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2016By Alex Putterman on

Reporters who ask Bill Belichick a question during a press conference are not expecting a verbose or elaborative response. That would be like hoping for a rainstorm in Death Valley. death But still, they’re probably hoping for better than the famously terse Patriots coach offered Tuesday.

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With Tom Brady suspended and Jimmy Garrapollo day-to-day with a shoulder injury, the Patriots’ quarterback situation is totally up in the air entering the team’s game against he Dolphins on Thursday. If Garrapollo can’t go, rookie Jacoby Brissett will likely get the start, backed up by… wide receiver Julian Edelman?

Anyway, there are a lot of questions here, and Belichick wasn’t answering any of them.

Belichick did, however, respond in more than one sentence in order clarify the difference in job description between a coach and a medical staff.

What a charmer, right?

Obviously, Belichick doesn’t have to give detailed answers if he doesn’t want to, and no reporter has a god-given right to know who’s the Patriots’ backup quarterback. Still, it might be nice to see a coach extend some professional courtest to writers who are just trying to do their jobs. Plenty of coaches have found nice ways to say absolutely nothing at press conferences, and there’s no good reason for Belichick to be a jerk about it.

Alas, we can’t force Belichick to be nice to the media. All we can do is whine about his curtness and make fun of how he dresses.

About Alex Putterman

Alex is a writer and editor for The Comeback and Awful Announcing. He has written for The Atlantic, VICE Sports, MLB.com, SI.com and more. He is a proud alum of Northwestern University and The Daily Northwestern. You can find him on Twitter @AlexPutterman.

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