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October 4, 2007

Belichick: Winslow similar to Gates

Hey all --

Bill Belichick was in good spirits this morning, as a smaller media corps (thank you, Red Sox) was at his daily press conference.

He spoke about Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow, whom he was asked to compare to San Diego's Antonio Gates. Belichick said the two are asked to do some of the same things, and that Winslow "has good speed, excellent hands, is a good down-the-field receiver like Gates."

Like it is with Gates, part of the challenge in covering Winslow is finding him before the snap. He's not in motion that much, but still lines up at five or six spots at the line of scrimmage.

Belichick also talked about his own tight end situation -- David Thomas was placed on IR yesterday, and Marcellus Rivers re-signed. Belichick said Rivers is able to process information quickly, and jumped into things nearly from the first day he was originally signed, during training camp. He has skill as both a blocker and pass-catcher, Belichick added.

Practice begins around 12:40 p.m., and we'll have a practice look after that.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 12:05 PM to Marcellus Rivers | Permalink