Belichick hints Houston’s turf is to blame for Welker injury
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New England Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick says the turf at Houston's Reliant Stadium is "terrible". He was criticized for going for it on fourth down. His team struggled mightily on the road. His team wasn't as dominant as it was just a few years ago. His leading pass catcher, Wes Welker, was injured in Week 17 and will miss the playoffs. Nonetheless, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are back in the playoffs, are AFC East champions again, and are looking to win another Super Bowl.
Belichick joined the Big Show on WEEI in Boston and talked about the game against the Houston Texans this past weekend, the field at Reliant Stadium, Welker's season-ending injury, and the Patriots' upcoming playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Asked about his plan for the final game, and if that changed when Welker went down with the injury:
"No, not really. I'd say we pretty much played everybody and we got guys some experience, in normal situations and in some situations that they hadn't been in. For example, [Brian] Hoyer.
I think that's kind of what we wanted to do going into the game. Everybody played. Everybody got a chance to get some work, of the guys that were active."
Asked if he thought there was any problem with Houston's turf:
"The turf down there is terrible. It's terrible. It's just inconsistent. It's all the little trays of grass, and some of them are soft, and some of them are firm, and they don't all fit well together. Those seams -- some of it feels like a sponge, some of it feels real firm and hard like the Miami surface. One step you're on one, th...
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New England Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick says the turf at Houston's Reliant Stadium is "terrible". He was criticized for going for it on fourth down. His team struggled mightily on the road. His team wasn't as dominant as it was just a few years ago. His leading pass catcher, Wes Welker, was injured in Week 17 and will miss the playoffs. Nonetheless, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are back in the playoffs, are AFC East champions again, and are looking to win another Super Bowl.
Belichick joined the Big Show on WEEI in Boston and talked about the game against the Houston Texans this past weekend, the field at Reliant Stadium, Welker's season-ending injury, and the Patriots' upcoming playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Asked about his plan for the final game, and if that changed when Welker went down with the injury:
"No, not really. I'd say we pretty much played everybody and we got guys some experience, in normal situations and in some situations that they hadn't been in. For example, [Brian] Hoyer.
I think that's kind of what we wanted to do going into the game. Everybody played. Everybody got a chance to get some work, of the guys that were active."
Asked if he thought there was any problem with Houston's turf:
"The turf down there is terrible. It's terrible. It's just inconsistent. It's all the little trays of grass, and some of them are soft, and some of them are firm, and they don't all fit well together. Those seams -- some of it feels like a sponge, some of it feels real firm and hard like the Miami surface. One step you're on one, th...
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