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 BELICHICKMy overall knowledge of football specifications, the overall process that happens on game day with the footballs is very limited.
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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.
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I cannot comment on any player who has ongoing criminal charges and legal situations.
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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.
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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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The more things we do together, talk about together, work together on, the closer we become and the more we rely on each other. I feel like our relationship is very close and continues to grow closer every year as we grow older together.
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When you get wet, it usually means something good.
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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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Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it’s not the best thing for you.
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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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I’ve learned about the inflation range situation. Obviously with our footballs being inflated to the 12.5-pound range, any deflation would then take us under that specification limit.
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To live in the past is to die in the present.
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I’m not going to be able to talk about the people who are involved specifically in any ongoing judicial process.
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I’m a football coach. I’m not a doctor … They don’t call plays, I don’t do surgeries. We have a great deal here.
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I don’t think there’s anybody in this organization not focused on the 49ers…I mean Chargers.
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For a team to accomplish their goal, everybody’s got to give up a little bit of their individuality.
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Tom’s [Brady] personal preferences on his footballs are something he can take about in much better detail and information than I could possibly provide.
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Whatever success I’ve had it is because I’ve tried to understand the situation of the player. I think the coach’s duty is to avoid complicating matters.
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You get the job done or you don’t.
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My overall knowledge of football specifications, the overall process that happens on game day with the footballs is very limited.
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I feel like I’ve had a strong relationship with Robert [Kraft] and his family since I was here in 1996 and I think it’s gotten stronger every year that I’ve been here with the Patriots.
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I’m trying to coach the team and that’s what I want to do.
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I told you the one change we would make in the initial start level of the football pressure, but that’s really about it.
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I was out of the country for a period of time but followed everything closely through other people in our organization and we’ve made the decisions that we felt were right for the football team and we’ll continue to do that and be as diligent as we can going forward.
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There are no shortcuts to building a team each season. You build the foundation brick by brick.
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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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Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling
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