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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #237: Bill Belichick Presents The Super Bowl

By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes

Coach ascends to legendary status despite general dickishness. Plus: Roger Goodell Is An Evil, Bumbling Bore; Patriots Hate; For Some Reason Super Bowl Commercials Are Now Released The Week Before The Game; The 11th Annual (More Or Less) Beachwood Super Bowl Halftime Show Prop Bet: Maroon 5 Edition; and The Rams Will Also Reportedly Be At The Game. And: Silent Collusion Is Still Collusion; The Ex-Cub Factor; Bulls Tank Already Accomplished Thanks To New Lottery Rules; and Polar Vortex Game Is Event Of Loyola's Season.

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SHOW NOTES

* 237.

* Wesleyan vs. Tulane.

* Thompson Twins vs. Coldplay.

3:05: The Bill Belichick Bowl.

* Washington Post: Belichick Makes Brady Study Punt Coverages; It Helps Explain Patriots' Reign.

* Washington Post: The Patriots' Secret Is Focusing On The Details. Every. Last. Detail.

* SI: Bill Belichick And Special Teams: A Love Story.

* Marietta Daily Journal: Patriots Special Teams Ace Matthew Slater Follows Hall Of Fame Father's Path.

* Evan Silva:

It's a microcosm of the real world, good and bad. What makes the storytelling reach its 2019 peak is the differentiation between the half-stepping clowns & and the full-step creators.

— Evan Silva (@evansilva) January 30, 2019

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Many, many things must go right for one team to dominate a pro sport for 20 years in a salary capped league.

Foremost among them: a majority of their competitors content hovering around suck with a ceiling of mediocrity.

— Evan Silva (@evansilva) January 30, 2019

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Imagine adjusting for opponent strengths & weaknesses. Novel concept. What winners do. https://t.co/UA4IKm5fth

— Evan Silva (@evansilva) January 31, 2019

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12:43: Roger Goodell Is An Evil, Bumbling Bore.

* Sports Business Daily: Goodell Hears Sharp Criticism For By-The-Book SB Press Conference.

16:24: Patriots Hate.

* Chad: Patriots Dynasty Has Taken Fun Out Of Super Bowl.

29:38: For Some Reason Super Bowl Commercials Are Now Released The Week Before The Game.

* SI: Super Bowl Commercials Hub 2019: Tracking Every Ad Released Ahead Of Patriots Vs. Rams.

33:26: The 11th Annual (More Or Less) Beachwood Super Bowl Halftime Show Prop Bet: Maroon 5 Edition.

* This is your Super Bowl Must-Read.

42:02: Rams Will Reportedly Also Be At The Game.

* Who cares.

55:10: Silent Collusion Is Still Collusion.

* Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remain unsigned; should take control of their own destiny.

1:02:22: The Ex-Cub Factor.

* Featuring Micah Bowie, Jose Hernandez, Juan Pierre, Mike Olt, Justin Wilson and Drew Smyly.

1:07:33: Bulls Tank Already Accomplished Thanks To New Lottery Rules.

1:08:23: Blackhawks Need To Win 10 In A Row Before We Discuss Them Again.

1:08:27: Polar Vortex Game Is Event Of Loyola's Season.

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STOPPAGE: 10:23

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