FOXBOROUGH -- Bill Belichick was shaking his head and speaking with almost reverent exasperation about a certain quarterback he had just spent more than three hours admiring.
He's just so good, Belichick said. So tough. So hard to get.
The winning coach was talking about the losing quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Belichick was legitimately in awe of an opponent his defense had just held to 17 points, and for good reason. Rodgers made some plays and some throws in Green Bay's loss to New England that maybe only two or three quarterbacks in NFL history would even attempt.