his week's edition of "Bruschi's Breakdown" on ESPNBoston.com analyzes more than the New England Patriots' upcoming game.
Tedy Bruschi, the former Patriots linebacker, gives his insight on what has been going on behind closed doors in Gillette Stadium this week. The Patriots have lost three out of their past four games. On Wednesday, coach Bill Belichick ordered four players off the premises for arriving late.
Sending players home for being late for a meeting is a very drastic form of discipline. This isn't the type of discipline that happens if it were a first-time occurrence. I'm not saying the four players are multiple offenders, but this can be frustration coming to a head. Coach Belichick might recognize that he has a young team and maybe there are some players that don't have it figured out on what they should be doing at this point of the season, not knowing how to prepare properly or do what needs to be done to end a losing streak.
And how about this statement from Bruschi?
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