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Bill Belichick as a Roller Skating Pirate … no, really (VIDEO)

By ArtieFufkin

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Part 2 of A Football Life aired on NFL Network last night (read our review of Part 1 HERE), and while there was plenty more insight provided into the world of Bill Belichick, the runaway highlight from the show came during the Patriot’s 2009 week 8 bye. Former pats WR Randy Moss organized a Halloween party for the players & coaches, and sat down with the Hoodie to see if the coaches would be interested in joining.  Belichick slowly warms to the idea, eventually saying “it’s a great holiday! Candy and costumes … how can you beat that?!?”

That scene is followed by footage of Belichick arriving at the roller rink dressed as a pirate, with his girlfriend playing the part of wench, where he’s greeted by Moss as Spongebob Squarepants and other players who are just thrilled to see Bill let his hair down a bit.  And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Belichick laces up the skates and takes to the rink to get his pirate roller boogie on … yaaaarrrrr:

VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP

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Bill is definitely starting to show a more human side in this episode. Other highlights include:

• A look back on his father, Steve Belichick’s career as a Naval Academy football scout, where young Bill got his first taste of the game, and his days playing for Annapolis High
• After failing on 4th & short earlier in the season, Belichick stresses the situation to his team in the film room and goes for against the Colts on 4th &2 on their own 28 yard line … and don’t make it.  The Pats lost the game 35-34, and Belichick was roundly criticized for the decision. But in talking with his players, he refused to apologize for “being agressive and trying to win”.
• Belichick re-living their Super Bowl XXXVI victory against the Rams in New Orleans, going to far as to run the out-and-up route that resulted in the team’s only touchdown by WR David Patten
• Toward the end of 38-17 beating at the Saints, sharing his frustrations with a steely-eyed Tom Brady on the sideline, saying “We have no mental toughness … I just can’t get this team to play the way we need to play. It’s so f@*ing frustrating.”
• Following consecutive losses in Weeks 12-13, using the legendary 1985 Hagler-Hearns fight (known at “The War”) to help deliver a message to his team about getting back up after being knocked down
• With his team up 35-7 against the Jags in Week 16, unleashing on his defense on the sideline, calling them “punks“, among other colorful descriptors
• In preparing for their Wild Card playoff match-up against the Ravens, Belichick talks to his players about Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War, and his quote, “Every battle is won before it is fought”
• And finally, we learn the name of Bill’s boat:

(Photo: INSTNTRPLY.com)

(Photo: INSTNTRPLY.com)

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