I guess the key word in my op was "whatever". I am just worn out by his big fat yapper.
How would the press and the nfl fanbase have reacted if Belichick had run up to the mike (as soon as he saw it and as fast as he could) in, say, 2007 and chortled exuberantly, "Boy are we scary!. Look out world. We could go 16-0!"
Do we need to even answer?
Let me act like a paranoid Jets fan to explain it all. Belichick has made the the rest of the league look like children for 10+ years. Not just in winning (obviously) but in cap-management, draft pick acquisition, building a roster that year in and year out is strongest by far from 23-53 on the depth chart, dealing with malcontents, unloading supposed "irreplaceables" a year early and seeing them sure 'nough carp the bed the minute someone gets them into their camp thinking they jut got the better of bb, while bb takes the crappy 4th he only got for this stud, and picks up an over the hill problem child, say a randy moss (with the whole world laughing at him) rings his neck and squeezes fifty TD's out of him then chucks him aside (with media unsure whether to laugh at Bill some more or ridicule him) for a third round pick, while the new ex-patriot wanders off into the land of the last big bed carp.
Lot's of folks hate him, everyone's tired of him and then, along comes this loud mouth fat-a** who isn't gonna "kiss Bill's Rings" and "guarantees" (every year) they'll win the Superbowl.
So, because (and ONLY because) this obnoxious tool is targeting the Pats with his ill-conceived bravado, the Media and the fans, forget their knowledge of why, historically, shooting off your mouth is a strategic fail from the get-go, and instead embrace the buffoonery like acolytes at a Jim Jones Kool-Aid Mass proclaiming him to be "refreshing", "a breath of fresh air."
He's a good coach (and who knows, he might even defy the odds and actually win something) but a bad actor. And I just want the Bill to step on his throat and make him squeal like <STRIKE>pig</STRIKE> Jest.
Cheers, BostonTim