By Brian Hamilton
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Charlie Weis would not say if he would make the same gamble as his mentor, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, did on a fateful fourth-down Sunday night.
The Notre Dame coach did say he's happy Belichick went the way he did.
"He took a lot of pressure off me," Weis said Tuesday, laughing. "I was only the story for a day instead of two days."
The failed conversion left the Indianapolis Colts just 28 yards to go for a game-winning score, but Weis, the former Patriots offensive coordinator, imagined it was no seat-of-his-pants call by Belichick.
"I've been in those meetings before, and I can promise you here's what happened: That situation was discussed before the game," Weis said. "That didn't happen just then. It was discussed with the team. It was discussed with the coaching staff.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Charlie Weis would not say if he would make the same gamble as his mentor, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, did on a fateful fourth-down Sunday night.
The Notre Dame coach did say he's happy Belichick went the way he did.
"He took a lot of pressure off me," Weis said Tuesday, laughing. "I was only the story for a day instead of two days."
The failed conversion left the Indianapolis Colts just 28 yards to go for a game-winning score, but Weis, the former Patriots offensive coordinator, imagined it was no seat-of-his-pants call by Belichick.
"I've been in those meetings before, and I can promise you here's what happened: That situation was discussed before the game," Weis said. "That didn't happen just then. It was discussed with the team. It was discussed with the coaching staff.
"Each game Bill is so meticulous in what he does I'm sure it was
discussed with his coaching staff -- if this situation presents itself,
this is what we're going to do. He doesn't do things on a whim. When he
did it, I'm sure it was with everyone's knowledge and everyone's
agreement and it just didn't work out.
"I've been on that headset plenty of times and the call did not surprise me in the least."
"I've been on that headset plenty of times and the call did not surprise me in the least."
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