Did you see the way Bellichick just walked through Manning, without even glancing at him? He did the same thing after last week's victory, and after the loss to the Jets. He clearly is not a gracious loser, nor is he gracious in defeating opponents in huge games.
The footage I saw showed them looking at each other, and then Peyton Manning patting Belichick in the stomach. Fine with me.
What should they do . . . strip off their shirts and make out?
People need to wrap their heads around a very simple thing for Bill when he's on or near the field. He's thinking about football, nothing but football, he's not out there to be friendly, he's not out there to impress people with his graciousness, or his fashion sense or anything else. He's out there to be a football coach, and when you're at his level of monofocalness there's always some football to think about. One game is over the next is on the horizon, one season is over the next is on the horizon, that's how Bill is. So anybody being suprised at his behavior should just get over it, that's how he's been for his entire career, short and abrupt during all post game activities. The day Bill actually goes and hangs out on the field after the game to talk to people is the day Bill has decided to retire from the game.