The well-wishes and tributes continue to pour in for former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
After a few periodic meetings with the team’s owners, Robert Kraft decided to part ways with the 6-time Super Bowl winner who spent 24 seasons with the organization.
Ty Law had a lot to say about his former coach who he played for in 1996.
“He meant everything,” Law said on WEEI. “One, he always held me accountable. That’s one thing about Coach Belichick, he’s always gonna put it to you straight. He wasn’t trying to have a buddy-buddy type of relationship. You had to earn those extra minutes or that extra time as far as him giving you the attention that you might want or need. He’s gonna do that hard-nosed coaching. I always appreciated that.”
The Hall of Fame defensive back said having Belichick as a coach from the beginning helped him. There was a more one-on-one approach.
“I was fortunate to be able to have him early in my career as my position coach, so I got to be with him on an everyday basis, and I was able to see the transition from being a DB coach, a position coach, to a head coach. I was a little shocked, because I was like, ‘Damn Bill, you’ve changed.’ But I had to understand as a young player that he’s a head coach now, not just our coach and not just in our defensive back meeting room.
“He told me one time in New Orleans, and I will never forget the game, he said, ‘Ty, if they run it from this formation, you better sit on it,’” Law added. “He said, ‘You better sit on it, and if you get beat, I’ll take the blame.’ I said, ‘So I can squat on this, and if I get beat, you’re gonna take the blame?’ He said, ‘It’s on me.’ Sure enough, it happened exactly like he said. I squatted on it, I didn’t even back up, and I got an interception. That’s the type of coach that he was.”
The parting ways was reported to have no ill will and Belichick looks to continue to coach in the NFL.
[WEEI]
