Bill Belichick

Coach

1952-04-16

Bill Belichick is an American football coach known for his tenure as head coach of the New England Patriots and multiple Super Bowl titles.

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You go to the draft board and think, 'Here's a nose tackle. Who needs a nose tackle?' Well, eight teams in front of you need a nose tackle, and there's two nose tackles. It's something you have to figure out where you can get the players to play in your system.
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My job as a coach is to make good decisions. It's not to go out there and block or tackle.
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There's no medals for trying. This isn't like eighth grade where everybody gets a trophy. We are in a professional sport, and it is competitive to win. That's what we do.
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Ultimately, the team has to come first even though we all have individual goals and preferences.
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If you're well-prepared, you know what you're doing, and you have an idea what the opponents can do - what their strengths and weaknesses are - once you get into the game, those adjustments will be - I won't say easy, but relatively easier and more manageable.
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It's not all about talent. It's about dependability, consistency, and being able to improve. If you work hard and you're coachable, and you understand what you need to do, you can improve.
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As you know, I'm not on SnapFace and all that, so I don't really get those. I'm really just worried about getting our team ready to go.
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