The undefeated Ravens have quite a task in front of them when they go into New England to face Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and the New England Patriots.
Intimidated?
You shouldn’t be.
Despite being 2-1 and losing to the Jets in week two, I will say the Patriots are no push over. Tom Brady hasn’t quite been the pre-ACL/MCL-surgery-three-time-Super-Bowl-Champion-Tom Brady we’re all used to seeing, but he’s improving every week and I think he’ll be back to himself in a few weeks. But, not before this game though.
My issue with the Pats is the arrogant Maryland-native, genius Bill Belichick. From the short sleeve hoodies to the douchebaggery in his press conferences, I can’t stand Belichick.
He was recently crowned head coach of New England’s All Patriots team. I sure hope Tom Brady is QBing that team, because with out Brady the genius is no more.
I’m not afraid of Belichick and you shouldn’t be either. Without Tom Brady this guy is nothing. He couldn’t get Matt Cassel to lead them to the playoffs last year and if the real Tom Brady keeps hiding out the Pats aren’t going anywhere in 2009.
In his five years with the Browns, Belichick was irrelevant. He finished with more than seven wins one time and that was the only year he took the team to the playoffs. Pre-Brady in New England he went 9-7 and last year when Brady went down he was watching January football from home.
So if going on the road to face New England scares you, just know that without a real Tom Brady this team is easily beatable.
Bellicheck doesn’t scare me, Brady does though.
We are 0 & 4 against NE so a win on the road would surely be sweet. Let’s hope!
This will be a great game…
I noticed that stat too. 0-4 is bad, but I still don’t think Tom Brady is Tom Brady. I feel good about this one!
You’re just falling for the national media laziness when it comes to Belichick. What makes you think he’s arrogant? What arrogant thing has he ever said?
The national perception, again shaped by the media, is that Belichick is this sour, arrogant humorless ghoul who is just unpleasant to be around. The persona he puts in front of the media is all done for a purpose. He’s not going to give anything away that could be of possible use to an opponent. If there is an injury question, he’s not going to talk about. Let the opponent guess how hurt someone is, that can have an effect on the opponent’s preparations. He’s not going to give bulletin board material to the opponent. He’s not going to say negative things about specific players. He’s not going to give away anything. As a Patriots fan, I respect and appreciate that. If the media complains, so what. It’s not his job to fill their notebooks with colorful quotes. He’s here to win football games. He’s done a pretty good job of that this decade.
All that said, it is not his real persona. The real Belichick is generous, he gives of himself to his causes, during the season, on Fridays, he’s been known to hold private film sessions with local reporters to educate them about some aspect of the history of the game. He’ll tell stories from his 35 years in the NFL. The national media sees and reports none of that.
When you point out that he couldn’t lead the Patriots to the playoffs with Matt Cassel last year, you do remember they finished 11-5 don’t you? They didn’t exactly fall apart.
It’s OK to hate Belichick. It’s expected with the success he’s had. But don’t do it just because the national media tells you to.
You're just falling for the national media laziness when it comes to Belichick. What makes you think he's arrogant? What arrogant thing has he ever said?
The national perception, again shaped by the media, is that Belichick is this sour, arrogant humorless ghoul who is just unpleasant to be around. The persona he puts in front of the media is all done for a purpose. He's not going to give anything away that could be of possible use to an opponent. If there is an injury question, he's not going to talk about. Let the opponent guess how hurt someone is, that can have an effect on the opponent's preparations. He's not going to give bulletin board material to the opponent. He's not going to say negative things about specific players. He's not going to give away anything. As a Patriots fan, I respect and appreciate that. If the media complains, so what. It's not his job to fill their notebooks with colorful quotes. He's here to win football games. He's done a pretty good job of that this decade.
All that said, it is not his real persona. The real Belichick is generous, he gives of himself to his causes, during the season, on Fridays, he's been known to hold private film sessions with local reporters to educate them about some aspect of the history of the game. He'll tell stories from his 35 years in the NFL. The national media sees and reports none of that.
When you point out that he couldn't lead the Patriots to the playoffs with Matt Cassel last year, you do remember they finished 11-5 don't you? They didn't exactly fall apart.
It's OK to hate Belichick. It's expected with the success he's had. But don't do it just because the national media tells you to.