AZ_Steeler
09-28-2006, 08:49 PM
I didn't think Belichick had it in him, but then again he has been in the news lately for other eye brow raising antics ;)
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AsE0Y_v1UBJh5crfvRq9SyRDubYF?slug=ap-patriots-bengals-belichick-trashtalk&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Belichick throws trash talk back at Bengals' Johnson
Belichick throws trash talk back at Bengals' Johnson
September 28, 2006
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Hey, Chad Johnson, Bill Belichick can talk trash, too.
New England's normally dour coach stepped out of character Thursday to playfully jab at Johnson, a day after the Bengals wide receiver vowed to wreak havoc on the Patriots' secondary when the teams meet Sunday in Cincinnati.
Johnson specifically pleaded with "Mr. Belichick" to let cornerback Asante Samuel, whom Johnson described as a good friend, cover him one-on-one. "I won't score," Johnson promised. "I'll stop at the one and go out of bounds or something."
"Tell him we'd cover him one-on-one all the time, but he pushes off more than any receiver in the league," Belichick said with a grin. "He must be paying off the officials not to call it, so we're going to have to double-cover him some. ... Not that he can get open."
The Patriots are famous for using opponents' slights -- either real or perceived -- as motivation. But the fun-loving Johnson, a three-time Pro Bowler, seems to get a free pass.
Belichick called him an "entertaining kid" with a "good sense of humor" and said the two have bumped into each other at various offseason functions.
Belichick said he worked out Johnson at USC before the 2001 draft and remembered Johnson, who played at Oregon State, proudly flying his college's flag as he drove onto campus.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AsE0Y_v1UBJh5crfvRq9SyRDubYF?slug=ap-patriots-bengals-belichick-trashtalk&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Belichick throws trash talk back at Bengals' Johnson
Belichick throws trash talk back at Bengals' Johnson
September 28, 2006
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Hey, Chad Johnson, Bill Belichick can talk trash, too.
New England's normally dour coach stepped out of character Thursday to playfully jab at Johnson, a day after the Bengals wide receiver vowed to wreak havoc on the Patriots' secondary when the teams meet Sunday in Cincinnati.
Johnson specifically pleaded with "Mr. Belichick" to let cornerback Asante Samuel, whom Johnson described as a good friend, cover him one-on-one. "I won't score," Johnson promised. "I'll stop at the one and go out of bounds or something."
"Tell him we'd cover him one-on-one all the time, but he pushes off more than any receiver in the league," Belichick said with a grin. "He must be paying off the officials not to call it, so we're going to have to double-cover him some. ... Not that he can get open."
The Patriots are famous for using opponents' slights -- either real or perceived -- as motivation. But the fun-loving Johnson, a three-time Pro Bowler, seems to get a free pass.
Belichick called him an "entertaining kid" with a "good sense of humor" and said the two have bumped into each other at various offseason functions.
Belichick said he worked out Johnson at USC before the 2001 draft and remembered Johnson, who played at Oregon State, proudly flying his college's flag as he drove onto campus.