Tom Brady No-Show - The Great Belichick Mind-F*ck
I would be very very willing to bet that Bill Belichick is pulling the greatest mind-fuck the NFL has ever seen.
He’s not beyond pushing the envelope, as you may know.
The legality of it all shows that Tom Brady wasn’t on the last Patriots injury report, and the next one isn’t due until next Wednesday. With more than just the Super Bowl at stake, I wouldn’t put anything past Belichick. Many have called him a “Genius” and “One of the Best Coaches of All-Time”…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - For the second consecutive day, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wasn’t in the locker room or at practice when reporters and cameramen were allowed inside Friday.
During the 45-minute period in the locker room, several cameramen lingered near his locker, but he didn’t show up. Nor was he there for the first 12 minutes of practice that the media were allowed to watch.
Asked if he could say whether Brady would practice Friday, New England coach Bill Belichick said, “Not now. We’ll see.”
Brady was photographed in New York on Monday wearing a protective boot on his right foot. He took it off later in the day and hasn’t been photographed wearing it since. He reportedly has a minor high ankle sprain that isn’t expected to keep him out of the Super Bowl against the New York Giants on Feb. 3.
Brady wasn’t seen during the first 15 minutes of Thursday’s workout to which media were admitted, nor in the locker room.
Belichick tossed out a bone:
“The injury report will be out next Wednesday and we’re excited to give that to you. That form will be filled out completely and I can’t wait to give that to everybody. I know you’re anxious for it, so when it’s due on Wednesday, we’ll have it for you. Don’t worry about that.”
Then the mind-fuck came to a close:
As Belichick was asked Friday to compare the current trip to the Super Bowl to the other three the team has played in, vice president of media relations Stacey James said, “Final question.”
One reporter tried to squeeze in another, asking if Belichick could say what Brady did or didn’t do on Thursday, the Patriots’ first day of practice after a three-day break.
“Was that the last question?” Belichick said with a smile, turning toward James.
“That was the last question,” James replied.
With that, Belichick walked from the podium and out of the room.
(AP & Patriots Website)
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With more than just the Super Bowl at stake, I wouldn’t put anything past Belichick. Many have called him a “Genius” and “One of the Best Coaches of All-Time”…
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Yeah, and the fucking Cleveland Browns’ owner, Art Model, fired him back-in-the-day …
January 25th, 2008 at 1:55 pmYeah and look at where the Browns are now. they suck mabey they should have spen the money and keep some of that talent. if you look back at alot of the teams in the super bowl they have done about the same thing. they say there star player is hurt or not 100% then come game time there he is. now I ma not a huge Pat fan but get real how many other teams do you thint had video are you trying to tell me that the rats oops I mean jets didnt have any tapes on other teams like that. come on all the nfl teams had some form of video and it has been proved the rest of the year that they didnt need it anyways they are just a very good team
January 29th, 2008 at 6:11 am