Hours Before Kickoff Week 11
After Sunday night’s game, Indianapolis defenders said Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s decision to go for it on 4th-and-2 was disrespectful.
If they felt that strongly about the alleged disrespect, imagine how the Patriots defense felt. Belichick’s decision was like a no-confidence vote against the defense.
If the defense had its feelings hurt, they are not saying. But if the players are taking the slight to heart, they should show Belichick how pissed off they are against the Jets.
Often we see coaches use the bench as a way to put a burr under the saddle of a player. That maybe was the case when LB Adalius Thomas was deactivated against Tennessee. And Miami head coach Tony Sporano used it on OLB Joey Porter.
What the coach wants to see is how the player responds to being benched. For Porter, he came out in the next game and registered two sacks.