Read this transcript and tell me BB doesn't give actual thoughtful answers to football questions: http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Bill-Belichick-Press-Conference-Transcript/7557e981-a985-4c15-94f2-bacb3fa8b551
In just this one press conference he talks about:
--the evolution of the kicking game and specialists and how much more important they are.
--He talks about Robert Neyland and and the strategy behind punting and how teams sometimes punted on first down way back when.
--He talks about Sammy Baugh and the single wing tailback and about Gino Cappelletti.
--He talks about how he doesn't like that XP are converted at 99% and there are so few KO returns now and how they discuss with their returners about when to bring it out.
--How they won't always get to the 20, but that's the trade-off they have for the chance at a big play (like LGBT's returns) and how they look at the hang-time of kickoffs and why certain kicks are a better bet to be run out of the end zone and how certain teams play certain types of guys on KO coverage teams.
--He then gets into a dissertation of play-action and how it's more than just faking a hand-off and how they do it for multiple reasons--slowing the pass rush or getting just one guy on defense to do something so they can take advantage of that.
His answer on KO returns is just great.
In just this one press conference he talks about:
--the evolution of the kicking game and specialists and how much more important they are.
--He talks about Robert Neyland and and the strategy behind punting and how teams sometimes punted on first down way back when.
--He talks about Sammy Baugh and the single wing tailback and about Gino Cappelletti.
--He talks about how he doesn't like that XP are converted at 99% and there are so few KO returns now and how they discuss with their returners about when to bring it out.
--How they won't always get to the 20, but that's the trade-off they have for the chance at a big play (like LGBT's returns) and how they look at the hang-time of kickoffs and why certain kicks are a better bet to be run out of the end zone and how certain teams play certain types of guys on KO coverage teams.
--He then gets into a dissertation of play-action and how it's more than just faking a hand-off and how they do it for multiple reasons--slowing the pass rush or getting just one guy on defense to do something so they can take advantage of that.
His answer on KO returns is just great.