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Bill Belichick is notoriously all-knowing on the practice field, despite it looking like he’s mostly pacing around and twirling his whistle.
And appearing on Monday’s “Good Morning Football,” former Patriots DB Logan Ryan shared a story from his days in New England. Recalling what it’s like practicing for the six-time Super Bowl champ with the NFL Network crew:
Story Time with @RealLoganRyan
What it was *really* like being coached by Bill Belichick pic.twitter.com/kbjwqV3nQk
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I remember a couple stories of him twirling his whistle on the practice field and he’s just standing back there and you’re going through plays and he’s just sitting there very chill. Then he’ll blow the whistle and you look at him and he would correct the center for having the snap be a little off to the left. He would correct the left tackle for holding on the play or whatever. So I’m like, ‘Ok cool, that’s on the offense.’ Then they’ll say, ‘Ryan, stop holding on the top of the route.’ I’m like, ‘Hold on, how do you see me? Do you have eyes on the back of your head, the side of your head?’
He can correct players in live time on offense and defense. That’s where we saw the football savant, the genius of him come out. He simplified the game for you. I just remember being like, ‘This man can really coach every position.’
Last season, Belichick mostly shifted his attention to the offensive side of the ball, leading many to wonder before the season if he was going to assume Josh McDaniels’ play-calling duties.
That responsibility ended up going to the defensive-minded Matt Patricia. But now seems to be in better hands with Bill O’Brien returning from Alabama.