Say what you will about Belichick, but this is pretty awesome

[dave mcbride]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/09/18/bill-belichick-offers-1500-word-discourse-on-long-snappers-off-the-top-of-his-head/

[Dr. Who]

Just now, dave mcbride said:

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/09/18/bill-belichick-offers-1500-word-discourse-on-long-snappers-off-the-top-of-his-head/

Reported.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

2 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Reported.

I am Ridgewaycynic2013, and I approved this action. 😁

[dave mcbride]

3 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Reported.

Seriously, read it. It’s very interesting.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Just now, dave mcbride said:

Seriously, read it. It’s very interesting.

Agreed.  It is a good article.

[Draconator]

It was like story time with Uncle Bill with all the kids sitting around the transistor radio. 

[Dr. Who]

5 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:

Seriously, read it. It’s very interesting.

Historical memory at the drop of a hat, narrative of increasing specialization, and explanation why at the professional level, it's very difficult for a specialist to be good at other specialized positions (such as punter and kicker.) Obviously a bright guy and endearing if you like rooting for the dark side. I take rivalries in sports to be equatable with the antagonisms of professional wrestling. The difference is the particular obnoxious qualities of certain fan bases adds a charge to the animous. Anyway, it's fun to revile the Sith Lord and Tom Terrific. ESPN sycophancy over the years has also contributed to why they are fun to hate, but as human beings, of course, they possess admirable qualities . . . alright, folks, go ahead and report😈

[GunnerBill]

He is the best defensive mind of all time and the best special teams mind of all time. 

 

 

[Dr. Who]

Just now, GunnerBill said:

He is the best defensive mind of all time and the best special teams mind of all time. 

 

 

Along with overconfidence off of the 51 - 3 drubbing of the Raiders and consequent partying to excess before the game, he's the main reason we haven't won a Super Bowl. But yes, a gifted SOB.

[atlbillsfan1975]

I can say what I want? He is a proven cheater and every year without Tom he looks more like a great DC and a below average HC. 

[benderbender]

5 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Historical memory at the drop of a hat, narrative of increasing specialization, and explanation why at the professional level, it's very difficult for a specialist to be good at other specialized positions (such as punter and kicker.) Obviously a bright guy and endearing if you like rooting for the dark side. I take rivalries in sports to be equatable with the antagonisms of professional wrestling. The difference is the particular obnoxious qualities of certain fan bases adds a charge to the animous. Anyway, it's fun to revile the Sith Lord and Tom Terrific. ESPN sycophancy over the years has also contributed to why they are fun to hate, but as human beings, of course, they possess admirable qualities . . . alright, folks, go ahead and report😈

After videotaping practices, stealing playbooks, videotaping super bowl walkthroughs, using late substitutions/formations that are banned the next season, misrepresenting injury reports, having “doctors” that aren’t medical doctors supplying “supplements” to the team, and having support staff that refers to himself as “the Deflator, 

we’re all super evil for expecting the worst from a superlative character who should probably replace Lombardi’s name from the trophy. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 minute ago, benderbender said:

After videotaping practices, stealing playbooks, videotaping super bowl walkthroughs, using late substitutions/formations that are banned the next season, misrepresenting injury reports, having “doctors” that aren’t medical doctors supplying “supplements” to the team, and having support staff that refers to himself as “the Deflator, 

we’re all super evil for expecting the worst from a superlative character who should probably replace Lombardi’s name from the trophy. 

Keep that up, and this thread will get moved to 'P, P, & P'.

[benderbender]

2 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Keep that up, and this thread will get moved to 'P, P, & P'.

[Dr. Who]

8 minutes ago, benderbender said:

After videotaping practices, stealing playbooks, videotaping super bowl walkthroughs, using late substitutions/formations that are banned the next season, misrepresenting injury reports, having “doctors” that aren’t medical doctors supplying “supplements” to the team, and having support staff that refers to himself as “the Deflator, 

we’re all super evil for expecting the worst from a superlative character who should probably replace Lombardi’s name from the trophy. 

Yeah, but the Nazis clearly had the best uniforms.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

7 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Yeah, but the Nazis clearly had the best uniforms.

Oh yeah, that mitigates everything. 🙄

*
😁

[Dr. Who]

Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Oh yeah, that mitigates everything. 🙄

*
😁

Naturally, one cannot condone illicit activities or grave evil, but sartorial splendour is underrated.

(Didn't want to answer seriously and thought the fella might implicitly recognize his ire was not apt for humorous badinage.)

[dave mcbride]

12 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Yeah, but the Nazis clearly had the best uniforms.

An uncomfortable but true thing.

[Dr. Who]

5 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:

An uncomfortable but true thing.

If one is being serious (against my intentions here, actually,) the fascist aesthetic as a whole, its heavy-handed "monumental" giganticism, the sort of thing evident in Speer's architecture for instance is grandiose, oppressive, obvious, as well as jejune. The idolization of heroic, youthful masculinity, when scrutinized, indicates a truly immature state, a lack of developed capacity to recognize beauty in the ephemeral, the imperfect, that which endures time and its complexities. All that said, they nailed the uniforms.

Edited September 18, 2021 by Dr. Who

[AmishRifle]

I’ve had to Google several words in this thread!  

[Draconator]

1 minute ago, AmishRifle said:

I’ve had to Google several words in this thread!  

 

Where do you think they got those words from...

[Dr. Who]

4 minutes ago, Draconator said:

 

Where do you think they got those words from...

So sorry if you are offended by my rhetoric. I'm still paying off the student loans for my PhD in literature (and I'm pretty old.)

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

4 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

So sorry if you are offended by my rhetoric. I'm still paying off the student loans for my PhD in literature (and I'm pretty old.)

Their is no weigh that many will waist there time going they're.

[MJS]

He just didn't want to answer any other questions, so he took up all the time answering the least important question he received.

 

And he must be getting soft in his old age. Telling stories from the good old days of football to the young whippersnappers in the media.

[Dr. Who]

Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Their is no weigh that many will waist there time going they're.

I sea what ewe did their.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Just now, Dr. Who said:

I sea what ewe did their.

Many didn't.  If they could have, they would have, but they couldn't so they douldn't. 🤔

[NoHuddleKelly12]

Yeah, but he repeated himself on Pete Gogolak, so I’m not that impressed.

 

 

1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

He is the best defensive mind of all time and the best special teams mind of all time. 

 

 

Double reported. 

[GunnerBill]

5 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

 

Double reported. 

 

Tell @Hapless Bills Fan to add it to the list.

[dave mcbride]

53 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

If one is being serious (against my intentions here, actually,) the fascist aesthetic as a whole, its heavy-handed "monumental" giganticism, the sort of thing evident in Speer's architecture for instance is grandiose, oppressive, obvious, as well as jejune. The idolization of heroic, youthful masculinity, when scrutinized, indicates a truly immature state, a lack of developed capacity to recognize beauty in the ephemeral, the imperfect, that which endures time and its complexities. All that said, they nailed the uniforms.

You are preaching to the choir. (But at least it’s an ethos!)

 

Btw, re: the uniforms, you know that Hugo Boss was a designer of them, right? A real ad:

 

Edited September 18, 2021 by dave mcbride

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

47 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

 

Double reported. 

With whipped cream and a cherry on top!

51 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

 

Double reported. 

Edited September 18, 2021 by Ridgewaycynic2013

[Maybe Someday]

This article is a good answer to the thread of why Mitch isn’t our holder as well. 

[eball]

If Bill Belichick was our coach with Josh Allen at QB the Bills might never lose again. 

[Bermuda Triangle]

4 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

He is the best defensive mind of all time and the best special teams mind of all time. 

 

 

Joe Judge is a chip off of Belichick's block.

[Mikie2times]

Like him or not, the guy worked with some brilliant minds and has done it for a long time. He is one of the best of all time.  Here is the video, interesting even in his monotone BB voice.  

 

 

[Mikie2times]

5 hours ago, MJS said:

He just didn't want to answer any other questions, so he took up all the time answering the least important question he received.

 

And he must be getting soft in his old age. Telling stories from the good old days of football to the young whippersnappers in the media.

I don't see it that way. He never answers anything from the media that is relevant to his teams circumstances. A reporter gave him a chance to talk about something he enjoys that's isn't relevant to his team in the moment and he showed he's happy to talk, was even thankful for being asked such a question. I think he respected the question more than anything, which is why he elaborated so much.  I found it interesting. 

[MrSarcasm]

6 hours ago, atlbillsfan1975 said:

I can say what I want? He is a proven cheater and every year without Tom he looks more like a great DC and a below average HC. 

To be fair. I can't think of any coach in the modern era that has won multiple Super Bowls without a good QB.

[0017]

I will say this about him, he’s ugly and I hate him! You said “say what you will about him” 😂 oh and his son is really ugly too!! 

[atlbillsfan1975]

1 hour ago, MrSarcasm said:

To be fair. I can't think of any coach in the modern era that has won multiple Super Bowls without a good QB.

I can think of a bunch who didn’t get caught cheating to do it.

[Motorin']

7 hours ago, dave mcbride said:

You are preaching to the choir. (But at least it’s an ethos!)

 

Btw, re: the uniforms, you know that Hugo Boss was a designer of them, right? A real ad:

 

 

Say what you will about the tenants of national socialism dude. 

[Coastie]

Definitely a case where i have to separate the art from the artist. Enjoyed the story, dislike the messager.

[Not at the table Karlos]

3 hours ago, KzooMike said:

Like him or not, the guy worked with some brilliant minds and has done it for a long time. He is one of the best of all time.  Here is the video, interesting even in his monotone BB voice.  

 

 

If that's him smiling it looks like it's painful.