FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is having a happy Tuesday, which was obvious near the end of his conference call when he just kept talking ... and talking ... and talking. Twenty-five minutes later, the call was finally over.
The topic that got him going is one that is close to his football heart -- special teams -- as he said at one point, "It's nice to be sitting here on a Tuesday talking about all this punting."
As for the context of how it unfolded, the opening question of the call was about the effectiveness of Patriots punter Ryan Allen, which Belichick had answered coming off Allen's strong performance in Sunday's season finale.