We never use the condition of the footballs as an excuse. We play with whatever or kick with whatever we have to use and that’s the way it is.
BILL BELICHICKWe have absolutely done as much work as we can on finding out things like that and we’ll try to get all the information that we can as that would apply to any current situation, which I can’t talk about.
More Bill Belichick Quotes
-
-
I had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls and the process that happened between when they were prepared and went to the officials and went to the game. So, I’ve learned a lot about that.
BILL BELICHICK -
For a team to accomplish their goal, everybody’s got to give up a little bit of their individuality.
BILL BELICHICK -
We have absolutely done as much work as we can on finding out things like that and we’ll try to get all the information that we can as that would apply to any current situation, which I can’t talk about.
BILL BELICHICK -
Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling
BILL BELICHICK -
The only thing I can cheer for in Philadelphia is the national anthem.
BILL BELICHICK -
There are no shortcuts to building a team each season. You build the foundation brick by brick.
BILL BELICHICK -
That has never been a priority for me and I want the players to deal with a harder situation in practice than they’ll ever have to deal with in the game. Maybe that’s part of our ball security philosophy.
BILL BELICHICK -
I am who I am. In the end, I feel that what I’m accountable for is doing a good job as a football coach.
BILL BELICHICK -
However bad we can make them, I make them. Any time that players complain about the quality of the footballs, I make them worse and that stops the complaining.
BILL BELICHICK -
If you sit back & spend too much time feeling good about what you did in the past, you’re going to come up short next time
BILL BELICHICK -
I’m trying to coach the team and that’s what I want to do.
BILL BELICHICK -
Well this week’s all about Seattle, so we’ve been doing our best to prepare for the Seahawks. I’m doing that, our team’s doing that and we’ll be ready to go Sunday. That’s our focus.
BILL BELICHICK -
I think everyone is a case-by-case basis. Whatever the circumstances are that come with any individual, they exist and you have to make a determination as to what your comfort level is with that person and the characteristics that they bring.
BILL BELICHICK -
As part of the process, there are a lot of different ways to evaluate players. There are a number of different companies and things out there that do different things; that have different ways of evaluating and those types of tests and so forth.
BILL BELICHICK -
You get the job done or you don’t.
BILL BELICHICK