Ranking Bill Belichick’s coaching seasons

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On Wednesday night after Patriots coach Bill Belichick won his third Coach of the Year award, it sparked a twitter debate of where each season of BB’s tenure ranked. 

Here’s my ranking and why I put each one where I did.

1. 2001 – in just his second year with a back-up quarterback he won a Super Bowl, shutting down the “Greatest Show on Turf” in the process with a game plan that currently resides in the Hall of Fame.

2. 2010 – with a difficult schedule, a bunch of rookies and second year players on both sides of the ball BB led the Pats to a 14-2 season, ending in a disappointing playoff loss at home to the Jets. On paper this team looked like they’d be around 10 wins and on the playoff bubble. They ended up being the best team in the NFL during the regular season. Unheard of with such a young defense and so much inexperience. Having Brady’s MVP season certainly helped.

3. 2004 – yes they had talent and experience on both sides of the ball, but they also played the Super Bowl with a makeshift defensive backfield that included such players as undrafted rookie free agent Randall Gay and off-the-street free agent Earthwind Moreland. When you factor in the pressure of defending a Super Bowl title and taking every team’s best shot, this Super Bowl winning team was a special coaching season.

4. 2007 – This was a veteran team that came within 3 minutes of being the undisputed greatest team of all time. Between the addition of so many veteran newcomers and the circus known as Spygate that swirled around them, this team’s 16-0 record was an epic achievement, especially against a tough schedule that included sweeping the NFC East and AFC North. Making it to the Super Bowl was no small achievement either, especially considering how they seemed to run out of gas at the end of the season. A special season, no matter how it ended.

5. 2003 – it’s weird to have a Super Bowl winning team ranked below two non-Super Bowl winning teams but the fact is that this was a veteran team that was peaking especially on defense. BB did win Coach of the Year in 2003, but his job was a lot easier based on the quality and leadership of his personnel. Still, winning a Super Bowl is never easy, and the Pats shutdown both NFL MVPs on the way. They also pulled out what was possibly the best Super Bowl game of recent memory.

6. 2006 – This team had it’s fair share of injuries and departures to overcome, especially Rodney Harrison, Willie McGinest and Deion Branch. Brady didn’t have much to work with at receiver (remember Doug Gabriel?), Corey Dillon was at the end of the road, and the linebacker corps had begun to get thin. Still this team pulled it together and came within a quarter of the Super Bowl. They just ran out of gas at the end, but this was an impressive coaching season to even get to that point.

7. 2008 – A lot of people have this season ranked a lot higher than I do (Felger had it as maybe BB’s best) but just because they won 11 games with Matt Cassel doesn’t do it for me.  They beat one playoff team (Dolphins… who were BARELY a playoff team) and missed the playoffs on a tie breaker. You couldn’t get a more cake schedule than the AFC and NFC West. Cassel was surprising but let’s remember in 2001 they WON the Super Bowl with a backup, and far less talent around him.

8. 2005 – Injuries and departures really killed this team. Gone were Ty Law, Roman Phifer, and Ted Johnson. Tedy Bruschi suffered a stroke and didn’t return until late October. Rodney Harrison and Matt Light were both lost for the season against the Steelers. When you added it all up it was too much to overcome. Though they played some good football in December and beat the Jaguars in the AFCWC they just didn’t have the horses to win in Denver.

9. 2009 – The highlight of this season was Tom Brady’s first game back where he had the best comeback of his career. After that it was all downhill. The 2009 team just didn’t have the Patriots magic. Maybe it was the retirements of Bruschi and Harrison coupled with some toxic locker room presences. They sputtered down the stretch, going 4-4 in their last 8 before getting wiped out in the wild card round by the Ravens. I suppose the fact that they still won the AFCE is a testament to where our expectations are, but no one should’ve been surprised to the this team’s season ended early.

INC: 2000 – I give BB a pass on the 2000 season, it was a team he inherited so it hard to really judge it.

Belichick Wins 2010 AP Coach of the Year!

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When it’s all said and done with BB’s Patriots reign 2010 might be considered a year of missed opportunity for the team, but the awards that were won and the regular season games that were won will be a good part of the tally.

No coach has won 14 games in a season more times than BB. And considering this was supposed to be a rebuilding year on defense, and the Pats have 6 picks in the first three rounds this year, and well… let’s just say things are looking good.

Belichick AP Coach of Year