It Is What It Is: Sh*t BB Says

[Catch55]

That's some crafty Photoshopping.

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

From today's coaches' breakfast: http://patspropaganda.com/post/80676926602/bill-belichicks-greatest-comedy-hits-from-tuesdays
 
BB turns to humor when asked lighthearted question about cost of installing cameras on boundary lines. “Maybe we’ll have a bake sale.”
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss)
 
Belichick was asked about a timetable for Gronk’s recovery. Replied “Are you seriously asking that question?”
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyedNESN)
 
Bill Belichick on missing coaches photo on Monday: “Maybe they can photoshop me in there.”
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss)
 
Bill Belichick did say he wanted to be photoshopped in the head coaches photo … pic.twitter.com/997ySgwcA9
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) March 25, 2014

 

[Morning Woodhead]

 
From today's coaches' breakfast: http://patspropaganda.com/post/80676926602/bill-belichicks-greatest-comedy-hits-from-tuesdays
 
BB turns to humor when asked lighthearted question about cost of installing cameras on boundary lines. “Maybe we’ll have a bake sale.”
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss)
 

 

 
The whole quote is even better.  He woke up in a good mood this morning.  This is a good sign. 
 
“Maybe we could have a bake sale, raise some money for the cameras. We could do a car wash,” he joked. “We just spent however many million dollars on the replay system. I mean, there’s a thousand cameras in every stadium, so if somebody spills a beer on somebody we have it on record, right?”

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

He is not in the coaches picture because he is the only NFL coach who is not a member of the coaches union.
 
Which is why (I say in theory as I'm not a gamer) he's the only coach not in NFL Video games

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

He is not in the coaches picture because he is the only NFL coach who is not a member of the coaches union.
 
Which is why (I say in theory as I'm not a gamer) he's the only coach not in NFL Video games

 
You're got it correct.

 

[SMU_Sox]

Not to be too nit-picky here, Lose, but technically it is not a union but an association. Their position can't unionize. Wikipedia link.

 

[Reverend]

I'm getting a Ryu from Street Fighter II tingle.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivxxip58VdU

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

BB is also the master of understatements. When asked about Revis, he simply replied “I think he’ll help our team".

 

[soxfan121]

Andy Reid's muumuu is fetching.

 

[Spelunker]

Not to be too nit-picky here, Lose, but technically it is not a union but an association. Their position can't unionize. Wikipedia link.

 
Interesting. Do we know the backstory behind that? Googling turns out nothing other than, perhaps, pique.

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

BTW, at least according to his twitter account, it was noted dim bulb Ben Volin who asked BB the Gronk question. I guess Volin wants to be this year's version of Idiot Al Breer, asking idiotic questions he knows he won't get an answer to.

 

[Dogman]

BTW, at least according to his twitter account, it was noted dim bulb Ben Volin who asked BB the Gronk question. I guess Volin wants to be this year's version of Idiot Al Breer, asking idiotic questions he knows he won't get an answer to.

 
I'm starting wonder if Volin is related to Borges.

 

[Dustin the Wind]

Andy Reid's muumuu is fetching.

 

[Tito's Pullover]

I love the black Belichick in the front row.

 

[SMU_Sox]

 
Interesting. Do we know the backstory behind that? Googling turns out nothing other than, perhaps, pique.

 
Managers can't unionize. I think this is just union/labor law basics. I studied it and took a sports law class but I am not a practicing attorney so you'd be better off asking some other SoSHer. We have plenty of lawyers on this board who will shed some light on it. I am probably wrong or only half right or w/e.

 

[mpx42]

BTW, at least according to his twitter account, it was noted dim bulb Ben Volin who asked BB the Gronk question. I guess Volin wants to be this year's version of Idiot Al Breer, asking idiotic questions he knows he won't get an answer to.

 
 

Ben Volin ‏@BenVolin  1m
It's Gronk. Felt like it had to be asked RT @Grendel_the_Dog @BenVolin You know Belichick isnt going to answer injury questions, so why ask

 
I've never gotten the sense that Volin is malicious. Just kind of dumb.

 

[Spelunker]

 
Managers can't unionize. I think this is just union/labor law basics. I studied it and took a sports law class but I am not a practicing attorney so you'd be better off asking some other SoSHer. We have plenty of lawyers on this board who will shed some light on it. I am probably wrong or only half right or w/e.

Sorry, I was a actually referring- unclearly- to BB being the sole holdout from joining the association. It's not terribly surprising that he's gone lone wolf on this one, but I've heard no specifics.

 

[5dice]

 
 
 
I've never gotten the sense that Volin is malicious. Just kind of dumb.

He is slightly malicious in a lite shit-stirring way. There is a growing subculture of new generation contrarian-lite shit-stirring going on in Boston lately.  Not vintage Shank attacks, not Felger and Masarotti level Contrarianism as a serviceTM, but if you look every day, you will see the stupid headlines generated by Boston.com's Kaufman, Wilbur, etc... It's not a new art in this town obviously, but it worked better when teams, coaches and fans sucked more, not on the heels of another AFC championship game and world series win (and they even sprinkled some in for fun during the Bruins 12 in a row--see Kaufman's Seidenberg is not coming back piece).  /rant

 

[AbbyNoho]

The Bruins should have purposefully lost some games, they peaked too early. Everyone knows you're only alloted a certain number of wins, you need to pick when they are carefully. 

 

[crystalline]

I've never gotten the sense that Volin is malicious. Just kind of dumb.

This seems like received wisdom here and I'm surprised about the fact as well as how frequently people mention it. Was it something in his question - and - answer? What did I miss?

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Not to be too nit-picky here, Lose, but technically it is not a union but an association. Their position can't unionize. Wikipedia link.

 
That makes sense.  There was a small part of my brain saying "management? union?"

 

[BigJimEd]

I've also wondered why Belichick isn't in it. I don't believe Parcells was in it either.
 
I've seen some reports about Payton and the whole N.O. staff not being members as well.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

This article comes the closest to explaining why he isn't in the Association.
 
 
Take note that every player or coach quoted in this article, from just 2 years ago, is no longer with the Patriots.

 

[MentalDisabldLst]

This article comes the closest to explaining why he isn't in the Association.
 
Take note that every player or coach quoted in this article, from just 2 years ago, is no longer with the Patriots.

 
What a fantastic article, not sure how that was missed in the run-up to the 2nd NE-NYG super bowl.  My favorite part:
 

As the story goes – a story that's taken on legend around the franchise since a number of players retold it – Belichick wasn't pleased when the NFL signed a clothing deal with Reebok that required coaches to wear approved clothing during games. This was some executive in New York telling grown men how to dress. Since when did football coaches become clothing models?
There was no way to opt out of that deal so Belichick considered the fashion options laid out in front of him, and selected the most unstylish outfit, a grey hooded sweatshirt. He began wearing it each week. Only not before having the sleeves cut off to make it even less attractive.
"It's comfortable," Belichick said in explaining his fashion choice. "I carry my stuff in my pouch."
What about chopping off the sleeves?
"I have short arms," Belichick said.

 
It's hard to get more Belichick than that.

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

This article comes the closest to explaining why he isn't in the Association.

 
Thanks for the article -- that was a superb read. BB the anti-establishment, passive-aggressive curmudgeon and a mad-scientist. Just too good. 

 

[Smiling Joe Hesketh]

[youtube]http://youtu.be/xm0FUGGSIpg[/youtube]

 

[Corsi]

[youtube]http://youtu.be/xm0FUGGSIpg[/youtube]

 
Will you look at that shirt! Belichick is loving the GM Convention!
 

 

[SMU_Sox]

We need to make that a gif. SJH.

 

[MentalDisabldLst]

 

[Granite Sox]

It's gonna be another long (and fruitless) season for Volin.

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

It's BB's B'day
 

 
Also:
 
http://www.patriots.com/media-center/videos/Happy-Birthday-Coach-Belichick/f7b69d66-50c1-4706-9aaf-a6e4277da9be

 

[soxfan121]

Are you seriously posting that?

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

Are you seriously posting that?

 
I did have you in my heart when I did. Where do I send my $10?

 

[MentalDisabldLst]

I always thought they were singing about a different Bill...
 
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71hTJnDjwWY[/youtube]

 

[soxfan121]

 
I did have you in my heart when I did. Where do I send my $10?

 
Send it to DRS. I think I owe him $10.

 

[soxfan121]

First, time to change the title. 
 
Second, taken from the Heir Apparent thread:
 
 

 
Mike Reiss ‏@MikeReiss  2m
Asked BB if there was example that stood out to him on importance of having QB position accounted for at all layers, and he said 2011 Colts.
 
Mike Reiss ‏@MikeReiss  1m
BB went on to say that Patriots would never want to build their team in a way that would lead to 1-15 season because of no viable QB option.
 
 
Tom E. Curran ‏@tomecurran  6m
I don't think we would put together our team the way Indianapolis did it when they lost Manning. .... I don't think we'd be happy going 1-15
 

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

First, time to change the title. 
 
Second, taken from the Heir Apparent thread:

 
First, done.
 
Second, I'll miss the SoB on the sidelines as well as on the podium when he's all done.

 

[soxfan121]

If Bill Belichick made the rules, tanking would be punishable by death. 

 

[Norm Siebern]

If Bill Belichick made the rules, tanking would be punishable by death. 

 
Yet another reason why he is my favorite coach of all time, in any sport, anywhere. I wish he were my boss. I might get fired eventually, but if it happened, I would deserve it. That is the kind of boss I want leading my workplace.
 
edit: I might get fired for poor spelling.

 

[Devizier]

"MyFace, YourFace, InstantFace"

 

[soxhop411]

@cpriceNFL: BB asks a reporter if he was on "SnapFace."

 

[rembrat]

BB is the greatest troll of our time.