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SPORTS Thursday 2 February 2017
Coaches, QBs lapped by Brady/Belichick marvel at success

TERESA M. WALKER years. Tom Landry went 2-2 ick is tied with, won his four
AP Pro Football Writer with Roger Staubach and rings with Pittsburgh in the
HOUSTON (AP) — Marv the Dallas Cowboys. Joe 1970s. Figuring out how
Levy, the only coach in Montana is a perfect 4-0 in to fit salaries in a budget
NFL history to take a team the Super Bowl, though only wasn’t an issue for Chica-
to four consecutive Super three of those rings came go’s George Halas or Curly
Bowls, looks at what Bill with coach Bill Walsh. Lambeau and Vince Lom-
Belichick and Tom Brady And then there’s Levy, who bardi with the Green Bay
have done together with teamed with Jim Kelly to Packers — the only other
the New England Patriots take the Buffalo Bills to the coaches with five or more
and marvels. Super Bowl between 1991 NFL championships.
“Really, it is remarkable and 1994, losing each time. Montana credits the Pa-
that they keep going back, Putting together an ex- triots with building around
and they maintain the fo- tended run of excellence Brady and a core of play-
cus and dedication nec- requires some key ingredi- ers in an era when big pay-
essary to do it,” the former ents: days await after winning a
Buffalo Bills coach said. LEADERSHIP Super Bowl ring.
“It just becomes, quote, Levy had general man- CHEMISTRY
old hat. It’s just almost un- ager Bill Polian and owner New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady Since Belichick and Brady
fathomable what they’ve Ralph Wilson in Buffalo, and are introduced during opening night for the NFL Super Bowl 51 went to their first Super
accomplished. So they points to Patriots owner football game at Minute Maid Park Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Bowl together in 2002, oth-
sure do deserve great Robert Kraft and Belich- Houston. Associated Press ers in the NFL have tried to
credit, and it shows you ick as the key in New Eng- tap their formula for suc-
that the draft isn’t perfect. land because they know is the Patriots’ eighth Super yet to do it — Detroit, cess, luring away coordi-
Sixth-rounder at quarter- what type of players they Bowl — twice what Denver Cleveland, Jacksonville, nators as head coaches or
back. Many will rate him want on the roster. Belich- and Pittsburgh have man- Houston — while this is just hiring personnel men to run
the greatest quarterback ick hasn’t shied away aged — with four cham- the second trip for the At- their teams.
ever. It’s an amazing streak from brash personalities, pionships equaling those lanta Falcons. Finding the Yet, Brady and Belichick
they have going.” bringing in wide receiver teams’ four appearances. drive and motivation to have a chance to be-
Consider this: Belichick and Randy Moss and even “Total organization wins,” chase success again and come the first men with
Brady not only are the NFL’s giving defensive lineman Levy said. “It starts with their again simply isn’t easy. five Super Bowl rings in a
most successful coach and Albert Haynesworth and owner Robert Kraft, who “It isn’t just automatic,” league where the Falcons
quarterback duo, they’ve wide receiver Chad John- I think has been a great Levy said. are still looking for their first
nearly lapped their clos- son chances. Moss stuck owner. Their personnel de- The roster turnover around championship more than a
est competition. They are around much longer than partment, their scouting Brady certainly helps keep half-century after their first
preparing for their record expected and prospered staff, their coaching staff. the appetite strong. Among game.
seventh Super Bowl on Sun- before being cut loose Total organization wins, those on the roster for Sun- “Otherwise, if someone else
day, while only three other during the 2010 season. and as much credit as day’s game, 32 have never could do it, they’d be do-
coaches reached the Su- Wide receiver Chris Hogan Brady and Bill Belichick de- played in a Super Bowl. ing it right now,” Montana
per Bowl with the same languished on the Buffalo serves, it’s the others that SALARY CAP ERA said. “The guys closest to it I
quarterback as many as squad the past four years are in there.” Belichick is the only coach think are the Cowboys and
four times. only to tie for the league DRIVE TO WIN AGAIN since the NFL put in a sal- the Steelers, they’ve been
Chuck Noll and Terry Brad- lead averaging 17.9 yards Making one Super Bowl ap- ary cap starting in the 1994 on top for a while. But it’s
shaw went 4-0 in Super per catch this season. pearance is tough enough season to win four Super still hard to do. Mr. Kraft’s
Bowls in the span of six Since Kraft took over, this that four franchises have Bowls. Noll, the man Belich- done a great job.”q

Even Cam Newton can appreciate

memes about his fashion style

RYAN PEARSON at Michael Jordan. He has two memes in particular
AP Entertainment Writer one of the most popular last season. “There was one
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Go memes of them all - but I of them with the parent-
ahead, laugh about Cam don’t think he’s crying in teacher conference - ‘This
Newton’s sometimes outra- the corner somewhere.” is how your mom enters
geous outfits. The NFL star The 27-year-old Carolina the PTA meeting.’ Also like
can laugh about it, and Panthers star spoke on the a Batman connotation -
even enjoys some of the set of a Buick commercial when it was like ‘Batman
online memes have made set to air during the first has until 9 o’clock to show
him the butt of their jokes. quarter of the Super Bowl. his face or a person is going
“Some of them are funny. He was filming alongside to die,’ with the pink one. This Jan. 13, 2017 photo shows model Miranda Kerr, left, and NFL
But it is what it is. You’ve a pee-wee football team It’s cool,” he said. New- player Cam Newton pose together during the filming of a Buick
got to be lighthearted in Los Angeles outside a ton said he developed his commercial for this year’s Super Bowl telecast in Los Angeles.
about it. You can’t take museum with supermodel unique sense of fashion in Associated Press
it personal,” the Carolina Miranda Kerr. Newton’s church, through the junior know how to wear your as me, I had a lot of energy
Panthers quarterback said extravagant outfits at post- ROTC program, and from clothes, have a belt, socks, growing up, so for my pun-
in a recent interview. “You game press conferences the way he was disciplined no socks, whatever. Ironing ishment, it was to not have
to have to deal with cer- drew plenty of notice from as a youngster in Atlanta.“I your clothes is important,” the luxury of wearing dress-
tain things. And a meme social media, with memes grew up in the church and he said. “And I have to down clothes, so to speak
is one of them. Fortunately going viral. Newton said I’ve always had the fash- credit JROTC for being able - like sweat pants, jeans, or
and unfortunately. Look he’d been most impressed ion eye, so to speak, to to - how to tie ties. But as far whatnot. q