Bill Belichick’s coaching style came under fire this week when Tom Brady’s personal trainer, Alex Guerrero, criticized the coach’s treatment of Brady in his final years in New England.
On Friday, Belichick had his first chance to publicly respond to the comments. The Patriots coach decided to avoid giving a direct answer.
“I appreciate the question,” Belichick said when asked about Guerrero’s comments. “I know there’s a lot of interest for obvious reasons in next week’s game, but we’re focused on the Saints here, and on Monday we’ll get to next week.”
In an interview with The Boston Herald’s Karen Guregian, Guerrero said he thinks Belichick “was still trying to treat [Brady] like that 20-year-old kid that he drafted.