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The Ten Belichickean Commandments:
- Thou shalt never utter the word “playoffs” until the team qualifies for them.
- Thou shalt never utter the words “Super Bowl” until the team is in it.
- Thou shalt always say “I am paid to coach the guys who are here” when asked about players who are awol.
- Thou shalt always start out saying, “We need to do a better job as coaches,” when addressing the media after a loss.
- Thou shalt always say, “Well, I thought it was a great team effort,” when asked to comment about how great Tommy or Gronk or Hightower played.
- Thou shalt always say, “Well, let’s not nominate him just yet for the Hall of Fame,” when asked to expound on how superb a rookie has looked in the pre-season.
- Thou shalt always say, “We’re on to Cincinnati,” when asked to dwell too long after a win or a hot topic.
- Thou shalt always say, “At least they think so,” when asked what it feels like to beat a trash talking, self-promoting Super Bowl wannabe.
- Thou motto shalt always be: “No days off.”
- Thou shalt always say, even about 0-12 opponents, “We have a tremendous amount of respect for the talent on that football team.”
No NFL persona knows how to appease the football gods as masterfully as Bill Belichick.
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Hail to such divine artwork!
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