CHFF: Disputing Belichick's legacy as defensive god
                   
cnn.com     Jul 25, 2008            

Patriots defense has habit of imploding late in big games Loss in XLII speaks louder than three Super Bowl wins By Kerry J. Byrne, Special to SI.com, ColdHardFootballFacts.com Bill Belichick's legacy cracked apart last year like the lobster claws at a Gillette Stadium tailgate. The trouble should have come as no surprise. After all, the flaws in his game have been simmering for the better part of the 21st century. They finally boiled over in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLII, spoiling what should have been the greatest celebratory feast in New England since 1621. These cracks in Belichick's legacy have nothing to do with Spygate" or the off-the-field issues perpetuated by the pigskin pundits or splashed across the gossip pages of the gridiron. Instead, the cracks in Belichick's legacy have everything to do with what's... [read full story]                    


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