Only Bill Belichick could casually drop a Dwight Eisenhower quote during a longwinded answer about in-game adjustments.
The New England Patriots coach was asked how often he has to tweak his plans on the fly during a game and how much he trusts quarterback Tom Brady and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to react to unexpected situations from opposing defenses.
“I would say in this league, you never really know what they other team’s going to do. I know there’s a lot of experts that have it all figured out. Unfortunately, I’m not in that group,” Belichick said Wednesday during a press conference. “It’s like Eisenhower said, preparation is important for the war. Once the war starts, you just throw it all out the window.”
The actual Eisenhower quote was, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” But we’ll give Belichick a pass for paragraphing.
