FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick's over-the-top praise of Los Angeles Rams punter Johnny Hekker in his Wednesday morning news conference will garner headlines for obvious reasons, as he called Hekker as good of a weapon as he has ever seen at that position in his 42 years of coaching.
A compliment like that doesn't come around often from Belichick, and also could lead some to an obvious punch line: If the coach is talking so glowingly about the punter, that probably doesn't speak too highly of the opposing team.