New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was at his very best when he was confronted by the media for his Monday press conference. The media wanted to know the injury status of tight end Rob Gronkowski and receiver Danny Amendola. Belichick was at his uncooperative best. Here's the transcript of that little Q&A:
Q: How close was Rob Gronkowski to playing yesterday?
Belichick: I don't know. He was inactive.
Q: Did he have a shot to play?
Belichick: He was inactive.
Q: Going into the day, was there a chance he'd play?
Belichick: He was inactive for the game.
Q: What about Danny Amendola?
Belichick: He was inactive too.
Q: I know they were inactive.
Belichick: They were inactive so they didn't play.
Q: I think you have an idea how close they were.
Belichick: Well, they weren't able to play. What do you want, percentage points? They couldn't play.
Q: Going into the day, did you know they couldn't play?
Belichick: They were inactive.
Q: That doesn't answer my question.
Belichick: They were inactive, it's as simple as that.
I don't much care for the approach of many in the media. There are far too many stupid questions asked too many different ways. The media often feels that they have the right to know everything that takes place within the walls of an NFL team's facility. They do not. I love it when Belichick deals with the media in such a manner. I wish that I was in the room for it. Everything that he says about the injury status of Gronkowski and Amendola is information for his upcoming opponent, in this case the Atlanta Falcons. He's not required to dole out this information. So, there;s no chance that he will. The media, especially the New England media, should understand this by now.
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