Great. This week, I can't watch my favorite sports shows. Not ESPNEWS, not Jim Rome is Burning, not Around the Horn, not PTI, not NFL Primetime, not NFL Network, and even not SportsCenter. Do you know why. Cause this is all you'll hear. "Revenge sweet Revenge for the Patriots this week. They will DESTROY New York."    

                Well, the game is still three days away and I'm already sick of hearing it. There are three "reasons" that all of the possible TV annalists in sports can come up with. Here they are.

                                          Mangini and company turned the Patriots in for spygate
After the Jets got beat bad by the Patriots, Mangini decided to turn in Belichick  for using "spygate,"or staling the other team's signals with a camera. For cheating, (and changing their 
logo without permission,) they were fined:Belichick 500,000 dolars and Goodell docked the team $250,000 and a first-round draft pick next year (or a lesser pick if the Patriots miss the playoffs). It was the biggest fine ever for a coach -- it represents 12 percent of Belichick's scheduled 2007 salary, which is believed to be $4.2 million -- and would be the first time in NFL history a first-round draft pick has been confiscated as a penalty. The Taper Matt Estrada, will not be punished. How big of a deal is this? Well here is what I think. It happened 13 weeks ago, and even though it is tough to trust anything Belichick says anymore, I don't think the Patriots care anymore. They are over it. Every week, this team is focused on one thing. Their next opponent. and now, when you hear this, we're just focused on the Dolphins or we're just focused on the Giants, you can believe Belichick. If this team isn't focused, then no team has ever been focused before.

             Mangini and Belicheck are Enemies now that Mangini turned Belicheck in 

Because of the ever-growing animosity between Eric Mangini and former mentor Bill Belichick, the postgame handshake has become almost bigger than the actual game. It's always good theater when two adversaries, jaws clenched, extend their hands for an obligatory, if not heartfelt moment of sportsmanship.

Some who know Belichick believe the coach is so angry at Mangini, the perceived snitch in the "SpyGate" scandal, that they wouldn't be surprised if he skips the handshake and repairs immediately to the locker room Sunday at Gillette Stadium."The handshakes and the high-fives and all that. Right now, my attention is on the New York Jets, and that's really all I'm thinking about," Belichick said yesterday in Foxborough. "High-fives, cartwheels...I haven't given too much thought about that."

Yes, Belichick is angry with Mangini, but not the reason you think. I think Belichick is still mad about Mangini leaving New England. He has the right to be, doesn't he? 10 years of coaching service and Mangini slipped out the back door. Look at what Eric is missing out on now!\

                     Because Bill Belichick is their coach.

Bill Belichick is in his 33rd season as an NFL coach and is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowl championships in a four-year span.He was hired by Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft on Jan. 27, 2000 and is in his eighth season as Patriots head coach in 2007.

In his first seven seasons in New England, Belichick has delivered three Super Bowl championships, three conference titles, five division crowns and 12 playoff victories, while posting an overall record of 87-39. Belichick directed the Patriots to victories in Super Bowls XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII (2003) and XXXIX (2004), and New England's 12 playoff victories since 2001 mark the second highest playoff win total for any head coach in a six-year period.In 2001, just his second season as Patriots head coach, Belichick guided the Patriots to their first league title with a dramatic victory in Super Bowl XXXVI. In the seasons since then, he has directed New England to sustained success.

Belichick has led the Patriots to nine or more victories in each of the last six seasons, making the Patriots the only NFL franchise to accomplish that feat. Additionally, his teams have won the AFC East title and advanced in the playoffs in four straight seasons and have accomplished the feat in five of the last six seasons. The Patriots' four straight years of playoff advancement mark the longest such streak in the NFL and their string of four straight division crowns is a team record and is tied for the longest current streak in the league.

Belichick's accomplishments have placed him among the NFL's elite coaches. Belichick has led the Patriots to a 70-26 (.729) regular-season record since 2001, which is the best in the NFL over that period. New England's 12 playoff wins since 2001 are also a league best. Belichick owns a career playoff record of 13-3, with his .813 playoff winning percentage placing second in NFL history behind only the legendary Vince Lombardi (9-1, .900). Belichick's 13 career playoff wins rank fifth all-time.In 2006, Belichick directed the Patriots to a berth in the AFC Championship Game for the third time in four years and for the fourth time in six seasons. New England won the AFC East division for the fourth consecutive season, tying the all-time record for consecutive AFC East titles. Last year the Patriots set a franchise record by allowing just 14.8 points per game, and their 14 total victories tied the second highest total in franchise history, trailing only the 17 wins achieved in 2003 and 2004.

In 2005, New England won 11 games despite being forced to use 45 different starters, an NFL record for a division champion. After starting the season 4-4 and being faced with a rash of injuries, the Patriots won six of their next seven games to claim their third straight division title.From 2003-04, Belichick directed the Patriots through the most prosperous two-year period for any team in NFL history, netting back-to-back Super Bowl victories and consecutive 17-2 campaigns. The team's 34 victories in 2003-04 mark the highest two-year win total in the NFL's 87-year history. A winning streak of 21 consecutive games - also unprecedented in NFL annals - spanned the two seasons. The team's 17 wins in 2003 and 2004 are tied with the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins for the third-most in NFL history, trailing only the 1985 Chicago Bears and the 1984 San Francisco 49ers (both 18-1). New England was undefeated at home in both 2003 and 2004, and set a franchise record by winning 21 straight home games from 2002-05.

The 2004 season saw the Patriots tie the best regular-season record by a defending Super Bowl champion (14-2). New England capped off the year with another memorable playoff run, culminating in a 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX that made Belichick just the fourth head coach in NFL history to win at least three Super Bowl titles. Only one coach (Pittsburgh's Chuck Noll, 4) has won more Super Bowls. Belichick's three Super Bowl titles tie Washington's Joe Gibbs and San Francisco's Bill Walsh for second place on the NFL's all-time list. Noll, Gibbs and Walsh are all enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

One of the hallmarks of Belichick's teams have been their ability to consistently succeed against top competition. The Patriots enter the 2007 season with a record of 22-8 (.733) against playoff teams since the beginning of the 2003 season. In their 38 regular season and playoff games in 2003 and 2004, the Patriots played 23 contests against teams that finished the season with a record of .500 or better. New England recorded a remarkable 22-1 (.957) mark in those games, while the rest of the league was a cumulative 74-182 (.289) against the same squads. In the playoffs, Belichick's Patriots are a perfect 5-0 against teams holding the top seed in their conference.

Belichick's teams have consistently relied on the depth and resiliency of the roster to overcome injuries and setbacks. In 2001, the Patriots opened the season 0-2 before rebounding to win 14 of their next 17 games. In 2003, a 31-0 season-opening setback in Buffalo was answered triumphantly, as the team rebounded to win 17 of the next 18 games despite using 42 different starters (then an NFL record for a division champion). In 2004, injuries were overcome yet again, as the Patriots used 40 different starters, including nine different starters in the secondary. In 2005, New England started 4-4, but went on to claim the AFC East title by using 45 different starters, breaking the NFL record that it had set two years earlier for the most starters by a division champion.Belichick's Patriots have rarely been rattled and have been able to consistently maintain leads and bounce back following losses. Since 2001, his teams are 62-3 when leading at halftime and are 66-2 when leading after three quarters. Between 2001 and 2004, the Patriots won 38 consecutive games when leading after three quarters and 31 consecutive games when leading at halftime, with both marks setting post-merger NFL records. New England's resiliency was also on display when it went 57 games without losing back-to-back contests from 2002 to 2006, marking the NFL's second longest such streak since 1970.

In addition, the Patriots have maintained their focus throughout the year and have played their best football late in the season. Since 2001, the Patriots hold a 40-8 (.833) overall record in games played on Thanksgiving or later in the NFL season. As the season has gone on, the Patriots have only gotten better, posting a 19-3 (.864) mark in games played on Christmas or later in the NFL season.Belichick returned to the Patriots as head coach after three seasons with the New York Jets (1997-99) as the team's assistant head coach/secondary coach, holding the responsibility of calling the team's defensive plays. In 1998, the Jets surrendered just 266 points, propelling the team to its first division title. After finishing the regular season with a franchise-best 12-4 overall record, as the Jets advanced to the AFC Championship game. Following the season, Belichick filled in for Bill Parcells as the head coach of the AFC's squad in the 1999 Pro Bowl.

Belichick was named head coach of the New York Jets on Feb. 3, 1997, an interim position he held until Parcells was formally announced as head coach a week later. During that week, Belichick hired Scott Pioli as the team's director of pro personnel. After Parcells was named head coach, Belichick became the assistant head coach/secondary coach. In his first season with the Jets, his defense surrendered just 287 points, an average of 17.9 points per game, marking a significant 10.5-point improvement per game from 1996.Patriots fans witnessed Belichick's impact on a team firsthand in 1996 when he joined the Patriots after five seasons as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. That year, the Patriots claimed their first division title in 10 years with an 11-5 record and won their first two playoff games at Foxboro Stadium to advance to Super Bowl XXXI. The 1996 Patriots defense allowed just 19.6 points per game and forced 34 turnovers, second in the AFC. In two playoff games, the defense allowed just nine points combined, propelling the Patriots to a berth in Super Bowl XXXI against Green Bay.

Prior to joining the Patriots, Belichick spent five seasons (1991-95) rebuilding the Cleveland Browns, whose 3-13 finish in 1990 was the worst in the history of the franchise. By 1994, the Browns were again one of NFL's best teams, boasting the second-best record in the AFC. Belichick's first head coaching opportunity came following the 1990 season, when his defensive efforts with the New York Giants helped claim a second Super Bowl title in five years. At the age of 38, he became the NFL's youngest head coach. In his first season, Belichick began the rebuilding process by restoring the foundation of the aging squad he inherited. In 1991, the Browns improved to 6-10 and played in 11 games that were decided by a touchdown or less.

Following back-to-back 7-9 campaigns in 1992 and 1993, the Browns improved to 11-5 in 1994, a mark that is still tied for the second highest victory total in the 58-year history of the Browns franchise. The 1994 squad was defined by its defense, which allowed a league-low 204 points. In their return to the playoffs, the Browns eliminated Parcells' Patriots, 20-13, in a first-round wild-card game on New Year's Day 1995.

The 1995 season was disrupted by the mid-season announcement that the Cleveland Browns franchise would be moved to Baltimore at the conclusion of the campaign. The announcement caused an undeniable mid-season distraction resulting in a 5- 11 finish. Belichick did not accompany the franchise's move to Baltimore after the 1995 season. Why did you move them Modell?

Belichick began his coaching career after graduating from Wesleyan University and accepting a staff assistant position with the Baltimore Colts in 1975. At the age of 23, he was named special assistant to Head Coach Ted Marchibroda. In 1976, Belichick joined Rick Forzano's staff with the Detroit Lions as an assistant special teams coach. The following year, he was given his first positional coaching assignment as the Lions' tight ends and receivers coach. In 1978, Denver Broncos Head Coach Red Miller hired Belichick as the assistant special teams coach and assistant to defensive coordinator Joe Collier.In 1979, Belichick joined Ray Perkins' staff with the New York Giants as a defensive assistant and special teams coach, launching a 12-year tenure with the Giants. After the 1980 campaign, he drew the added responsibility of coaching the Giants linebackers. In 1983, he began coordinating the defense on Bill Parcells' staff and continued coaching the linebackers, a unit that would become known as one of the most dominant groups of all-time. He was officially appointed defensive coordinator in 1985, a position he held for the next six seasons. During his time as the Giants' defensive signal caller, his units were never ranked lower than 11th in the NFL and finished as high as second in the league three times, including the Super Bowl seasons of 1986 and 1990. His contributions with the Giants throughout the 1980s brought him national recognition as one of the best young assistant coaches in the NFL.

Seven former assistant coaches on Coach Belichick's staffs in Cleveland or New England have gone on to become head coaches at the NFL or collegiate level. Two current NFL head coaches worked on Belichick staffs: Cleveland's Romeo Crennel and the New York Jets' Eric Mangini. Additionally, five college head coaches were hired as assistants by Belichick: Notre Dame's Charlie Weis, Alabama's Nick Saban, Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, Fresno State's Pat Hill and Virginia's Al Groh.