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Bill Belichick Comments on Analytics, Jimmy Garoppolo and More
- Updated: November 18, 2016
In a wide-ranging discussion with reporters Friday ahead of the New England Patriots’ Week 11 clash with the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Bill Belichick sounded off on a number of subjects, including his disdain for analytics.
According to Ryan Hannable of WEEI.com, the future Hall of Famer downplayed the importance of advanced stats when asked about quarterback release times:
What the hell is that? You can take the advanced websites and metric them with whoever you want — I have no idea. I haven’t looked at one, I don’t even care to look at one. I don’t care what they say.
As far as the quarterback goes, read the coverage, throw the ball to the open receiver. Take the best matchup. That’s what it is in a nutshell. The quicker we’re open, the clearer the picture, the sooner the ball is going to come out. If we don’t have anyone open, who is the quarterback going to throw the ball to? It’s timing, decision-making, execution by the entire offensive team. That’s what the passing game is. Receivers have to get open and catch the ball. Quarterbacks have to read the coverage, make the right decision and make an accurate throw.
All the metric pages and all that, I have no …
