Hey all --

We are back here at Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots have reconvened after a couple of days off to start their preparations for Super Bowl XLII.

Not surprisingly, Bill Belichick wasn't saying anything when it comes to The World's Most Talked About Sprained Ankle, replying that he had "no comment" when asked about Tom Brady and that he didn't know if Brady would be at practice.

"We'll have an injury report next Wednesday, and I can't wait to give it to all of you," Belichick joked, drawing laughs.

The coach was in a good mood for much of the press conference, wearing a smile as he approached the dais and took in the vast media crowd sitting before him.

Of the Giants, Belichick said they've "improved dramatically" over the month or so since New England played them last, particularly in the kicking game. He had praise for his friend and former colleague, Tom Coughlin, whom he worked with in New York when Belichick was defensive backs coach and Coughlin receivers coach under Bill Parcells.

However, "I wish him well in every game but this one," Belichick said of Coughlin.

The Patriots are practicing inside the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse in full pads today; we'll have a report on who is -- or is not -- there shortly.

shalise