Not too long ago, I hated Bill Belichick. With a passion.
Starting when Tom Brady burst onto the NFL scene in 2001, I was indifferent towards Belichick. Yes, the Patriots were setting the world on fire winning three Super Bowls in four years and being anointed the next dynasty following the Packers of the '60s, the Steelers of the '70s, the 49ers of the '80s, and the Cowboys of the '90s.
While I watched all three Super Bowls that they won, I just had more of a "good for them" type attitude towards them while shrugging my shoulders.
Then "Spygate" happened at the beginning of the 2007 season, in which the Patriots completed a perfect regular season only to fall just short in Super Bowl XLII against the underdog New York Giants.
Every time Belichick's image would appear on TV dur ...
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