And why would he?

The Patriots worked out a pair of running backs last week, but they did not add either to the roster. It seems the Patriots will not be adding any high-profile help in the backfield, either.

Asked during his weekly appearance on WEEI if the Patriots would consider bringing in Larry Johnson, who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs today, Belichick replied simply: “I would doubt it.”

You don’t win three Super Bowls as a head coach if you’re an idiot, and it would take a true idiot to sign ex-Chiefs running back Larry Johnson.  It’s not like the Pats haven’t acquired questionable character guys in the past – Randy Moss has been pretty damn good – but I don’t think this has anything to do with the media circus that will surely follow LJ wherever he may end up.

Cheaters like Bill Belichick don’t care about unscrupulous behavior.  No, Belichick knows that Larry Johnson sucks, averaging only 2.7 yards per carry this season.  That’s abysmally poor.  Of running backs who average at least five rushing attempts per game, LJ is better than Glen Coffee.  And that’s it.  Philip Rivers and Eli Manning have better averages.  Even Ron Dayne, who made a career of hitting the line of scrimmage and then falling forward, managed to average 3.8 ypc for his career.  Johnson is one of the worst.  Picking him up to be your running back would be like picking up Najeh Davenport to launder the team’s jerseys.  HIYOOOOO!!!!!!

[boston.com]