Comments on: Bill Belichick’s Lowell Connection http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/23/bill-belichicks-lowell-connection/ Lowell Politics and Lowell History Sat, 18 May 2013 12:37:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Kathy Nolan Deschenes http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/23/bill-belichicks-lowell-connection/comment-page-1/#comment-13146 Kathy Nolan Deschenes Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:55:44 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=14225#comment-13146 Joe Nolan was/is my grandfather. He coached at LHS and CHS, and in between that time also coached in FL and at Berwick Academy in Maine. As soon as Belichick became the Pats coach my family started calling my grandfather, "Belichick's coach's coach." And Richard, according to Walter Shea, we were all in the same class at St. Margaret's. I'm enjoying your blog. Nice work! Joe Nolan was/is my grandfather. He coached at LHS and CHS, and in between that time also coached in FL and at Berwick Academy in Maine. As soon as Belichick became the Pats coach my family started calling my grandfather, “Belichick’s coach’s coach.”

And Richard, according to Walter Shea, we were all in the same class at St. Margaret’s. I’m enjoying your blog. Nice work!

]]> By: David Pevear http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/23/bill-belichicks-lowell-connection/comment-page-1/#comment-12551 David Pevear Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:04:37 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=14225#comment-12551 I asked Belichick about Sorota at the Super Bowl in Houston in 2005. His reply: "The one thing Steve did was put a lot of responsibility on the players. He let the quarterback call his own plays. He let the players make a lot of decisions, and a lot of their preparation was done on their own. He'd say, 'Look, here's what you got to do, I expect you to go do it.' "And I had never been approached like that. I had always seen it the other way: 'Here's what I want you do it. I'm going to take you through it step by step and you just tow the line and do it.' "That's OK, too. But Steve put a lot of responsibility and accountability on his players and it was fun. I think I learned you can do it another way and still be successful." I asked Belichick about Sorota at the Super Bowl in Houston in 2005. His reply:
“The one thing Steve did was put a lot of responsibility on the players. He let the quarterback call his own plays. He let the players make a lot of decisions, and a lot of their preparation was done on their own. He’d say, ‘Look, here’s what you got to do, I expect you to go do it.’
“And I had never been approached like that. I had always seen it the other way: ‘Here’s what I want you do it. I’m going to take you through it step by step and you just tow the line and do it.’
“That’s OK, too. But Steve put a lot of responsibility and accountability on his players and it was fun. I think I learned you can do it another way and still be successful.”

]]> By: John Quealey http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/23/bill-belichicks-lowell-connection/comment-page-1/#comment-12534 John Quealey Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:57:25 +0000 http://www.richardhowe.com/?p=14225#comment-12534 Lowell High Coach Joe Nolan lived in The Grove on Crowley Street as I remember before moving to Chelmsford in the mid forties Joes wife was from Sidney Street After moving The Coach would Stop at Quealey's when he came to visit his in-laws.High school football was big in those days and I enjoyed talking to the coach of Chelsmsford High School.As always the Grove boys gave all a great a great welcome. Lowell High Coach Joe Nolan lived in The Grove on Crowley Street as I remember before moving to Chelmsford in the mid forties Joes wife was from Sidney Street After moving The Coach would Stop at Quealey’s when he came to visit his in-laws.High school football was big in those days and I enjoyed talking to the coach of Chelsmsford High School.As always the Grove boys gave all a great a great welcome.

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