Patriots coach Bill Belichick looks on as time winds down in last season’s Super Bowl loss. The Providence Journal/ / Bob Breidenbach One of Bill Belichick’s best traits as a coach is his ability to keep his players focused on the here and now, the game ahead of them, and not the past. Every bit of that ability will come in handy in the coming weeks as the New England Patriots begin training camp and then the 2008 season. When last we saw the Patriots in shoulder pads, they were on the losing end of one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, with the Giants’ Eli Manning and David Tyree pulling off a never-to-be-duplicated pass and reception and the New England offensive line inexplicably falling apart at exactly the wrong time. What was supposed to be a coronation — with the Pats becoming the first team to go undefeated...
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