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Bill Belichick walked out of his news conference with Boston-area reporters this morning when they pressed the issue of last weekend's cheating allegations -- after issuing an apology not for the act of cheating (i.e., illegally videotaping the Jets' coaches) but for the commotion caused by the whole affair.
In his conference call interview with San Diego area reporters Wednesday, he deflected similar questions, saying: "I already made (a statement). I don't have anything to add to that, no."
Similarly, quarterback Tom Brady got a little testy when the subject came up on his conference call.
First, he said:
"I don’t think anybody cares too much about what people say or do. It’s probably more flattering to us than anything. People maybe sometimes when they think we’ve got everything figured out, maybe it speaks to our preparation. I’m actually flattered by it.”
Then, when someone asked if this incident might besmirch the Patriots' reputation, he added:
“I don’t have a response. If I had a response to everything that people said about me or us, then I’d be busy all ... day responding to things. I think part of the great thing here is we control what we can control. That’s our attitude and our work ethic and our preparation. That’s why I’m so proud to be part of the New England Patriots. Maybe that’s why we have won over the years because all we do is concern ourselves with what we do. We don’t waste any time responding to what people think or say. At the end of the day it makes no difference in how we go out and perform."
So there.