I think we all know that quarterbacks, kickers, specialists have certain preferences on footballs. They know a lot more about it than I do. They’re a lot more sensitive to it than I am.
BILL BELICHICKHowever 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.
More Bill Belichick Quotes
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Some guys, football comes really easy to them; they can see what all 22 players are doing, can see what all 11 guys are doing on their side of the ball, how it all fits together. It’s easy for them.
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Each decision will be done on a case-by-case basis and we’ll make the decision we feel is best for the New England Patriots football team.
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Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it’s not the best thing for you.
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All sources are not equal. When you get information, you take the information, you evaluate it, and you do the best you can with it. So, there’s a variance in the quality and the amount of the information. It’s a case-by-case basis. Each one’s different. There’s no set formulas.
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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.
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You get the job done or you don’t.
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To live in the past is to die in the present.
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I think that we’ll continue to try to look at ourselves in the mirror and see where we can do a better job, maybe where we can improve the process. But I think the fundamentals of the process will remain the same.
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I think it’s relatively easy to play defense against a team that can only do one thing. Unfortunately, that’s not what we’re talking about here with Seattle.
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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.
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When you get wet, it usually means something good.
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The only thing I can cheer for in Philadelphia is the national anthem.
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I’m sure that any current or past player of mine would tell you that the balls we practice with are as bad as they can be: wet, sticky, cold, slippery.
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I cannot comment on any player who has ongoing criminal charges and legal situations.
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I think a smart guy can learn. Some guys learn – it’s just like all of us – some guys can learn electronics, some of us can’t.
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