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Wednesdays are always busy here at Gillette, with Bill Belichick's press conference, Tom Brady's weekly press conference, the conference calls with Buffalo coach Dick Jauron and receiver Lee Evans, as well as open locker room.

Belichick reiterated that Buffalo is a dangerous team despite its 2-4 record and that New England clearly had its troubles with the Bills in the season opener.

He said the team's open roster spot probably wouldn't be filled today and that the team has a couple of options it is looking into before it makes that move.

The coach was asked if anyone in the organization had discussions with Oakland yesterday about trading for either Randy Moss or Jerry Porter; Belichick said he doesn't know what everyone else was doing because he was watching film to prepare for the Bills. He was asked further if he'd have input on a decision like that, and Belichick said, "well, I didn't say that." And he wouldn't comment on whether he even wanted Moss or Porter because it would constitute tampering.

With two offensive coordinators getting the pink slip yesterday -- Baltimore's Jim Fassel and Arizona's Keith Rowen -- Belichick was asked what it would take for him to fire a coordinator in mid-season and if a head coach can lose a locker room if he fires a respected coordinator. Belichick said he didn't know what it would take for him to make such a decision mid-season, and "I hope to never be in that situation."

He added that head coaches makes decisions every day and not every one is the right one.

As for Brady, he talked about the first Buffalo game, particularly the first play of the game, when he was strip-sacked by Takeo Spikes and London Fletcher-Baker scooped up the ball and scored a touchdown.

"I waked off the field saying that's a hell of a way to start the sweason," Brady said. "I've watched that play 30 times over last six weeks, and even again today. It was a poor decision on my part and have to be more away of our protection."

Brady laughed when he was told that in a recent Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players, he received one vote as the "diritest player in the league." He was the only quarterback to garner a vote.

"I don't know who I (ticked) off. Dirty? I don't even get to touch anyone out there. I don't know what they're talking about. It must be a Jet or a Dolphin or something like that that hates me," he said.

For the record, Rodney Harrison won by a landslide, getting 23 percent of the votes. Pittsburgh's Joey Porter and Philly's Jon Runyan were second, with 6 percent. The poll of 361 players was taken in the preseason.

In the locker room, Harrison, Mike Vrabel, Tedy Bruschi, Rosevelt Colvin and Ellis Hobbs all drew substantial media crowds, as they all generally do; Dan Koppen and Matt Light also were popular with the microphone-and-camera types.

shalise

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