Patriots' Belichick Stresses Fundamentals
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The struggling New England Patriots looked nothing like the team that won the Super Bowl less than seven months ago. Their performance in Saturday night's 31-3 exhibition loss at Cincinnati was so bad that coach Bill Belichick wants to see a return to basics for a team that won its last 15 games last season.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick stayed true to form Thursday, refusing to discuss Tom Brady's health a few days after the quarterback was photographed limping through New York with a cast on his right foot.
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FOXBOROUGH -- When Bill Belichick puts on his headset and starts pacing the sideline today, 10 days of preparation will begin to unfold in front of him.
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The Patriots have prided themselves on a one-game-at-a-time approach, but now that the team is preparing for its regular-season finale, quarterback Tom Brady yesterday allowed himself to look at the big picture.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots pulled within one game of the NFL record for consecutive victories with a 23-12 win over the Cardinals Sunday, but coach Bill Belichick was not satisfied with the team's performance.
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The master of Xs and Os needs to catch up on his Zs. Bill Belichick was "runnin' on fumes" Monday &#151; his brain and body still busy after a draining win that put his New England Patriots in another Super Bowl. A few early morning winks would have to do for a coach who treats wasted minutes as missed opportunities.
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Bill Belichick has been able to motivate the Patriots to rise to the elite level of the NFL, so his ability to &quot;sell&quot; his team's next foe, the Arizona Cardinals, shouldn't be a surprise.
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It would seem only natural for Bill Belichick to pause and take stock of his team now, the last exhibition game offering finality to training camp and a launching point for the Patriots' defense of a Super Bowl title.
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Given the dynamics of the situation, there was no way Bill Belichick could have prepared for today's start of the AT&amp;T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in a fashion that suits his personality. More in tune with detail than the next dozen guys combined, Belichick was engaged in some rather important business Sunday, then he had clean-up duty Monday, and his ...
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FOXBORO, Mass., Jan. 17 - As a blissful night turned into a cold, dark morning, several deep creases had already returned to Bill Belichick's forehead. He was back in the coaches' office hours after his New England Patriots broke free of the Indianapolis Colts in an American Football Conference semifinal. He was working on a new game plan and a new message.
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Under Belichick, the Patriots are undefeated this season. With Coughlin, the Giants won a record 10 games on the road.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - If the Patriots are to take a cue from coach Bill Belichick this week, look for the team to be loose and at ease. Belichick was just that upon arrival in Arizona last night, engaging reporters on several occasions as Super Bowl week officially kicked off.
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When it comes to switching positions for the good of the team, some players do it comfortably while others, according to Patriots coach Bill Belichick, wouldn't even be asked. &quot;Some players can interchange from position to position seamlessly and you would never know sometimes what their primary spot was,&quot; said Belichick, whose team had a day off from ...
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The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense. New England just keeps winning.
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The legacy of the Patriots â of the players, that is â is secure. But there is a legitimate debate about the regular-season legacy of their coach, Bill Belichick.
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick&#39;s team has won two of the past three Super Bowls and an NFL-record 20 straight games. Yesterday, he was asked by the New York metropolitan media if he has taken time to enjoy the ride.
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Do not bring up last season. Patriots coach Bill Belichick despises talk of the past, except when it helps him prepare his team for the upcoming week.