Look! Two Patriots-bashing stories rolled into one! First, we have the girlfriend of New England coach Bill Belichick, Linda Holliday, being forced by a Florida court to repay an unspecified credit card tab she ran up on an ex ($26,000; she had only paid him back 6k).

Even better is how Belichick landed Ms. Holliday: They met at a Palm Beach nightspot, and Belichick sent her flowers the next morning. After signing for the flowers, the man whose CC she ran up, dumped her.

On a slightly more relevant note, Plaxico Burress on the Dan Patrick show Wednesday, talking about the end of the Super Bowl: “Coach Belichick left the field before the game was over. .. when the coach leaves the football field before the game is over. I’ve never seen it happen before … you take it with a grain of salt and I guess it’s one of the reasons why we won.”

August 28, Giants Stadium, G-Men-Pats in the final preseason tuneup. Should be fun.