March Madness: One stat shows AP No. 1 is far from a championship lock

After one of the most remarkable wins of the New England Patriots’ 2007 season, Bill Belichick was unhappy with two of his defensive leaders. Belichick tore into Tedy Bruschi and Junior Seau in the film room over a seemingly harmless error they made during the Patriots’ 27-24 win over the Baltimore Ravens en route to a 16-0 regular season. “I was in the locker room after one game. We had just beaten Baltimore. It was me and Junior Seau,� Bruschi said on ESPN on Monday. “It was 2007. … We’ve won the game. Bill comes in. We’re 12-0. … Bill comes in, ‘Hey, Bruschi. Hey, Seau. How many years of experience in the NFL do you both have? 50? Look at this read.’ And he rewinds the play over and over and

The Green Bay Packers were sellers at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. Instead of moving to improve the current roster around an aging, generational quarterback talent, the Packers made a pair of trades with eyes on marginal improvements in the future. General manager Brian Gutekunst attempted to explain those decisions Wednesday, denying that there’s any message of what the deals mean for this season.