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01-03-2008, 03:39 PM
Vindication? Pats' Belichick is coach of year (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22490207/)
Perfect season more than enough to overshadow Spygate scandal
...The first coach since Don Shula in 1972 to lead his team through a spotless regular season, Belichick won the award Thursday for the second time in four years. In 2003, the Patriots went 14-2 and won their final 12 games. This time, Belichick’s team rampaged through the first part of the schedule, then won a handful of close games on their way to 16-0.
That was enough to offset the major blemish on Belichick’s resume: a $500,000 personal fine, $250,000 fine for the team and the loss of a first-round pick in the upcoming draft after the Patriots were caught videotaping New York Jets coaches during the season opener....
Perfect season more than enough to overshadow Spygate scandal
...The first coach since Don Shula in 1972 to lead his team through a spotless regular season, Belichick won the award Thursday for the second time in four years. In 2003, the Patriots went 14-2 and won their final 12 games. This time, Belichick’s team rampaged through the first part of the schedule, then won a handful of close games on their way to 16-0.
That was enough to offset the major blemish on Belichick’s resume: a $500,000 personal fine, $250,000 fine for the team and the loss of a first-round pick in the upcoming draft after the Patriots were caught videotaping New York Jets coaches during the season opener....