Situational football is at the core of Bill Belichick’s coaching philosophy: his players and assistant coaches have to be prepared for whatever comes up on the football field in order to make sound decisions based on their knowledge and prior work. Practicing those hypothetical situations is therefore an important step in getting the team ready for whatever could come up on the field, but 2020 will make it a bit more difficult.
Belichick, however, does not sound concerned despite the Coronavirus pandemic forcing the NFL to cancel its preseason schedule this year and also prohibit teams to hold joint training camp practices.