BB Goes On A Rant re: NFL Crying Poverty (goal line camera proposal rejected)

[RobertWeathers]

When you get older and have a HoF legacy that's pretty much etched in stone, you really don't give a (bleep) what you say or how people feel and are more concerned about standing up for what you think is right.

This from Schefter, via ProFootballTalk:

"They were in a meeting the other day with Dean Blandino, the head of the officials, and Bill Belichick got up there, and in profane language, told the NFL: 'We spend money to send the Pro Bowl to Brazil, we spend money to go overseas to London, but we can't spend money to have four cameras in the end zone, four cameras to help determine the correct call in the end zone on certain plays?' He went off, and the way it was explained to me, from people in the room at the time, they were laughing at it because his language was so profane and because he was so incensed about it, and the NFL didn't know how to handle it. But the bottom line is, they did not introduce the four cameras in the end zone, they thought right now it's too cost-prohibitive for the NFL even, and they don't know how to do it. They'll probably continue to look at this, but Bill Belichick left these owners' meetings not particularly happy."

Perhaps that helps explain why Belichick seemed to be in an especially terrible mood while speaking with reporters Tuesday.

 

[nabwong]

We're doing a repeat. Book it.

 

[TBR]

It was quickly proved 100% false

ProFootballTalk
Three different sources who were in the room says there was no profane tirade from Bill Belichick at the league meetings.
2015-03-25, 6:19 PM

 

[oldrover]

Adam Schefter, ace reporter.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Adam Schefter, ace reporter.

When it comes to reporting NFL gossip on the Q-T, there is no one else more reliable than Shefter.

I'll believe Shefter before 1000 sources that PFT rolls out any day.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

It was quickly proved 100% false

ProFootballTalk
Three different sources who were in the room says there was no profane tirade from Bill Belichick at the league meetings.
2015-03-25, 6:19 PM

This I do not believe.
If you've ever been to training camp or sat behind the D bench at Gillette you know that BB defines profane

 

[Froob]

Why isn't BB on the rules committee? Or someone from the Patriots. I'm kinda surprised it's not required to have someone from each team on there. Need to stop the ******** from the rest of the league.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Jonathan Kraft strikes me as the kind of hard ass who we'd like on that committee

 

[Galeb]

I know the owners cite cost as a reason, but I don't think that is genuine. I think ambiguity in the replay and rules give the NFL much more control over the outcome of games. BB's proposed cameras would remove much of that ambiguity in a critical part of the field.

 

[RobertWeathers]

This I do not believe.
If you've ever been to training camp or sat behind the D bench at Gillette you know that BB defines profane

Just ask Tom Jackson

 

[RobertWeathers]

Why isn't BB on the rules committee? Or someone from the Patriots. I'm kinda surprised it's not required to have someone from each team on there. Need to stop the ******** from the rest of the league.

I don't know BB from Adam but he doesn't seem like the committee type. Plus it has nothing to do with his objective which is to win football games.

Maybe once he steps away from coaching and potentially assumes a FO exec role?

 

[JarOfMayo51]

I know the owners cite cost as a reason, but I don't think that is genuine. I think ambiguity in the replay and rules give the NFL much more control over the outcome of games. BB's proposed cameras would remove much of that ambiguity in a critical part of the field.

This is exactly why the league doesn't want them down there on the goal line.. if it comes down to some huge market team and there is some obscure camera angle with a huge play down at the goal line.. the refs can simply call in favor of the large market team and say there wasn't enough evidence to reverse the call or vice versa

 

[RobertWeathers]

Jonathan Kraft strikes me as the kind of hard ass who we'd like on that committee

Yea but JK doesn't know the ins/outs of the game like (gulp) Fisher and McKay (fmr GM and well respected).

Very good article on JK....hes not his dad. Both good and bad.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/02/01/kraft/aqGBtdrqDWbacvpa1YCjKO/story.html

 

[Ross12]

This story rings extremely true.

 

[farn]

I love me some BB. BB the coach, BB the GM. BB the boat owning, sexy gf plowing, hard *** no nonsense cranky pants. Yes to ALL.

He swore, he didn't swear. Irrelevant. BB calling out billionaires who do not want cameras on the goal line while "analysts" cry about integrity : beautiful.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

"Integrity of the game" deemed too expensive by the billionaire owners unable to afford 4 HDTV cameras

 

[kudzif]

Sorry but I am with the NFL on this issue.I don't want more reviews and longer games.So whatever excuse they give on this issue I will accept.Even with replays how many calls are still debatable.For instance everyone says Dez was stretching for the goal line ,and had possession but personally I thought he was just going down.

 

[Galeb]

Sorry but I am with the NFL on this issue.I don't want more reviews and longer games.So whatever excuse they give on this issue I will accept.Even with replays how many calls are still debatable.For instance everyone says Dez was stretching for the goal line ,and had possession but personally I thought he was just going down.

There wouldn't be more reviews since every touchdown is already reviewed. It would just give the refs much better angles from which to review.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Who said MORE reviews???
You're aware ALL scoring plays are reviewed, right?

 

[JayNM]

Sorry but I am with the NFL on this issue.I don't want more reviews and longer games.So whatever excuse they give on this issue I will accept.Even with replays how many calls are still debatable.For instance everyone says Dez was stretching for the goal line ,and had possession but personally I thought he was just going down.

If they had one view that was spot on, they wouldn't need to view it from a thousand of different angles. Those cameras' views may even decrease the time of the replays, thus shortening the game (albeit i don't think it would make a huge difference)