If you missed the last five minutes of last night’s game between the Colts and Patriots–which is not a rivalry but a fine matchup nonetheless–you saw Bill Belichick instantly shed the label of “coaching genius” when he sent his offense back out onto the field for a 4th and 2 play from his own 28 yard line. With a six-point lead, Tom Brady threw a screen pass to Kevin Faulk, who bobbled the ball in front of the chains, completed the catch, and was knocked backwards by the Colts’ defense. The ball was spotted short of the first down just before the 2-minute warning, and the Patriots, having used two timeouts on their very short drive, could not challenge the call. Peyton drives the Colts down the short field for a Reggie Wayne TD catch, and the extra point seals a 35-34 Colts win.
There’s only so many ways to say “insane.” Belichick didn’t seem confident after the failed 3rd and 2 pass that he was planning to go for it all along. Who throws it when (a) you need two plays for two yards, and (b) you’re trying to kill the clock, even if Tom Brady is your quarterback?
Was Belichick so immersed in his own excellence that he just assumed he could get the two yards? Or was he so convinced that Peyton Manning was going to beat him anyway? Of course, if Belichick gets his two yards, we’re not having this discussion, but that still doesn’t mean it wasn’t the dumbest call ever.
I’ve spent all day trying to come up with a SpyGate joke for Bill Belichick inexplicably on stage singing Dead or Alive with Bon Jovi at some benefit in this undated video. And I got nuthin’. Charlie Weis, on the other hand…he’s no Ruben Studdard, that much is clear. I love how they do the White People’s “Let’s Go” Clap to try and get the audience into it. I keep waiting for a pickup truck to roll onto the stage with some voiceover about how long-lasting that brand of truck is. Wait, that was John Melloncamp. Wasn’t it? Anyway, if you manage to finish this entire video, pour yourself a pint because you probably need it.
Jeopardy owns. Bill Belichick definitely gave off a super-pissed, I’m-gonna-kill-someone vibe when he left the field early during last year’s Super Bowl loss, which people either called “poor sportsmanship” or “to be expected from such a competitor,” depending on whom you were rooting for. In an awesome turn of events, Alex Trebek & Co. refined that to call it a “hissy fit.” And even though it wasn’t really a hissy fit at all, I like where Trebek’s head is at. If something is a clue on Jeopardy, it becomes instant history. And so it shall ever be: Bill Belichick is a little bitch who throws hissy fits.
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The Pats and Colts meet on Sunday Night in what is almost certainly Peter King’s “alone in the control room with no pants on” game of the week. And while you may think that the Colts’ 3-4 record and Tom Brady’s absence takes a bit of the air out of this matchup, I advise you check out these comments from Pats coach, noted devotee of the film “Sliver,” and hobo king Bill Belichick, tossing a little extra gasoline on the fiah! Noted by the Globe’s Mike Reiss:
…he stopped mid-sentence and said: “Going back to Manning for a second, if I’m not mistaken he hasn’t been on the injury report all year, other than maybe one day right at the beginning of the season. I’m not really sure what injuries you’re talking about. He hasn’t been listed on the report all year, so I’m assuming he’s not hurt.”
Using my trusty Belichick mumble translator, I have decoded that statement so that it reads more accurately.
See? The Colts also lie on their injury reports too! And if they aren’t lying, then Manning is just a huge pussy! Now let’s go bore a hole in a woman’s bathroom and see if we can spot some girl’s steel wool.”
You need a damn PhD in passive aggression to decipher that man, I tell you.
Bad MS Paint courtesy of Ape at KSK.
Tom Casale is a former writer for Patriots Football Weekly who recently left in order to blog for Pregame.com, a gambling website. Posting as "Tommy Rider," he spilled his guts on the Pats organization. Please note: guts may include a lot of shit.
–Tedy Bruschi is much more popular with the fans than he is with his teammates. He isn't the team leader people think he is. Actually, Bruschi rarely talks to any of his teammates… Bruschi is just an unlikable person in general and I think his teammates know what's what and get sick of his act. He created an image that he presents to the public but his teammates know better…
–Corey Dillon is about the most miserable piece of shit you would ever want to encounter.
To be fair, Casale also praises the organization and several players, but nothing comes close to this doozy: the notion of a Bill Belichick sex tape.
I heard from someone who is close to the case that there is a sex tape of Bill Belichick banging the married woman he had an affair with. I shit you not. The husband who is suing that woman for being unfaithful to him has a tape of his wife and Belichick screwing while the two of them were still married.
RAWR! Hell yes Bill Belichick has tape of himself having sex. How else is he supposed to study his tendencies and eliminate weaknesses? He just has to be the best fucking coach ever.
Note: I strongly recommend reading the comments on Casale's post. Judging by most people's reactions, he's one of the more vile, underhanded people to ever walk the earth.
Kevin Garnett (26 points, 9 boards) led Boston past the Pistons 88-79 in Game 1. I've looked for some other interesting aspect to the game, but that's pretty much it… In the draft lottery, the Bulls flipped a 1.7% chance of getting the top pick into… getting the top pick. Listen people, Michael Jordan is not walking through that door.
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