Posted by Teddy Panos, Sun Staff

This is Bill Belichick from his 11:30am press conference Wednesday;

Q: As far as kickers go, do you plan on having one guy for this weekend?

BB: We haven’t set our plans for this week yet.  We’ll take a look at that a little bit later as we get closer to game time.  I don't have anything on that one now.

Q: The way he’s kicking now (Martin Gramatica), does he look like he’s near his prime now?

BB: I think he's been very competitive in camp.  I think he's been very competitive.  He's accurate.  He handles the elements well.  He's kicked in wind.  I think that's a strength for him.  He gets the ball off quickly.  I thought he kicked off pretty well against Atlanta.  I think he's very competitive.  I'm not saying he's the best kicker in camp.  I'm not saying he's not the best kicker in camp.  I’m just saying that I think he's very competitive and I've been around kickers for a long time.  I think he's a very competitive kicker in the National Football League at this point.

Q: Do you go back and watch what he did in Tampa that year when he sort of had problems?  Did you see anything else?

BB: I think there’s definitely some issues related to that, but again, that's not nearly as important to me as to what happens this year.  I think we all know the guy was a pretty good kicker and he's had a good camp.

Martin Gramatica was cut by the Patriots minutes later...if it hadn't already been done. LOL!

What do you think of the decision to go with Stephen Gostkowski at kicker? Can the rookie step in and replace Adam Vinatieri on a Super Bowl contender? Will Gramatica catch on elsewhere? How about Belichick’s poker face? Would you want to be sitting across the final table from him at a Texas Hold 'Em tournament?