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September 8, 2006

Friday morning

Hey all --

Bill Belichick just finished up his Friday morning press conference, the last time we will see the coach until after Sunday's game.

He was upbeat, as he generally is on Fridays, but seemed even moreso today given that it is the season opener.

Though he is a veteran of 31 NFL coaching seasons, Belichick said he still gets nervous and excited before games -- but he does get sleep. He brought up an adage his father used to used when Bill asked him about his teams: "The hay's in the barn."

"Sleep's not a problem. Pardon the pun, but I can put it to bed," Bill said. "You've got it at this point or you don't. You're not going to change the result of the game 24 or 48 hours before. Be confident in your work."

Things are a bit different today, in that first we can take a peek at practice and then will have locker room access after that, around 1:15.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 11:40 AM | Permalink