Column: The 'new' Belichick lasts less than a week

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Turns out the "new" Bill Belichick looks and sounds an awful lot like the "old" one.

Especially when he gets beat.

During the week leading up to the Super Bowl, there was plenty of buzz about how the dour Patriots coach was a changed man. His players kept hinting that the latest woman in his life was responsible for smoothing out some of the rough edges. Instead of his usual non-answer answers, Belichick actually seemed to be enjoying some of the give-and-take during interview sessions. Instead of dressing like Mike Tyson climbing into the ring — hooded sweat shirt, sleeves cut off at the elbow — Belichick turned up in a natty suit and a violet tie one day …