Bill Belichick has been involved in nine Super Bowls, seven as a head coach. Only one of them has been decided by more than six points. He also has been accused of deflating balls and filming opponents’ practices, but it all boils down to one thing:
No one, in the history of the game, has tried, or been better at, anticipating his opponent’s next move.
Remember after Super Bowl XLIX when safety Malcolm Butler said the Patriots had prepared for the goal-line slant that he stepped in front of? On a play when the entire world expected bruising Seahawks back Marshawn Lynch to punch into the end zone and finish what he started, is it possible Belichick didn’t?