Understanding Bill Belichick

ESPN.com senior writer Greg Garber has written an amazing article attempting to explain the enigma that is Bill Belichick.  The article is a great response to the TMQ slop piece I linked you to yesterday.  It details Belichick’s obsession with game tape, from the tender age of 7 years, watching his father break down tape as a coach at Navy.  Belichick’s obsession with game tape can be painted in an even more intriguing light now that this whole Patriot-Gate scandal has come and gone, with the tapes now destroyed.  The article discusses the way Belichick uses his time breaking down game film almost as a sanctuary from all the other rigors of coaching life.

I read this article in full last night, and then again this morning.  It’s that good.  If you even remotely care to know more about the misunderstood genius of Bill Belichick, it’s an absolute must-read.  The sometimes smug, sometimes haughty, always extremely private Belichick is known as many things, but rarely do you hear his name coupled with words that have any sort of positive connotation, especially with the recent scandal giving members of the media who have always secretly loathed Belichick a chance to pile on.  This article, at the very least, attempts to paint Belichick in an objective light.  As a Belichick fan, I enjoyed getting a new and refreshing perspective on the man.

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