This is from the L.A. Times today and confirms what I heard the other day....
By SAM FARMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEW ORLEANS -- Mum's the word with Bill Belichick.
The New England Patriot coach declined to name a starting quarterback for the Super Bowl and dodged the question when asked if he had made a decision. He plans to wait until after Wednesday's practice to announce whether the job belongs to Tom Brady--who suffered a sprained ankle in Sunday's victory at Pittsburgh--or Drew Bledsoe.
"I'm just not in a position to do it right now," Belichick said at a news conference. "I know that I want to try to help you out on that." Whether Belichick is itching to help the media is debatable. But Patriot linebacker Tedy Bruschi understands the hesitancy to name a starter, especially considering how well Bledsoe played in relief.
"That's a tough decision that I'm glad I don't have to make," Bruschi said. "I think a lot is riding on how [Brady] is feeling. I talked to Tom on the bus yesterday; he said he's feeling good--the ankle's a little swollen. But he's getting treatment on it, [he] keeps getting it raised on the plane and in the buses, doing the best he can to get back.
"I told him, 'Tom, whatever guy is in there, Drew or you, we feel confident that we can win the game.'"
Ram Coach Mike Martz said he is expecting Bledsoe to start, based on reports Brady suffered a high-ankle sprain, which is especially tough to overcome. "My experience is it takes four to six weeks [to recover]," Martz said.
By SAM FARMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEW ORLEANS -- Mum's the word with Bill Belichick.
The New England Patriot coach declined to name a starting quarterback for the Super Bowl and dodged the question when asked if he had made a decision. He plans to wait until after Wednesday's practice to announce whether the job belongs to Tom Brady--who suffered a sprained ankle in Sunday's victory at Pittsburgh--or Drew Bledsoe.
"I'm just not in a position to do it right now," Belichick said at a news conference. "I know that I want to try to help you out on that." Whether Belichick is itching to help the media is debatable. But Patriot linebacker Tedy Bruschi understands the hesitancy to name a starter, especially considering how well Bledsoe played in relief.
"That's a tough decision that I'm glad I don't have to make," Bruschi said. "I think a lot is riding on how [Brady] is feeling. I talked to Tom on the bus yesterday; he said he's feeling good--the ankle's a little swollen. But he's getting treatment on it, [he] keeps getting it raised on the plane and in the buses, doing the best he can to get back.
"I told him, 'Tom, whatever guy is in there, Drew or you, we feel confident that we can win the game.'"
Ram Coach Mike Martz said he is expecting Bledsoe to start, based on reports Brady suffered a high-ankle sprain, which is especially tough to overcome. "My experience is it takes four to six weeks [to recover]," Martz said.
