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You wouldn’t know it to look at Eric Mangini now. But it was just three years ago that Jets owner Woody Johnson introduced the 34-year-old whiz kid as his new head coach and repeatedly mentioned Mangini's "pedigree” as if he were some dazzled horseracing mogul raving about the bloodlines of his latest purchase at the Keeneland yearling sale: "Mangini, out of Parcells, by way of Belichick?
Bill Belichick defended his decision to go for it on fourth down as criticism mounted Monday of the call that led to the New England Patriots stunning loss. The coach hailed as one of the NFL's best was a target of columnists, talk radio callers and two of his former players. Why, they all wondered, did he gamble with a six-point lead and just over two minutes to go against the Indianapolis Colts?
Curran: Jets, Saints, Broncos, 49ers proved they are legitimate playoff contenders
A rivalry that was already tense didn’t lose an ounce of juice when Eric Mangini was fired after last season. In fact, Rex Ryan might have ramped up things with his big talk and in-your-face approach.
Curran: In outward approaches, Bill Belichick and Rex Ryan are exact opposites. And that’s what helps make them the main attraction as the NFL season enters Week 2.
Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo probably will play again this season after hurting his right knee in the opener, welcome news for a team that lost Tom Brady for the 2008 season to a knee injury in the first game.
Curran: As the 2009 season begins, Tom Brady is once again gunning for the rest of the NFL. And they are gunning for him.
Curran: The New England Patriots went 16-0 during the 2007 regular season. The Miami Dolphins went 1-15. So when the two teams met in the Week 3 of the 2008 season, Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano and his staff figured it might be smart to bring along some brass knuckles. Which they did in the form of the single-wing “Wildcat offense.”
The 17-year-old son of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has to stay out of trouble for six months to escape a charge for alcohol possession in the Gillette Stadium parking lot.
Since 1999, the 10 players selected with the first overall pick in the NFL draft have collectively earned:
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The 2009 NFL draft could make a mockery of mock drafts everywhere.
Two months ago, Josh McDaniels was a precocious, lantern-jawed offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. The 32-year-old was on the make for a head coaching job that would allow him to bring his scheming brilliance to a team in need.
The Jets, Dolphins and Patriots. Teams tied together atop the AFC East. And key people from each team tied together by a decade-plus of double-crosses, dirty dealings, broken agreements, hurt feelings, ugly words, awkward hugs and the occasional reconciliation.
It’s been murmured lately that the job done by Patriots head coach Bill Belichick so far in 2008 is the best coaching he’s ever done.
New England Patriots fans had little to cheer about in the team's worst home loss in 10 years. They even booed the club that had won three Super Bowls in the past seven seasons.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick says he's in no rush to sign a new quarterback. Belichick spoke Tuesday, one day after losing MVP Tom Brady for the season with a knee injury.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team's former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for "poor job performance." "There's not a lot of credibility," Belichick said in an interview broadcast on "CBS Evening News."
Bill Belichick insists there are no new revelations to come about Spygate.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick broke his silence on New England's twin taping controversies, denying he told anyone to tape the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl and apologizing for all the attention generated by Spygate.
With his mumbled, one-word answers and stern demeanor, Bill Belichick often seems as gray as the hooded sweatshirt he wears on the sideline, as prickly as the cactuses seen everywhere at the site of this year's Super Bowl.
The NFL may soon find out if the New England Patriots video spying went beyond one game, and the team itself may provide the evidence.
Belichick Was RightI enjoy a national shanking of Bill Belichick as much as anyone, but I'm with Neon here: Belichick, who has won three Super Bowls treating football the way an actuary treats a term life policy, made the smart call yesterday. Hmmm.
Losing Brady is a killer blow to the Patriots. Sometimes we forget how great he is until we see the likes of Matt Cassel running the offense. That being said it is not time to panic yet.
ESPN - Kraft, Belichick address owners, apologize for Spygate - NFLWe can only speculate about the advantages that "spy gate" afforded the Patriots. With the apology, it is definitely a start. But in the back of minds, we are always thinking, how many championship runs were moved along because of spying?
Belichick looks back and aheadPatriots coach Bill Belichick looks back at the disappointing 18-1 season and thinks ahead to next year.
If he's going to lose, Bill Belichick would rather be elsewhere - NFL Exper... - NFL - Yahoo! SportsI guess if you can sidestep accountability you can sidestep rules. And respect, and tradition, and class...
A Day in the Life of Bill Belichick3:00am: Wake up. Drink a cocktail of moose piss and virgin's souls. 3:15am: Get daily exercise by kicking puppies. 4:00am: Spend hours cackling about how you made Joe Gibbs your @!$%#.
You know, an interesting thing was brought up by my good friend, Brett, about a week ago:
This article was first published on September 13, 2007. Cardinals-49ers Recap Although it was a sloppy win, the 49ers can at least take a couple of things away from the game:
Make no mistake. Second-year NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is no creampuff. He was right when he refused to suspend Coach Belichick of the New England Patriots for filming defensive signals. Instead, Goodell taught the Patriots a harder lesson in manners and sportsmanship.
Belichick penalty too lightJohn Clayton from ESPN on why the penalties for the videotaping of opposing coaches by the Patriots were too light.
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