Excerpts From Belichick Press Conference

Tom Brady's on the shelf. Bill Belichick just finished his press conference and here are the highlights...

* Belichick slapped down reports that the team was working out Chris Simms and/or Tim Rattay. He said the team hadn't brought anyone in yet and indicated there was nothing imminent. "It's simply not true," he said.

* "You feel badly for Tom. Nobody's worked harder and done more for this team than Tom has so it's a tough setback for him."

* "I think we all just have to do our jobs. Each guy has a job to do and they need to do it as well as they can. Really, that doesn't change. He played one position, he played it very well and there'll be somebody else playing their position now."

* Belichick would not confirm that the injury was a torn ACL, saying "We don't have a lot of details."

* Asked if the hit was dirty, Belichick said, "It doesn't really matter what I think. Officials officiate the game I'm sure they'll handle it. We always tell our players its their responsibility to hit the quarterback above the knees and below the shoulders."