This is why his players love him and others want to play for him. After making it all about him vs. Belichek to take the pressure off his players last week, he goes out and gives all the credit to his players and asst. coaches:
"I was dead wrong," Ryan said. "I thought it would come down to me and Belichick. Thank goodness it didn't. He won that battle like he always does. It came down to the players and assistant coaches and we won that battle."
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You know if they would have lost he would have taken all the blame.