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Green: Belichick has less than Midas touch when proteges turn into NFL head coaches

Atlanta — Bill Belichick arrived, and he was total business.

The sleeves on his shirt were rolled up. He displayed his habitual stone face ... a frown, a perpetual scowl. This is the countdown to Super Bowl LIII, and Belichick is in the ultimate game for the IXth time as head coach with the Patriots. And his mission is to reverse last year’s defeat versus the Eagles.

“I don’t care about last year,” he lectured the assembled media mob. “The Rams are a great team. They have great crossing routes ... The Rams are extremely well-coached .