Joe Buck Has Perfect Insight Regarding Bill Belichick's Unwillingness to Talk About the Patriots
By Michael Luciano
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick might try to portray himself as a mute football automaton, but he is really quite the eccentric, with a burgeoning interest in history, politics, trivia, and sports outside of football.
Despite Belichick being famously tight-lipped when it came to player availability and game-day strategy, the likes of Joe Buck and a few other broadcasters have been able to get a glimpse of the man behind the hoodie, who they claim will talk your ears off about just about anything.
Joe Buck, on production meetings with Bill Belichick:
— Sam Farmer (@LATimesfarmer) September 27, 2019
“He’ll talk about baseball, talk about the Civil War, about the Iranian nuclear program. But he basically won’t even tell you if Tom Brady’s playing that week.”https://t.co/bNgsQ8SNpu
It's a shame that we never get to see this side of Bill, because he sounds like a real character.
You could be the biggest Patriots hater in the world, but if you're saying that you don't want to hear the greatest coach in football history discuss General Sherman's strategy during the Civil War, then you're doing yourself a disservice.
Honestly, would love to talk Civil War battle strategy with Belichick. It would be straight up fascinating.
— Christopher Baker (@HHCreativeNY) September 27, 2019
Being unwilling to let anything that might aid the enemy get out of the team building or his mouth is one of the keys for success Belichick has employed over his career. However, if you're one of the lucky few with the means to make Belichick lower his guard, you could find yourself in the middle of a surprisingly deep conversation about World War II.