Comments on: NFL fines Bill Belichick $50,000 for grabbing official

By: alskdh

alskdh — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:54:17 +0000

Bronco1st

That was cute. Now watch as we ‘cheat’ our way past you next week and in the playoffs as well.

By: mancave001

mancave001 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:08:49 +0000

Should have been 100K and a one game suspension. He grabbed at the guy’s arm for pete’s sake. Totally unacceptable.

By: bullcharger

bullcharger — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:27:32 +0000

I think the fine is overkill… Why did the ref turn and bolt away like that in the first place and not explain the FG call. The ref’s actions made it look worse than it was. Fining Belichick might be the greatest thing that ever happened to the Patriots… A total rallying cry.

By: elohim7ks

elohim7ks — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:57:03 +0000

You know it’s kind of funny, thinking about Belichick grabbing the ref., and giving him the what for. Come on man! from the reporters, ex-players coaches and all the rest, your all wrong! You need to be taking your aggression out on the NFL. It’s the commissioner and the owners trying to turn a profit and bust their union, that’s the problem. Let’s say you didn’t have these ref’s. then guess what, their wouldn’t be any game’s. What’s the problem, player’s and reps make so much money, they dare to open their mouth’s. So get on the commisioner’s back and leave those poor ref’s. alone, their doing the best they can in a messed up situation, they didn’t cause.

By: mazblast

mazblast — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:30:43 +0000

Not nearly enough, especially since he’s a repeat offender of league rules. Goodell will of course deny it, and the Patriot fans out there will deny it, but there are clearly different rules for the Patriots.

Any other coach out there (well, maybe not Coughlin) would have been spending this coming Sunday on the couch.

By: swagger52

swagger52 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:02:46 +0000

Let me explain…Harbaugh didn’t get a fine, because he did nothing. I know that is hard to believe for Patriot fans, because they are so used to seeing the Ravens just take it.

Let me give you some other examples:

Low blow by Suggs on Carson Palmer in the final drive to give the Bengals the game…No fine…in replay, it was not a low blow.

Blow to the helment on Kerry Collins during the final drive by Terrell Suggs to give Tennesee the victory. Yet..not fine…in replay…he missed the helmet.

That is the problem! The Ravens would get penalized and lose the game, but then not fined because they did nothing. The Steelers would not get penalized during the play (just like Heywood Bey play) and the next day they would be fined. I wish the Ravens would get fined and not penalized – like the Steelers, instead of penalized and not fined.

By: swagger52

swagger52 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:57:38 +0000

Oh sure..this is all reasonable discussion. The Replacement Refs should know this is the Patriots; the regular refs sure know that.

The refs will screw Jim Harbaugh for throwing a challenge flag when a play could not be challenged.

The refs will screw John Harbaugh with a 15 yard unsportsmanlike penalty in the last 30 seconds of the game.

However, for Bill Bellichek, for somebody who has never got screwed, but instead does the screwing, lets just assume it is a friendly conversation. Bill and the Patriots should be afforded that luxury because they have been spoiled for the last ten years. However, for everybody else in the league…don’t screw with the refs. We need different rules for the Patriots, that is what the Replacements haven’t learned yet.

By: lovefootball4life

lovefootball4life — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:29:36 +0000

Would be cool if we could take up a collection from fans to pay this fine and make a big public ordeal about it. $20 from 2500 people would not be hard. That’s coming from a Raven’s fan who is tired of this ref situation. BB showed restraint and only wanted the same type of communication he, and other coaches, have grown accustomed to from the pro refs.

By: bronco1st

bronco1st — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:14:42 +0000

If Fox got 30k and Bilicheat 50k, that means actually putting your hands on an official is only worth 20k.

By: turkish124

turkish124 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:05:18 +0000

Has the NFL ever had a week where it saw 4 coaches fined? That has to be some kind of record.

By: sbaltimore

sbaltimore — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:51:48 +0000

I think the whole thing is funny. Glad he got the fine, though.

By: sb44champs

sb44champs — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:49:21 +0000

hawkforlife says:
Sep 26, 2012 2:46 PM
Geeze, some of you people must get up in the morning and just hate the world. I bet you’re real fun to be around at work.

Do you watch football for fun and entertainment like real fans or just to come on forums like this to scream your trash? Enough with the hate.
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This is what Saints fans have been thinking for the last several months!!

By: metitometin

metitometin — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:44:11 +0000

Bill, all is good with me. The league should be apologizing to you, not fining you. Refs screwed the Pats out of a victory. I would have shoved the ref myself. These refs are a joke, these games are a joke, all games should be cancelled until the regular refs come back.

By: belichickrulz

belichickrulz — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:42:30 +0000

He shouldn’t have touched the ref. Period, end of story. He’s been in the league long enough to know that. So any punishment the league handed down on him is fair.

I don’t understand why Harbaugh didn’t get punished, though.

By: sariff420

sariff420 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:37:24 +0000

I hate the Pats. So there. My reasoning for thinking he should be suspended is because he has a history of going against league rules. Duh

By: ottomanismydog

ottomanismydog — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:35:51 +0000

$50k for touching a ref. I bet they would get fined $50 million if they were confirmed cheating by filming other teams play calls…oh wait…

By: rc33

rc33 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:32:54 +0000

Kyle Shanahan’s the one that got off easy; he chased a referee all the way down the runway toward the locker rooms, berating him the entire time. To me, that’s a lot worse than just grabbing an arm, then not pursuing.

By: dowhatifeellike

dowhatifeellike — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:32:22 +0000

Deb –

Regardless of the reason, both coaches were penalized for inappropriate contact with an official. Belichick can’t be flagged after time expires, so he was fined.

IMO, Harbaugh probably would have chosen a fine over a flag because the fine doesn’t potentially cost him a win.

By: randallflagg52

randallflagg52 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:31:12 +0000

Goodell: Now Mr. Ref, can you point out on the doll just exactly where Bill touched you?

By: promickey

promickey — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:29:12 +0000

Belichick has to lose some weight so he can run ahead of the official, then run backwards to ask what ever question he wants!

By: saintsfan26

saintsfan26 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:22:36 +0000

If it wasn’t for the gag order placed on Sean Payton, he would probably comment on the blatant hypocrisy here.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:18:00 +0000

@dowhatitfeellike …

Harbaugh wasn’t trying to call a timeout. That’s what he came up with later. He was having a hissy fit just like all the other coaches are having. I don’t think he should have been flagged because I don’t blame these guys for having hissy fits. Better for the league to fine them than for the refs to do even more to impact the game. But if you bought the part about him trying to call a timeout, you’re being a little naive.

By: j0esixpack

j0esixpack — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:05:49 +0000

Thanks Bill – we won’t forget you stood up for us! It’s just too bad most other coaches are bullied by Goodell into keeping quiet.

Warm regards,

The NFL Referees Association

By: mavajo

mavajo — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:03:45 +0000

Grab a replacement officials arm so that you can ask him a question: $50,000

Perform an illegal hit that’s so violent that it sends a guy to the hospital and nearly causes permanent and debilitating damage: $21,000

Something’s wrong with the NFL.

By: dowhatifeellike

dowhatifeellike — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:02:02 +0000

Harbaugh was trying to call a TO. He touched the ref on the shoulder to get his attention.

BB was having a temper tantrum after his team lost and grabbed the ref’s arm and tried to spin him around.

Not the same.

By: ampats

ampats — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:52:36 +0000

Bill what do you think of the 50K fine ?

BB:We’re moving onto Buffalo

By: annes22

annes22 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:46:51 +0000

It won’t make a difference to his wallet, he makes too much anyway, and Mr Kraft will probably pay it. What goes around comes around, it’s not over yet. These temporary refs are awful, this needs to be over.

By: hawkforlife

hawkforlife — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:46:13 +0000

Geeze, some of you people must get up in the morning and just hate the world. I bet you’re real fun to be around at work.

Do you watch football for fun and entertainment like real fans or just to come on forums like this to scream your trash? Enough with the hate.

By: sj39

sj39 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:42:57 +0000

A fine? Why, he should have been given a Medal of Bravery and awarded the win. And they should rename the Lombardi trophy after him. And he should be the NFL commissioner. Hell he should be awarded a Presidential Medal of Honor, a Purple Heart and a Nobel Peace Prize too.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:42:33 +0000

I’m so tired of people who post knee-jerk Belicheat Belicheat reactions instead of considering the situation. I don't like the Pats, either, but we've all been told there will be a review of EVERY SCORING PLAY. So the coach had a right to know whether that scoring play was being reviewed. In a sane universe, the refs explain these things to the coaches. No, he isn't supposed to grab the ref, so I understand the fine. But he wouldn’t have grabbed the ref, if that official had simply told him there were be no review because field goals don’t fall into the every score rule. And I’m sure the people criticizing Belichick would have been just as livid if their team had lost on the final play to a FG that was difficult to judge with the naked eye and no review had been conducted.