Bill Belichick

I’ve been avoiding the internet like a plague all day, albeit a plague that I would desperately like to get a piece of. Writing about a super bowl that has already occurred but of which I don’t know the outcome is a bit like apologizing a couple minutes before unfurling a massive fart.

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(I've also posted this on my blog at FanNation.com).

It's been an interesting NFL Sunday thus far, so I had the urge to get my two cents in on the day's events. First thing that comes to my mind, it's going right into this post...

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l has emerged as a viable NFL quarterback, and he'll make some franchise very happy this offseason. Bill Belichick has survived key injuries to the best player in the league, his best defensive player, his heart-and-soul leader of an already beleagured secondary and all of his running backs at some point this year and guided a winning journey. The Patriots have gotten better throughout the season and appear to be peaking at just the right time, only the right time might end a few weeks earlier than expected.

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Brady did it to Bledsoe, so it was only a matter of time. Speaking of similarities, I see Bill Belichick standing behind Matt Cassel rubbing his hands together and laughing maniacally like a mad scientist. This is a formula. And this is what

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Bill Belichick's resume speaks for itself - the man has won three Super Bowls and helped to turn a doormat franchise into a borderline dynasty. As far as people in New England are concerned, his reputation is cemented.

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An an injured knee can't account for the fact that Bill Belichick has been out-coached - handily - in two of the last three games the Pats have played.

Think about it: Miami threw the funky Wildcat offense at him, and he never adjusted the defense, or, perhaps more accurately, the defensive never adequately adjusted. As for Sunday night? It was clear from the first snap that San Diego wanted to throw deep to O'Neal's side of the field. And guess what? They did. Over and over. That may be more on the defensive coordinator than Belichick, but at some point it all comes back to him.

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Well, basketball is over and Major League Baseball is heading into the All Star break, which means that the real baseball season is about to begin.  I know, I am waaaaaaaaaaayyyyy overdue for this year's first rabid Red Sox post, but honestly I've been a little bit preoccupied with the WORLD CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS and basketball in general (it has overtaken baseball as my favorite sport, though the Red Sox are and always will be my first love) to really dive into the first three meaningless months of the grueling and arduous MLB season.

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Tom Brady is cocky, Randy Moss is cool as a cucumber, and Bill Belichick can do nothing but gush about his starting quarterback’s talent and intelligence. Just one big love-in for the Pats. However, the Giants know they’re expected to lose. While the Patriots bask in the glow of adoration and expectation, the G-Men are just focusing on the game. Sure, Plaxico Burress has gone on the record predicting a score, but for the most part, all the Giants can talk about is that they didn’t come this far just to be content with winning the NFC. They came to win a championship. This mentality is important to note when you think back to the NBA Finals last year. The Cavaliers celebrated so triumphantly after defeating the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals that one could tell that they hadn’t hoped to go any further. Not to say that any single player didn’t want to beat the Spurs, but it was more of a contentment; they never dreamed that they could make it as far as they did, so as a result, their emotional win over Detroit led to a release of adrenaline and sigh of relief rather than inspiring a bigger hunger to tackle the next feat. In New York’s win over Green Bay two weeks ago, you didn’t get the sense that they were in awe or disbelief that they pulled off the victory. I got the impression that they knew all along where they were headed, so the NFC title was an exciting accomplishment, but just another step in their season. 

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