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Belichick might be 60, but there’s a strong feeling around the league that he’s not close to being done, and could well outlast Brady in New England. When asked about his future, Belichick’s stock response privately has been, I’m told, “What else am I going to do?” Here’s the thing – he’s comfortable. He went to prep school and college in the region, lives in the seaside town of Hingham, and his beloved Nantucket is a short drive/boat ride away. He’s got all the power a coach could want organizationally, and now his son is working for him. Maybe he reverses course down the line, but at this point my sense is he’s staying in Foxborough for quite a while to come.

Patriots training camp: Tom Brady aging but still sharp as ever – NFL.com

Anyone who knows this blog knows that this quote is music to my ears to get me hot and bothered….

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During the offseason at one point I had to go back and watch a couple games from 2010. What struck me was how terrific Brady was that season, even before considering all the changes he had to deal with. His tempo and accuracy was off the charts in 2010. Man he was good that season. And then it made me realize that he wasn’t quite as good in 2011. Now, I’m sure the elbow injury factored into a lot of that, but I came away with the question, “Can we ever expect Brady to be that good again?” I’m not sure of the answer. Not sure he has to be that good for this team to win it all if the defense and his receiving options are better. I still believe Brady is right behind Rodgers in terms of rankings – yes, ahead of Brees – and I’m going with the though that he’s going to have to prove to me that he’s on the decline until I actually believe it. I expect him to be sensational this season. Maybe not quite as good as 2010.

Football chat with Greg A. Bedard – Extra Points – Boston.com

Just one of many great nuggets in this chat. Let’s throw this one in here too:

I don’t think the Patriots are going for it this year because of Brady’s closing window – it’s because Belichick is sick of the seven-year title drought. I have as much reason to believe that Belichick is more worried about winning after Brady than before TB retires. The last thing Belichick wants is for TB to retire and then the team go in the tank. Everyone would give all the credit to Brady.


Thank you! Nothing kills me more than the yearly “the Patriots are really going for it this year” or “the Patriots aren’t messing around any more”. Look, Belichick is “really going for it” every year. In fact, every moment of even the off-season.

And I totally agree that Belichick has a very good chance at sticking around beyond Brady to match how the 49ers did it with Montana and Young. He’s spoken admirably of that in the past.

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On what about Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has surprised him so far:

“He actually wears the cut-off sweatshirts all of the time [laughing]. That’s actually the way he does his clothes, so I was definitely impressed by that.”

It Is What It Is » Brandon Lloyd talks about Tom Brady, Josh McDaniels and the sense of ‘urgency’ with the Patriots

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Super Bowl win for Pats in 2012 would cement Brady/Belichick legacy

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A couple of days ago I finally for the first time willingly watched some of Super Bowl XVI. It was the Sound EFX episode, and though I turned it off as soon as Welker didn’t make that catch and watched a lot of it on mute, I once and for all put the 2011 Pats to rest.

Going into the Super Bowl I really saw no way the Pats would lose. Up to that point every game seemed to have its own poetic justice (except that first Giants loss). Brady beat the Jets in New York for the first time since the Spygate, and ended the seasons of both the other teams that had ended his in 2005 and 2009.

Peyton as a Colt vs. Brady was over. And hey, we even let the Steelers finally win one! I knew you had it in you guys! 

Add all that with Myra Kraft’s magical presence over the team and I just didn’t see how we would possibly lose that game. It was just too perfectly all lined up. The Pats would cap off the season by beating who else but the Giants, and avenge the biggest and worst defeat of the Belichick era.

Forget about the Perfect Season, that’s the Perfect Decade.

To be honest it even scared me a little bit in the week leading up to the game. Half the fun of the NFL season is avenging past losses and trying to right wrongs. There would be no one left to beat.

And had the Pats won the Super Bowl my ultimate nightmare could’ve possibly come true. It would seem as good a time as any for Belichick call it a career. And that is something I don’t want.

Well it must’ve been too perfect for the football gods because they decided to tear our heart out on a grand stage yet again, and here I am, left really hating Eli and the Giants a good deal more than I hated them starting in February 2008, and general apathy towards everyone else.

The Jets will always be the Jets of course, and I’ll always respect and enjoy the games against the Ravens and Steelers, but outside the Giants it’s all just slightly less meaningful. 

Still, there should be some great games this season. Getting a shot at the Texans and 49ers should be interesting, and going into Baltimore should be a dog fight. But new rivals must emerge.

Perhaps Buffalo or Houston are ready to give us a run in the AFC, but as things are lining up right now  the Pats should be favorites to secure homefield advantage for the third straight year.

Being a Pats fan has been quite a ride for the past decade. It all seemed easy early on, but lately no professional sports team has fallen just short of championships more than BB and TFB. Yet again the pieces are in place to make a run at another Lombardi which would definitely cement the Brady/Belichick combo as the best of all time.

Another win would tie Brady for most Super Bowl wins with Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, not to mention that he’d stand alone having gone to six. Another MVP would also tie him with Montana with three.

For Belichick another Lombardi would give him a tie for most Super Bowl appearances with Don Shula (who only won two of six), and would tie him with Chuck Knoll for most as a head coach. Overall another win would give Belichick six total Super Bowl rings, putting him second all-time, pretty much undeniably the greatest coach of all time.

And one more shiny silver football for The Hall at Patriots Place would certainly put a different gleam on the two Super Bowl losses to the Giants. I just doubt we’ll ever get another shot at them in the big one.

No matter how it ended, 2011 was a fun ride and there’s plenty of reason to believe the 2012 Patriots can be even better. There might not be a lot of teams who we still owe a pounding to, but there’s still a lot to play for.

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I get a big kick out of the perception publicly – all the media, and mostly the fans, because they don’t see [and] he doesn’t give you much. He’s not there to draw attention to himself. But if you get in a social situation around Bill, he’s got so much personality. He’s interesting. He’s funny. He’s a great friend. I can’t respect our relationship more than I do. He’s about as good a friend as you can expect to have. … If you go to dinner, you’re going to talk about a lot of subjects. It’s real apparent that Bill has no ego. He’s not there to impress you on his championships. He’s just sharing and asking. He shares with guys he knows are interested. It’s like going to graduate school times 100.

La Russa on bond with Belichick – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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