Proving it every week only way to stop Cats

He says he has no interest in knowing what other coaches in other sports do, but the way Brian Cody’s team went about devouring Tipperary in Nowlan Park last Sunday brought to mind a scene in a fascinating documentary about the NewEngland Patriots coach, Bill Belichick.

With his team already securing a spot in the playoffs, Belichick is walking through a hallway when there, in the background, is aprinted banner posted on the wall. The camera doesn’t zone in on it, Belichick makes no reference to it, casual observers mightn’t even notice it, but it says everything about the culture Belichick has created in New England: PROVE IT EVERY WEEK.

Maybe Belichick lifted it from Cody since Cody didn’t get it from Belichick but whatever way you look at it, Kilkenny prove it every week. Every day, they play like there’s something at stake.