Now, now, my friend..... No need to be "terse". Your "skin isn't that thin", now, is it?
If you spout off loudly enough where people can't help but take notice, you have to expect to take some of your own "gas" back from them when you're wrong.

Yes, Belichick crossed the field and congratulated Coughlin. No one knows exactly what words were exchanged, but that doesn't really matter. He did the politically correct thing. He really HAD to.
If I were him, I'm sure I wouldn't have been very happy and wouldn't have "hung around" for the "kill the clock on a kneel" play. It was academic.

The Pat's had a great season! Nothing to be ashamed of or apologetic for. When you're on top, everybody's gunning for you.
The real test for them will be one of character - how they come back from this next year.

I quoted that verse from the Bible before the game. My wife chuckled.......then proceeded to sweat out every play of the game by my side. Poor little thing's heart was racing more than mine was!