Bill Belichick thought Jacoby Brissett looked a little ‘wild’ before the Texans game
The head coach wore a microphone during the game for Showtime's 'Inside the NFL'
Bill Belichick’s sage knows few limits, and Tuesday night’s ‘Inside the NFL’ special on Showtime shed light on just how prognostic the head coach can be.
The program featured some highlights from Thursday night’s Patriots-Texans game, for which Belichick was outfitted with a microphone. On one play, special teams coordinator Joe Judge approaches Belichick about whether or not to instruct kicker Stephen Gostkowski to rocket the ball through the end zone for a touchback.
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“Make ’em run it,” Belichick concisely advises, mere moments before the Texans return man Charles James II received the kick and fumbled just a few yards from the endzone.
“We’ve had some good coaches [in the NFL],” analyst Michael Irvin says, “but what this guy is doing is off the charts.” To that point, Belichick also could be heard instructing running back LeGarrette Blount to stay behind the double team block on one play, and he did precisely that on his 41-yard fourth quarter touchdown run.
The one situation Belichick did not seem to have a firm grasp of, was his quarterback, rookie Jacoby Brissett.
Before the game, he sought out his former defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, now calling the defense in Houston, and asked “Trying to figure out who’s going to play?” Crennel responded in the affirmative, and Belichick coyly remarked “So are we.”
Later, speaking to offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, he worries aloud that Brissett looks ‘wild’ throwing the ball during warmups. It was McDaniels who reassured him that he thought he was throwing the ball well and would settle in fine.
Ultimately, Brissett did just that, and while his play was unremarkable, it got the job done and rewarded the offensive coordinator’s faith.
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