Other NFL teams are watching Belichick's business model.

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal

Byline: Charles Bricker

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A lot has been written about how the New England Patriots have been able to win three Super Bowls in the past four years in the face of free agency, the salary cap, the disappearance of loyalty in the NFL and the constant realignment of the stars.

But one reason that is constantly overlooked or underplayed is Bill Belichick's unwavering strength in cutting away players whose usefulness has diminished or whose cost-benefit factor no longer works in his team's favor.

In this respect, he's very much like Bill Walsh, who dominated the 1980s with three Super Bowl wins.

Like Walsh, Belichick's coaching leadership allows him to be close to his players. He is not aloof, like Tom...

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