New England Cold

Here's a great little article talking about how the Patriots operate. I was surprised by the news that Matt Cassel had been traded, and even more surprised when people started saying that it might be a sentimental maneuver by the Dick Cheney of the NFL, Bill Belichick.

This article puts it a little more in perspective though, confirming that Belichick is actually just as reptilian and evil as we thought. My favorite gems from the article:

of course you know the story of Ted Johnson -- the hard-nosed, overachieving linebacker in the Belichick mold who was urged to practice with a head injury against the advice of team trainers.

He's so competitive he refused to give his blessing to longtime assistant Eric Mangini to coach the New York Jets -- and when Mangini went to New York anyway, Belichick disabled his security code before Mangini could return to his old office for his personal items.

And my favorite:

When defensive lineman Richard Seymour lost his grandfather to cancer in 2003 and missed a practice to attend the funeral and mourn with family, Belichick benched him during the next game.