New England Patriots Audio

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium on Friday, November 12, 2010. BB: Winding it down here for Pittsburgh. How [are] you guys doing? Hay in the barn? Are those weekend stories written? Alright, whatever you need here. Q: Start off with Tom Brady. Since the last time we talked to you, he showed up on the injury report with the foot. Is there any level of concern about his effectiveness this weekend? BB: We'll see how it goes today and list him accordingly this afternoon. Q: Is there any worry fundamentally or mechanically since it's a foot injury? BB: We will do the same thing we always do. We'll practice. We'll go through the week and list his participation in practice based on what it is and list his status for the game just like we do everybody else's based on what we think it is after we get through the whole week - after we get through Friday's practice. Q: How has the transition been so far with the new specialists? BB: I think good, actually. [Shayne] Graham and [Matt] Katula have worked together down there in Baltimore, so they've played before. It's definitely a question of getting used to it and timing and so forth, so we've done that for a few days and we'll see where we're at. I imagine it's alright. Q: I would assume it's more important for Zoltan Mesko to get used to those two guys? BB: Yes, certainly. He's the other important part of that in the field goal aspect, but also in the punting game with Matt and Zoltan and the personal protector and the calls and so forth. It affects the center in terms of blocking responsibilities and snap location sometimes [and] things like that. There is a lot going on there. Hopefully we can do a good job with it. We'll find out on Sunday; I'm sure they'll test us out. Q: Do you ever make an effort to practice bad snaps with Zoltan? BB: Oh, sure. Yeah, we do bad snap drills with the holder and the punter, absolutely. That's always part of the ...