Some more NFL thoughts

First some stuff about press conferences.

• Belichick was asked about the horrible Brady interception when he threw while being thrown to the ground. He was asked this right after the game, and if it was me, I would have trashed Brady, saying he sucked, etc. Belichick did not do this; he said there were several bad plays and you can't blame the entire loss on that one play. He doesn't get too excited after wins or too excited after losses (at least in front of the media). This is why he coaches in the NFL, and I coach Madden Football.
• Mike Martz on his quarterback: "It's tragic for this football team, for that position to hold this whole football team hostage, but that's where we are." The only way this sentence would make sense would be if the word, "position," was in reference to the coaching position. You don't trust your quarterback, but you throw the ball eight of your first nine plays instead of running with future Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk or even Stephen Jackson. And they were playing a team with a terrible run defense.
• Read the first two bullets again. Which coach would you rather play for?
• Pennington versus the New York media is not a fair fight. Is this something Pennington should really be concerned with?

Some stuff on coaching.

• Mariucci was quick to console the long snapper who blew the game. Again, would you rather play for him or Martz?
  
• I'm annoyed with the Pats, but credit has to be given to Miami coach Jim Bates. His players played hard and his game plan exploited the Patriots secondary. For some reason, Vermiel and Martz couldn't figure out that Troy Brown can't cover tall receivers.
• The Browns and Dolphins are in similar positions. Interim coaches and the franchises are messes. Bates's team is still playing hard. Robiskie's team gave up. Guess which one of these coaches might have a future in the league. I like to blame a lot on coaches, but if I'm a general manager of another team, I'd stay away from most of those Browns players who are showing absolutely no professional pride.
• Remember when Shanahan and Holmgren were coaching geniuses? Maybe Elway and Favre had something to do with their success. Will Belichick be successful when Brady leaves (hopefully in about twenty years)?