What we learned on Super Bowl Media Da
On the second full day of week, the attention turned away from deflated footballs. Media Day is an annual exercise in trying to pack as much insanity, questions and people into a small space for three insane hours.The XLIXperienceWith the big game le s than a week away, 's Dan Hanzus brings you the best of week in Arizona. After a Monday that , this felt like the usual fare. There was . There was 's uncommon , giving more great quotes in three minutes than most players give an hour
Carlos Santana Jersey . There was a notably relaxed group, from Bill Belichick's flip flops and Joe Pesci movie rankings to 's mi shapen hair. There was the typical trash talk from the usual suspects: , and . There was even some honesty: cornerback admitting that is just part of the game. In short: It was a normal Media Day rather than one dominated by pre s releases from investigators and surprise pre s conferences by owners. Here's what we else we learned:PatriotsOn the heels of Monday night's , coach Bill Belichick continued to deep-six questions over deflated footballs with one simple war cry: "We're just focused on Seattle." Swarmed by the media, Belichick patiently brushed off a laundry list of dunderheaded moments. When one gentleman offered to murder someone for the coach, Belichick wouldn't play, saying: "Right now, I'm just thinking about Seattle." When another scribe asked him to wax poetic on Katy Perry's halftime gig, Bill wouldn't utter a word about the minx stre s. Belichick is more than willing to talk at length about the game, but we can't imagine he enjoyed this much.My favorite moment? When he was asked what advice he'd give to young coaches, Belichick paused before saying: "I'm just trying to coach my team. I'm not trying to run anybody else's life." will set a record by starting his sixth , but it hasn't gone to his head. New England's quarterback drew praise from backup as a who went out of his way to befriend the rookie. Brady seemed relaxed on Tuesday after a week flush with controversy, almost reflective. "," Brady told NFL Media's Kurt Warner. "I loved playing sports growing up ... To get a chance to play in the , I never thought I'd get to play in one. So it's pretty unbelievable to play in six."Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels made it clear that he would like another head-coaching job after an 11-17 mark in le s than two seasons with the . McDaniels said. "Sometimes when you do something like that for the first time, you run through everything and try and be in charge of too many things. And sometimes, that's a significant negative. I've tried really hard in St. Louis and here in New England to really gather some ideas." McDaniels was impre sive on Tuesday.Running back was one of the more outspoken , refusing to bow down to the Legion of Boom. "I don't care about them being a top defense, they don't bother me," Blount said. "They were good enough to get here, just like we were good enough to get here. , they can be beat." You don't often hear a Belichick charge speaking this freely about an upcoming opponent. struggled to further the conversation on deflated footballs, telling scribes he doesn't know anything about what does or doesn't happen to the balls before kickoff. Gronk told the mob. "We want to prove our doubters wrong." second-year linebacker has yet to gain the household-name status enjoyed by the Seattle secondary, but the under-the-radar defender likes it that way. "," Collins said. "I'm not big on hype. That's not me. They can have it. I'm cool."The room was dense with media types, triggering an unforgiving wellspring of human odors. Media Day can feel like a painfully over-crowded college bash minus the booze and extracurricular perks. Both surreal, beautiful and horrific all at once.-- Marc Se slerSeahawks Media Day is football's zoo, featuring a menagerie of self-promoting bozos and overzealous sportswriters exhibiting all the manners of barnyard animals. In that absurdist setting, dropped a stock line of "" as the response to 29 different questions. "And with that," wrote Gregg Rosenthal, "he won Media Day by treating it with all the self-seriousne s it deserves."If Lynch's appearance was a predictable non-starter, defensive end stood out as . Time wasted by prying into Lynch's inner thoughts is better spent soaking up Bennett's zingers. defensive players believe the are getting a "" in Dan Quinn, a great player's coach who inspires fierce loyalty. put his aside to pay tribute to as one of the NFL's most cerebral cornerbacks. The wide receiver then poked the bear, quipping, "I'm going to bring my sunblock, my shades, and a hat and I'm going to and see what I can do." offered his own me sage to the starter opposite Revis. After former teammate proposed the idea of targeting the injured players on Sunday, Sherman vowed to make the receivers pay for Browner's offense.-- Chris We seling *Everything else ... Big congratulations are in order for Barrel Boy, who of people who dre sed up for Media Day. This a man who gives no f-words. was his , giving his #hottake on the latest scandal: "Deflategate has nothing to do with me except maybe my spikes." He did confirm -- and I do believe this is an exclusive -- that the Gronk Party Bus is currently making its journey from Foxborough to Arizona for the big game. And finally, here's a thing that exists ...Your insides will never be the same.-- Dan Hanzus *The latest Podcast and breaks down the storylines nobody is talking about. Find more content on .
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