‘Do you assume I will learn the MRI?’

New England Patriots coach Invoice Belichick mentioned injured quarterback Mac Jones would not follow Wednesday however is “undoubtedly making a number of progress within the final 48 hours” — after which turned to theater in a information convention that sparked recollections of when he repeated “on to Cincinnati” eight years in the past.

Peppered with questions on the standing of Jones, who sustained a excessive ankle sprain Sunday and is prone to miss a number of weeks, Belichick stiff-armed most of them with a smile and the identical reply.

Do you count on Jones to start out on Sunday towards the Packers?

“Take it day-to-day,” Belichick mentioned.

Is the plan for Jones to have a process to assist his restoration?

“Day-to-day. Day. By. Day,” he mentioned, notably pausing between the phrases. “That is the plan. Day. By. Day.”

Are the Patriots and Jones on the identical web page on how greatest to maneuver ahead?

“I am probably not certain what the character of the query is, however day-to-day he is getting higher. We’ll see the way it goes. Day. By. Day.”

Does he have a excessive ankle sprain?

“Day. By. Day. What do I appear to be — a health care provider? An orthopedic surgeon? I do not know. Speak to the medical consultants.”

What do the medical consultants on employees say to you?

“Day-to-day. We’ll consider him day-to-day. What distinction does it make to me? Do you assume I will learn the MRI? That is not my job.”

However it’s theirs, and so they speak to you about it, proper?

“Yeah. It is day-to-day. It is getting higher day-to-day. We’ll see how it’s tomorrow. It is so much higher than it was yesterday. We’ll see what it’s.”

Belichick, 70, who confirmed that 14-year veteran Brian Hoyer would begin Sunday if Jones does not play, appeared to benefit from the forwards and backwards as reporters checked notes to chart what number of instances he mentioned “day-to-day” by the tip of the information convention.

The reply: 12.