Belichick FTL

[LQQKITZME]

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As the final second ticked off the clock on Super Bowl XLII, Bill Belichick was already off the field.

Admittedly, the game was effectively over. New York simply had to kneel on the ball one time to officially put the upset onto the Wikipedia page, but it's still poor form that the head coach of the losing team couldn't be bothered to wait out the final snap.

Obviously Bill Belichick doesn't care what I, the media, or even every fan in America thinks. He does things his own way, which means lots of wins and also Spygate. But if Patriots fans sometimes wonder why Belichick is the NFL's most hated coach, it's the little touches like leaving the field, even though he knew there was still one play to be played, that stick in everyone else's mind. When Randy Moss did the same thing a couple of years ago, he was rightfully castigated. It's 10 times worse for the head coach to do it.

At least according to the ESPNews broadcast of the postgame press conference, no one asked Belichick about leaving the field (or about SpyGate II). Because of the logistics of covering the Super Bowl, most of the media members in the press conference probably never saw that Belichick had left before the game was over--they were either making their way down to the press conference area or were standing in a hallway waiting for the interviews. So maybe that's why no one asked, or maybe it was because Belichick's glare made it look like he would rip the head off of any reporter with the temerity to ask such a question.




http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/02/03/belichick-should-have-stayed-on-the-field/?ncid=NWS00010000000001

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[TheGodfather]

**** Bill Belicheck, hes a ****ing piece of sh1t poorsport who deserves to loser.

[Alan®]

Who cares? The game was over he wanted to forego the last second and so did the head coach of the Giants which is why they met on the field. It was the NFL that wanted the last official play.

[TheGodfather]

Who cares? The game was over he wanted to forego the last second and so did the head coach of the Giants which is why they met on the field. It was the NFL that wanted the last official play.

Any other coach would have stayed out there.

Face it, he's a biatch. A poor loser, and a little baby.

[LQQKITZME]

Who cares? The game was over he wanted to forego the last second and so did the head coach of the Giants which is why they met on the field. It was the NFL that wanted the last official play.


Damn looks like your feelings got hurt that the pats lost, heh how do you think Tommy boy felt after being so smug for the past few weeks, until that defence :idb: ed him

[Alan®]

Damn looks like your feelings got hurt that the pats lost, heh how do you think Tommy boy felt after being so smug for the past few weeks, until that defence :idb: ed him
nope feelings aren't hurt. The game was great like I said in the other thread the giants figured out how to win. The eagles are responsible for laying the foundation on how they played the game. Tom brady didn't seem very smug to me in the press confrence after the game.

[Alan®]

Any other coach would have stayed out there.

Face it, he's a biatch. A poor loser, and a little baby.
Idk about any other coach would have stayed out there to watch the other team celebrate a win after they went 18-1

[LQQKITZME]

When Randy Moss did the same thing a couple of years ago, he was rightfully castigated

Is the Point... He is supposed to set the standard... Hince the word "Head" in head coach

[Alan®]

When Randy Moss did the same thing a couple of years ago, he was rightfully castigated

Is the Point... He is supposed to set the standard... Hince the word "Head" in head coach
Your right but did you notice that he was not the only one that left because it took a good couple of minutes to get the D line on the field cause there was confusion over whether there had to be that last play. See what I'm saying no disrespect or anything just trying to point out some stuff/

[LQQKITZME]

look at the picture in the article. he was the only one walking out.

[TheGodfather]

Idk about any other coach would have stayed out there to watch the other team celebrate a win after they went 18-1

:idb: :idb:

[Alan®]

look at the picture in the article. he was the only one walking out.
thats a narrow shot that focusses on only one person. In the wide shot from on the field there were a lot of people headed for the tunnel

[TheGodfather]

Any coach with class would have stayed.

He's a classless bastard and a poor sport.

**** that ******* and his lack of integrity and/or personality and his stupid cut off sweater.

[LQQKITZME]

nope feelings aren't hurt. The game was great like I said in the other thread the giants figured out how to win. The eagles are responsible for laying the foundation on how they played the game. Tom brady didn't seem very smug to me in the press confrence after the game.

Yeah after the game he got knocked back down to reality...

if they werent cocky then why produce a book 19-0

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http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2008/01/29/book_commemorating_patriots_19_0_season_already_fo r_pre_sale/

and Patriots apply for trademarks on 19-0

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post/Patriots-apply-for-trademarks-on-19-0?urn=nfl,64855

[Sammich]

from a neutral stand point...they were having issues with the clock..at first they ran it down..then they put it back up to two seconds..then it fluxuated for like 10 secs til they settled there was one second left...so belichick running on the field..was understandable..he wanted to give the giants coach a 'job well-done' and get off the field and not suck up their lime light...whats so wrong with that?

[LQQKITZME]

the article said he was off the feild not on the feild... I didn't write the article just posted it.. but it states that he stormed off the feild before the game ended...

[Alan®]

Yeah after the game he got knocked back down to reality...

if they werent cocky then why produce a book 19-0

Link
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2008/01/29/book_commemorating_patriots_19_0_season_already_fo r_pre_sale/

and Patriots apply for trademarks on 19-0

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post/Patriots-apply-for-trademarks-on-19-0?urn=nfl,64855
I don't think he ever thought he was untouch able. And the reason for that is for the same reason they make winning merchandise for both teams

[nreggie454]

Any honorable coach will tell you that you play until the clock reads "00:00." Why couldn't he have waited the final second? Why not go to the locker room as a team instead of leaving his defense on the field?

Lame.

Not to mention the fact that Moss and a decent amount of other Pats players slid so they wouldn't get tackled :gay:

[R3RUN]

This thread makes me happy, the first thing I thought of when Belichick started walking off the field was that I was correct in thinking he was an *******. Hell, the defense was there, they knew one last play had to be done, why couldn't he be there?

[Sammich]

Any honorable coach will tell you that you play until the clock reads "00:00." Why couldn't he have waited the final second? Why not go to the locker room as a team instead of leaving his defense on the field?


o0o0o0o0o0 my fault...i didnt pay attn to that

[LQQKITZME]

he was the one that stated all season "play the full 60 mins", he was only there for 59 mins