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Bill Belichick sounds bullish on Patriots after rout of Jets

Bill Belichick usually likes to keep the New England Patriots on the level. Talk to him after a double-digit rout, and he'll tell you about the mistakes they made on special teams.

But Belichick opted to use Sunday's 54-13 demolition of the New York Jets as an opportunity to pump up his team even further.

"I really have a lot of respect for these guys," Belichick said Monday on WEEI's "The Greg Hill Show." "They come to work every day. We’ve improved every day, really every week. We’re far from perfect and far from where we need to be, but we’re heading in the right direction.