NGT: Bill Belichick

...when he has to deal with the media.

Smart enough to know that most people he comes in contact with have ulterior motives ... it’s a natural defense mechanism.

From all accounts, he's a pretty funny, gregarious guy when not in front of a camera.

I'm not sure coaching Special Olympics qualifies you to diagnose social anxiety disorders.

However, your comment is not new, people have speculated about this for a long time.

I actually think this is another one of Belichick's troll jobs.

I seriously doubt you could thrive in the role of head coach in the NFL with all the media commitments and speaking roles and the respect necessary for you to command with your organization and others with any type of social anxiety disorder and the evidence I would point to is to look up old Belichick interview clips from his Giants days. He seemed giddy and super willing to meet with the media. Can you develop social anxiety later in life? Probably, but that's not what I think has happened here.

My theory is that he's decided to manipulate the media the same way he's manipulated the rest of the league.

Parcells.

and about Belichick.

"This is not a game for the most well-adjusted people."

Basically that sums up why George Young never got along with Parcells and passed over Belichick for Ray Handley.

that he uses when he's coaching and talking to the media. NFL Coaches who do their jobs well are hyper driven and hyper competitive and that leads to the view that we see in public when he's in coaching mode.

I will say this, in knowing Byron Hunt for many years, he used to tell stories about Belichick and he said he's actually a really cool guy when he lets his guard down. He's funny and engaging. Very different than what you see when he's doing his job.

It's not much different than Hollywood actors. I worked with Chris Farley's brother Tom about 20 years ago at KPMG (hence the name of his movie "Tommy Boy" was for his older brother). He told me that Mike Myers used to sit in a corner and not talk to anyone and would look like an anti-social lunatic. And once the camera came on, he would explode and you would see him in Austin Powers doing his thing. Camera off, he would retreat again. For the record, he said the most naturally funny guy he ever met who was the same pretty much all the time was Ben Stiller.

In comment 14503527 Canton said:

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Parcells.

I've never heard BB speak glowingly about Parcells, always there to give him a job. I surmise he has a conflicted love/hate relationship being the manipulee.

In comment 14503584 Coach Red Beaulieu said:

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In comment 14503527 Canton said: Quote: Parcells. I've never heard BB speak glowingly about Parcells, always there to give him a job. I surmise he has a conflicted love/hate relationship being the manipulee.

Quite the opposite IMO. Especially if you wants the "Two Bills" 30 for 30 special.

Belichick was the one with an obvious fondness, Parcells seemed the less enthusiastic of the two.

In comment 14503593 pjcas18 said:

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Quite the opposite IMO. Especially if you wants the "Two Bills" 30 for 30 special. Belichick was the one with an obvious fondness, Parcells seemed the less enthusiastic of the two.

I had the same reaction. I actually sensed a bit of envy from Parcells. Maybe a bit of jealousy. BB was very complimentary for the things Parcells did to get BB ready for the move into head coaching...

In comment 14503540 Matt in SGS said:

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that he uses when he's coaching and talking to the media. NFL Coaches who do their jobs well are hyper driven and hyper competitive and that leads to the view that we see in public when he's in coaching mode. I will say this, in knowing Byron Hunt for many years, he used to tell stories about Belichick and he said he's actually a really cool guy when he lets his guard down. He's funny and engaging. Very different than what you see when he's doing his job. It's not much different than Hollywood actors. I worked with Chris Farley's brother Tom about 20 years ago at KPMG (hence the name of his movie "Tommy Boy" was for his older brother). He told me that Mike Myers used to sit in a corner and not talk to anyone and would look like an anti-social lunatic. And once the camera came on, he would explode and you would see him in Austin Powers doing his thing. Camera off, he would retreat again. For the record, he said the most naturally funny guy he ever met who was the same pretty much all the time was Ben Stiller.

It's like Billie Mays. In infomercials he yells at you to buy things, in interviews he's mellow low energy, almost world weary lol

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Was not hiring him after Cleveland let him go. There were several opportunities and they it up