no actually they don't give a damn who hates them- unless they can use it as motivation....you don't know how to think like a Patriot because you're a grasshopper@Jon Davis
I'm sorry for you that my comment went over your head. I can tell because of the blatant contradiction in your reply. It may be that when your parents named you 'Jon' (no 'h') they may have inadvertently (and at least metaphorically) instilled a laziness in you that interfered with intellectual growth. FYI: You may not realize that you've just been roasted like a turkey on thanksgiving! Good luck going forward!@Jon Davis
@@Skiplegday1 how?? Everyone knows that was not the response anyone wanted. The reporter obviously wanted bill to wax poetically about Manning. But that is what makes his response so goddamn funny. If it was a dumb question it wouldn’t be funny.
the smartest people also tend to be unsympathetic and ignore the emotional side of a healthy individual, which does cause major issues. ie Sheldon cooper... being emotional doesn't mean your dumb. it's how you act when you experience those things that shows your wisdom. he honestly acts like he cares less. that's not intelligence. more like apathy and arrogance. sure though, he ignores a lot of the media garbage we have today which most should do more of. but he acts like he lives in his own world. just fortunate he knows football so well or else he would be a herm met living in the back woods of Vermont without a care in the world living off the land. nothing wrong with it. but not exactly in turn with the community around him. could be better at it in football realm.
Not even a Pats fan, but man does Belichick ever rule in press conferences. Smartest coach in the league. Seattle Seattle Seattle...lol And my fave retort: "What, like when Corey Dillon ran for 1,600 yards...would I be against that? I don't think so." Just epic.
This is what happens when a really smart person is forced to interact with really dumb people every day. You just cant be bothered to feign enthusiasm anymore.
Three best Belichick quotes of all time: "We're on to Cincinnati" "Seattle...Seattle...Seattle" "Ha!" (The last one said after his infamous "death staredown" when asked if he was going to consider replacing Brady.)
"we're on to Cincinnati, Seattle, Miami, New York, Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Cincinnati, The Hawaiian Islands, South America, oh did I mention Cincinnati". -Emperor Bill Palpatine
Teams win Super Bowls, not just QBs. Those were 2 of the luckiest Super Bowls of all time. If Seattle and Atlanta just run the ball late in the 4Q like any idiotic coach should, Brady has 0 super bowls since that statement. Brady is incredibly fortunate to be a great QB who ALSO has terrific coaching/defensive talent behind him. Aaron Rodgers would kill for that.
Anthony Delmonico hahahaha. Ya what about the kearse catch? Was that lucky Brady? Or the Tyree catch? What about the Manningham catch or the Julio catch? Some times you win some and some times you lose some... that's just football. Was Brady not in the MVP race the last 2 seasons? Is Brady not in the MVP race again this season? Hell Brady came second in MVP votes in both 2015 and 2016 (got robbed both times in my opinion, his last name doesn't end in Manning). Where was Rodgers those two seasons? ohh that's right behind Brady. Rodgers finally got injured again playing with fire outside of the pocket and cost himself another season.
The greatest thing about Belichick is that he has a purpose for being so discrete with his answers. He does it so other teams don't have any advantage through media sessions or something a coach or player might say in terms of game plan. If you listen to Belichick in an interview non-related to his team or season, he is actually quite compelling and very informative.
I know it doesn't show much here, but if he is asked intelligent, well thought-out questions relating to football, he will go on and on. Ask about the kicking game, football history, situational football, league rule changes, or similar topics, and he has been known to talk for nearly ten minutes.
Belichick is a very engaging guy, but he acts the way he does in front of the media to prevent twisting of words & trying to create controversy. The less said to the media the better - and that goes to assistants, trainers, and players.
Coming from the loyalist of the loyal Buffalo Bills fans, personally i love Belechiks dedication to the game. Like somebody else in these comments wrote, "he dont suffer fools gladly"
Weenies Doggies at the same time John madden was the head coach of the raiders and is regarded as one of the greatest coaches of all time so it is valid to state "and I'm a raiders fan" because there could be bias towards other great coaches but bill's the goat
spud man Vince Lombardi is overrated. All of his famous quotes he took from someone else, and is only famous cause his team won Superbowl Fucking One. He was a good coach. Not in the top 20 by any means though.
Vince was great, but it's not really close. He was winning when there was no free agency, and a mere 14 teams in the NFL (another 8, almost all inferior, in the AFL). Players were very tough then, but the level of parity was nowhere near what it's been over during Belicheck's amazing run. Halas, Brown, Schula, Landry, Walsh, Noll, Madden, Gibbs, Parcells, were all great, HOF coaches, but what Belicheck has accomplished tops all of them, without question.
....Seattle.......Seattle. Seattle....Seattle. When he retires he will be first ballad HOF. His name will go up there with The Lombardi’s, Landry’s, Walsh’s, and Parcells. I have never ever liked the Pats but I respect Bill Belichick and what he and Brady have done together. It’s insane.
My fav line --> Bill Belichick to team during practice: "How about no penalties today? How about no line of scrimmage penalties? I wonder what we'd do with the extra yardage we'd get!" :-)
Ok. This is far fetched but one time I was riding my bike to work during a transit strike in New York, a reporter rolled up to me on his bike while a crew was filming. The reporter repeatedly asked me about the hardships the strike was causing me. I kept saying, I was enjoying the break in the routine of public transportation, the fact that people were doing different things, sharing rides more and talking more with their neighbors, finding more alternatives to getting around, and I was actually enjoying riding my bike to work. So on the nightly news I watched the story it was all about the hardships people are having. So this is what news does, it starts with a storyline, and tries to support the storyline, rather than actually going out and observing what is really going on and reporting it. You notice a lot of reporters in these interviews can't seem to get off the track even after it's clear that line of questioning isn't going anywhere. Any one who interviews Bill Belichick should know what to expect and he loves to talk about football and there a multiple ways of reaching him there, and he is a truly brilliant man who can be very charming but he does not suffer fools gladly. Its sad to see so much footage of this brilliant man's live wasted by inept reporters that want to create news rather than report the news.
Doug P the thing with Belichick is he when anyone asks a question that has actual thought to it and is about the sport Bill will give an upmost answer on the question
Doug P, your observation is true. A valid point. I think what you're seeing is partially human nature in general, not just reporters. For example, you also locked in to your narrative -- that journalists behave a certain way -- and proclaimed that ALL journalists act that way, and ignored any evidence to the contrary. Not criticizing you, or defending reporters. Just an observation. Also, in the case of the writers, their job is to search out drama, to create content beyond the scoreboard. So, yes, they probably go too far, quite often, in terms of "inventing" stories, but reporting only what happened between the lines, the same thing everybody saw on TV, would be boring and pointless and probably go unread. So, there's a kind of a balance, there. Things aren't always black and white, 100% right or 100% wrong. Oftentimes, there's two sides to the coin, and finding a happy medium is the best you can do.
The first one is the best. Reporter has this long drawn out intelligent sounding question.... and Bill responds : "I don't know". Haaaaa haaaaaaaaaa!! Awesome!
"They are who we thought thay were!" -Dennis Green. "Play offs! Don't talk about play off. You kiddin' me!?" -Jim Mora Sr. "We're on on to Cincinnati." -Bill... Timeless.
I love when BB starts talking about football, by that I mean like his LT story. That peek behind the scenes he sometimes gives us, like times when he's mic'd up and is shooting the bull with players, even on other teams. I think the NFL Network should do a half hour weekly show with Belichick when he retires where he just talks about the legends of the game that he's coached, that would be fascinating.
Don't get your heart set in stone about that. If Bill controlled the tone of the conversation and wasn't interfered with, not only would that be a great bit of programming but I bet he'd relish an opportunity to teach the rising generation about his beloved sport. I know I'd pay money to watch.
This is the only way to talk to the media tbh. My preferred answers: 1. I don’t know. 2. I don’t have an opinion. 3. I don’t think about that. Bill... thoughtful guy. Hero.
"Are you adverse to having a feature back?" "What. You mean like when Corey Dillon ran for 1,600 yards? Yeah, i don't think so". DROPS MIC . i laughed my ass off at that and the reporter asking about Brady. Bill actually has a very dry sarcastic nature. his deadpan expressions as he delivers these retorts crack me up.
Love Bill!!!
Same, just sticks to his business
Want to hate him cuz he so good at what he does on the field .. but just can't.
Sammy?
Seattle
You wanna get Bill to talk ? Ask him about Lawrence Taylor. I think Bill is still in awe of that man's greatness...
Imagine if this guy was the white House press secretary
That would be hilarious
I'd start watching the news again.
I’m sold!!
😂🤣😂
Imagine him as a us general like “onto france
He is lowkey one of the funniest people in sports.
CZcams -Cooking with Bill Belichick, laugh really hard. You’re welcome
High key pal
People who say lowkey should get the ISIS treatment, it sounds so gay
Google Google Ok boomer
@@GoogleGoogle-fd6do dude, your comment was lowkey boomer sauce.
Q: What were thinking when-
A: Cincinnati.
Q: Cincinnati?
A: Seattle.
Hotel?
Trivago.
Dude thank you for making me cry laughing at ungodly morning hour years later!
Lmao
"coach do you think Trump"....... seattle......"but this presidential race"...... seattle...... "but the fact that trump and the NFL"...... seattle
You would the dumbass reporter would stop trying to ask the question when he's already getting the same answer
@@masterwhopper414 BB: Ok guys going forward is about the game, not politics. Reporter: Who did you vote for?
By god he was gonna finish that fucking question!
no actually they don't give a damn who hates them- unless they can use it as motivation....you don't know how to think like a Patriot because you're a grasshopper@Jon Davis
I'm sorry for you that my comment went over your head. I can tell because of the blatant contradiction in your reply. It may be that when your parents named you 'Jon' (no 'h') they may have inadvertently (and at least metaphorically) instilled a laziness in you that interfered with intellectual growth. FYI: You may not realize that you've just been roasted like a turkey on thanksgiving! Good luck going forward!@Jon Davis
He's not being a douche, he just doesn't like people asking stupid questions:)
I agree, he doesnt owe these people anything.
What a douchebag
OH HE IS DEFINITELY A FUCKING DOUCHEBAG!
Douche bag
NO, HE IS A FUCKING DOUCHEBAG PLUS HE IS GAY!
"I guess Manning."
LMAO most stupid question ever
i mean he the answer wasn't wrong lmao
I'm dying over here😭😅😆...
You just received a 👍.
Seattle
@@Skiplegday1 how?? Everyone knows that was not the response anyone wanted. The reporter obviously wanted bill to wax poetically about Manning. But that is what makes his response so goddamn funny.
If it was a dumb question it wouldn’t be funny.
He’s got such a good dry sense of humor. He’s hilarious
😄 Yep. A lot of people don't think he's funny, but I do.
you can't rattle a genius, the smartest people can control their emotions.
the smartest people also tend to be unsympathetic and ignore the emotional side of a healthy individual, which does cause major issues. ie Sheldon cooper... being emotional doesn't mean your dumb. it's how you act when you experience those things that shows your wisdom. he honestly acts like he cares less. that's not intelligence. more like apathy and arrogance. sure though, he ignores a lot of the media garbage we have today which most should do more of. but he acts like he lives in his own world. just fortunate he knows football so well or else he would be a herm met living in the back woods of Vermont without a care in the world living off the land. nothing wrong with it. but not exactly in turn with the community around him. could be better at it in football realm.
Smartness and emotional connection are unconnected
@@joedemelfie5509 6 rings
That's stupid an dangerous
WHO NEEDS TO SILENCE THIS FUCKING ASSHOLE NOW?
Not even a Pats fan, but man does Belichick ever rule in press conferences. Smartest coach in the league. Seattle Seattle Seattle...lol And my fave retort: "What, like when Corey Dillon ran for 1,600 yards...would I be against that? I don't think so." Just epic.
Some say he's still saying Seattle to this day...
Seattle
Seattle
Seattle
Seattle
Rumor has it he loves Seattle
Perfect ending “Let’s just end on a high note” 😂😂
Belichick has that "Why do I have to coddle these dumbasses" look on his face all the time
This is what happens when a really smart person is forced to interact with really dumb people every day. You just cant be bothered to feign enthusiasm anymore.
ummm........yeah ...................next question? @@dash4800
With a touch of "Oh boy. THIS again." 🤣
"What does it say about how good your team is?"..... shrugs.... "I don't know". Hahahaha!!! Awesome.
"I had fun once, and it was awful"
- bill belichick, probably
Lmao snap face I'm done
I heard him call it insta face in a different interview, he's trollin' lol
That Book Face is better
Alex Bourdouvalis insachat
Three best Belichick quotes of all time:
"We're on to Cincinnati"
"Seattle...Seattle...Seattle"
"Ha!" (The last one said after his infamous "death staredown" when asked if he was going to consider replacing Brady.)
2:30 Bill almost cracked a smile 😂😂
Bill Belichick,This is Not About Bullshit, This is About Football.
"we're on to Cincinnati, Seattle, Miami, New York, Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Cincinnati, The Hawaiian Islands, South America, oh did I mention Cincinnati". -Emperor Bill Palpatine
LOL LOL LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!
LMAO!!!
Dustin Dongon i dont get it
cory silva i dont get it
Forgot Pittsburgh, Detroit, fucking Mordor, and Kings Landing
The funniest thing is the idiot reporters questioning whether Brady should be playing. He's won two more Super Bowls (so far) since then.
right !
what's crazy is they get paid to ask these stupid questions.
Teams win Super Bowls, not just QBs. Those were 2 of the luckiest Super Bowls of all time. If Seattle and Atlanta just run the ball late in the 4Q like any idiotic coach should, Brady has 0 super bowls since that statement. Brady is incredibly fortunate to be a great QB who ALSO has terrific coaching/defensive talent behind him. Aaron Rodgers would kill for that.
'ifs' don't exist.
Anthony Delmonico hahahaha. Ya what about the kearse catch? Was that lucky Brady? Or the Tyree catch? What about the Manningham catch or the Julio catch? Some times you win some and some times you lose some... that's just football. Was Brady not in the MVP race the last 2 seasons? Is Brady not in the MVP race again this season? Hell Brady came second in MVP votes in both 2015 and 2016 (got robbed both times in my opinion, his last name doesn't end in Manning). Where was Rodgers those two seasons? ohh that's right behind Brady. Rodgers finally got injured again playing with fire outside of the pocket and cost himself another season.
I seriously live for BB press conferences. One of the best events in all of sports
True
Gotta ask bill intelligent thought provoking questions and he’ll answer with an intelligent answer and if you don’t he’ll give you a one word answer
Or even laugh it (on his way). Sometimes even a single word is not worth it.
this nigga put the imperial march as the intro lmfaoooo
Bill Vee same shit
The greatest thing about Belichick is that he has a purpose for being so discrete with his answers. He does it so other teams don't have any advantage through media sessions or something a coach or player might say in terms of game plan. If you listen to Belichick in an interview non-related to his team or season, he is actually quite compelling and very informative.
I know it doesn't show much here, but if he is asked intelligent, well thought-out questions relating to football, he will go on and on. Ask about the kicking game, football history, situational football, league rule changes, or similar topics, and he has been known to talk for nearly ten minutes.
Nancy Pine hahaha
Yeah, if he respects you and if he's in the mood
Belichick is a very engaging guy, but he acts the way he does in front of the media to prevent twisting of words & trying to create controversy. The less said to the media the better - and that goes to assistants, trainers, and players.
2:42
@Flatus Antiquitous the Belistrator segments are on the pats youtube channel as well
.. Seattle.
Coming from the loyalist of the loyal Buffalo Bills fans, personally i love Belechiks dedication to the game. Like somebody else in these comments wrote, "he dont suffer fools gladly"
I concur
coach what is the meaning of life?
- Seattle.
Seattle Seattle Seattle
Holy Marshawn Lynch-aroni
But Trump said...
Trump says a lot of things, get over it
I think you didn't get it :P
"Trump said..."
Seattle.
"But Trump said..."
Seattle.
And so on.
Lollllllllll
Bill Belichick has been to twelve Super Bowls as a coach (Giants and Patriots) and has eight rings. He is the real G.O.A.T.
Seattle
Funny thing is. They lost that game. So it kinda did affect them. But he knew. Hes too smart not to know.
Jason Tyson Legend has it Bill is still saying seattle to the reporters.
Seattle... We're on the Cinncinati
Best coach in history. And I'm a Raiders fan.
Phil Anderson Saying "and I'm a raiders fan" doesn't improve your argument at all. But I agree he's a great coach
Weenies Doggies at the same time John madden was the head coach of the raiders and is regarded as one of the greatest coaches of all time so it is valid to state "and I'm a raiders fan" because there could be bias towards other great coaches but bill's the goat
Imo its Vince Lombardi hands down
spud man Vince Lombardi is overrated. All of his famous quotes he took from someone else, and is only famous cause his team won Superbowl Fucking One. He was a good coach. Not in the top 20 by any means though.
Vince was great, but it's not really close. He was winning when there was no free agency, and a mere 14 teams in the NFL (another 8, almost all inferior, in the AFL). Players were very tough then, but the level of parity was nowhere near what it's been over during Belicheck's amazing run.
Halas, Brown, Schula, Landry, Walsh, Noll, Madden, Gibbs, Parcells, were all great, HOF coaches, but what Belicheck has accomplished tops all of them, without question.
My favorite belichik moment will always be when he left those two kids hanging on the field
I cannot hear it without the stone cold music now lol
one of my lowkey favorite things about BB is how he pronounces "multiple" like "muldable"
“Let’s just end on a high note”😂
....Seattle.......Seattle. Seattle....Seattle. When he retires he will be first ballad HOF. His name will go up there with The Lombardi’s, Landry’s, Walsh’s, and Parcells. I have never ever liked the Pats but I respect Bill Belichick and what he and Brady have done together. It’s insane.
He’s such a smart ass and I absolutely love it. Love watching the highlights lol
feedback means a lot. Thank you for watching
“Seattle.”
-Bill Belichick
"...Stupid thing" lmao
I love how it's "scary Imperial March music"............................... stupid thing
S E A T T L E
This is absolutely legendary
i can still hear him saying seattle
God as a Jets Fan I have to hate him, but I can’t! He’s a friggin’ genius and one of the most badass coaches in the history of sports.
To think he ditched you guys is so wrong
Dude is the fucking Don
The Emperor.
My fav line --> Bill Belichick to team during practice: "How about no penalties today? How about no line of scrimmage penalties? I wonder what we'd do with the extra yardage we'd get!" :-)
XEROX THE GAME PLAN AND SEND IT TO KANSAS
Christopher Moltisanti You guys have Patrick Mahomes now, you're good. And I am a die hard NE fan. That kid will take you far.
@@Ashbash-kf5xd Great assessment!
Ok. This is far fetched but one time I was riding my bike to work during a transit strike in New York, a reporter rolled up to me on his bike while a crew was filming. The reporter repeatedly asked me about the hardships the strike was causing me. I kept saying, I was enjoying the break in the routine of public transportation, the fact that people were doing different things, sharing rides more and talking more with their neighbors, finding more alternatives to getting around, and I was actually enjoying riding my bike to work. So on the nightly news I watched the story it was all about the hardships people are having. So this is what news does, it starts with a storyline, and tries to support the storyline, rather than actually going out and observing what is really going on and reporting it.
You notice a lot of reporters in these interviews can't seem to get off the track even after it's clear that line of questioning isn't going anywhere. Any one who interviews Bill Belichick should know what to expect and he loves to talk about football and there a multiple ways of reaching him there, and he is a truly brilliant man who can be very charming but he does not suffer fools gladly. Its sad to see so much footage of this brilliant man's live wasted by inept reporters that want to create news rather than report the news.
Doug P the thing with Belichick is he when anyone asks a question that has actual thought to it and is about the sport Bill will give an upmost answer on the question
Doug P, your observation is true. A valid point. I think what you're seeing is partially human nature in general, not just reporters. For example, you also locked in to your narrative -- that journalists behave a certain way -- and proclaimed that ALL journalists act that way, and ignored any evidence to the contrary. Not criticizing you, or defending reporters. Just an observation.
Also, in the case of the writers, their job is to search out drama, to create content beyond the scoreboard. So, yes, they probably go too far, quite often, in terms of "inventing" stories, but reporting only what happened between the lines, the same thing everybody saw on TV, would be boring and pointless and probably go unread. So, there's a kind of a balance, there.
Things aren't always black and white, 100% right or 100% wrong. Oftentimes, there's two sides to the coin, and finding a happy medium is the best you can do.
XP Pumpkin
P Pumpkin - Superbly articulated.
Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle hahahaha
The first one is the best. Reporter has this long drawn out intelligent sounding question.... and Bill responds : "I don't know". Haaaaa haaaaaaaaaa!! Awesome!
“Like when Cory Dillon ran for 1600 yards? I don’t think so.” Dumb question lmao
BB reminds me of my days in the Massachusetts countryside at prep school. Would love to go back in time.
Onto cin-seattle
Bill Belichick is a legend among men 🐐
"They are who we thought thay were!" -Dennis Green. "Play offs! Don't talk about play off. You kiddin' me!?" -Jim Mora Sr. "We're on on to Cincinnati." -Bill...
Timeless.
I’d love to see Greg Popovich and Bill interview each other. That’ll be funnier than stand up comedy
COACH BELICHICK ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A NICE GUY WHEN HE SMILES AND LAUGHS.
SEATTLE SEATTLE SEATTLE!
Cincinatti Cincinnati Cincinnati
Best coach ever!!!
i used to be an Eagles fan, haven't watched any football in a few years, I love watching this guy
He was trying so hard not to laugh when he was saying Seattle
sam adams. i dont how how people dont..yeah' im a pats fan since 95 but still. he protects his guys. every franchise wishes he was their head coach
I saw that picture on SnapFace
I love the way he answers the media!
SEATTLE
I love this man
"il just zerox a copy of the gameplan and you can send it to lansas city to make it easier" had me crying.
Belichick: "I could just Xerox a copy of our entire game-plan. And you send that over to Kansas City.. Might be easier for all of us."
te vamos a extrañar Bill
No nonsense super cool and collective man.love him.
s e a t t l e
The BB Look...LOVE IT 👍😁
My favorite Bill comment was his comparison of Brady and Rodgers and his reply was, they’re both number 12
3:30 is one of my favorite coaching interviews ever 😆
I love when BB starts talking about football, by that I mean like his LT story. That peek behind the scenes he sometimes gives us, like times when he's mic'd up and is shooting the bull with players, even on other teams. I think the NFL Network should do a half hour weekly show with Belichick when he retires where he just talks about the legends of the game that he's coached, that would be fascinating.
Assuming bill wants to do that. HIGHLY unlikely
Don't get your heart set in stone about that. If Bill controlled the tone of the conversation and wasn't interfered with, not only would that be a great bit of programming but I bet he'd relish an opportunity to teach the rising generation about his beloved sport. I know I'd pay money to watch.
no thanks lol
This is the only way to talk to the media tbh. My preferred answers:
1. I don’t know.
2. I don’t have an opinion.
3. I don’t think about that.
Bill... thoughtful guy. Hero.
Here from MMP. I don't know anything about American 🏈 but this guy is a legend.
What’s even funnier, he’s not trying to be funny 😄😄 God bless this man
"Seattle" had me 💀⚰️
He’d be one hell of a poker player... Expressionless, emotionless, just downright cold blooded!
I watch this video once every couple months.
Darth Vader: “Shoot, it’s Bill Belichick...”
My grandfather met Bill and he said that he is actually really friendly
Well yeah. Unless your grandpa was with ESPN.
Bill is a story teller
Gotta love Coach Belichick 😸
"Are you adverse to having a feature back?" "What. You mean like when Corey Dillon ran for 1,600 yards? Yeah, i don't think so". DROPS MIC . i laughed my ass off at that and the reporter asking about Brady. Bill actually has a very dry sarcastic nature. his deadpan expressions as he delivers these retorts crack me up.
Also "give me a break" after loss at Miami on MNF and preparing for Pittsburgh
Sounds like hes tired all the time
Hey its me
Probably tired of stupid press conferences.
@@Caleb-iq6jg sup
Suffering from success
We're on to Cincinnati!
perfect ending
Philly Fan what does he say cant understand
Not a Pats fan but this man is the GOAT
Bill is my spirit animal
1:04 The FUCK? Did he just SMILE?
Bill is awesome
He Smiled during a Press Conference???
OMG IT FINALLY HAPPENED. HE DOES EXIST!!!
I'm not even a pats fan ...but I LOVE BILL !
Not a patriot fan but I believe he is the best coach of all time.
“ You think I give a goddamn, if some Twitter folk think the goddamn game looks fixed?”
Perfect opening sound track. Very clever.
Priceless....
1:10 I think that's Karen Guregian, followed by Tom Curran.
1:28 it's always Mike Reiss who asks the dumb questions.