Patriots coach Bill Belichick has never been that open to begin with, but his not addressing Tom Brady’s limp has reached a kind of silly level, don’t you think?

Brady reportedly has a mild ankle sprain, but the NFL isn’t mandating an injury report until next Wednesday. In the meantime, no one else including Belichick is commenting much about it, like it’s not a big deal or they are trying to hide something. Of course, it’s not shocking that the Pats are secretive about anything, but this is a big deal — the NFL MVP, on a team on the verge of the greatest season in league history, with a possible injury days before the Super Bowl. Belichick could have at least said Brady was OK, that it was nothing — even if that statement was a lie. Wait until the media session next week when every question is about Brady — that could have been somewhat diffused this week.

Yes, some secrets are necessary — look at Philip Rivers’ surgery no one knew about. But Belichick should have been a little smarter, because if this creates a circus next week and the Pats somehow lose the Super Bowl, it will bite the coach in the, um, no comment.