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The Patriots’ Enormous Advantage in the Information War

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — ESPN screened The Two Bills, the documentary about Parcells and Belichick, for a small group of reporters on Wednesday. Beyond the narrative the director created on a history of tension between the two Type A personalities, he, perhaps unintentionally, shined a light on how absolutely evil Bill Belichick’s defenses can be in the postseason right in time for the Super Bowl.

I thought about this during Eagles media availability later in the afternoon when quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo was talking about how someone figures out which of the Patriots’ multiple defenses will be the flavor of the day when there’s only one game left.