Did Belichick leave the field before the game was over?

[Shakespeare]

That's what the announcers said...

[tammywammy]

1. That's what it sounds like

sore loser.

[The Gunslinger]

13. it looked like most of the team left too including Brady

and didn't shake hands. Very classy

[tammywammy]

15. Very poor sportsmanship

You should always shake hands. Even my 6 year old nephew knows that.

[fishwax]

44. he did shake hands, just for the record

everybody (all the giants, too) was out on the field thinking the game was over, and he and Coughlin embraced. Then they cleared the field and the Giants had to run one more play, but he was on his way to the locker room and didn't head back.

[CatWoman]

2. lol

yup.

He's a sore-loserman :rofl:

[Shakespeare]

9. OMG--what a JERK!

:wow:

[malta blue]

3. Yes - the clock ran out with him in the tunnel....

what a jerk!!

[begin_within]

4. Almost everyone thought it was over, but then 1 second was put back on the clock

so they had to clear the field and do one more play. By that time Belichick had gone into the tunnel. I still don't know why they put that 1 second back on the clock.

[SPKrazy]

5. that's what they said

hope they nail his ass for the filming of the opposite team's coaches anyway

sore loser

[begin_within]

10. Didn't they already pay a fine for that?

[Debi]

22. No...and the tapes were destroyed

(sound familiar?)

[begin_within]

24. Thanks - I guess I heard wrong. I thought I read that

Belichik was fined $500,000 and the team was fined $250,000 for that spying thing.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/patriots/2007-09-13-patriots-punishment_N.htm

[Angleae]

27. And lost their first round draft pick as well.

[Debi]

32. But there were more - and they destroyed those tapes

they should have been fined for each instance.

[Debi]

31. Sorry - there must be MORE tapes that I heard about on the news today

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3225539

[begin_within]

42. No problem - there's probably a lot more to the story than we know

[Debi]

43. Yep!

:hi:

[IndianaJones]

6. classless...like that challenge for 12 men on the field. nt.

[edbermac]

26. Uh, there were 12 men on the field. Why is that classless?

[flvegan]

30. Opinions are like assholes.

Everyone has one, some folks insist on having one and being one.

[edbermac]

38. If roles were reversed, the Giants would have challenged.

Still not sure why you think that was classless; looked like a heads up call by the Pats.

[flvegan]

41. Um...I don't think it was classless.

Either team in that situation would have challenged, and obviously rightly so.

[Fox Mulder]

7. Yes.

What a sore loser.

[fortyfeetunder]

8. Awww, thought it was going to be an easy win?

Guess Eli and Co. showed differently.

Nobody's perfect, Bill...

[Tektonik]

11. this is worse than the Obama SOTU snub

[trotsky]

12. Yup!

All class, that Belicheet guy.

[DS1]

14. He'd already come out and congratulated the other coach

but as usual, you haters are too busy smelling your own asses from the inside to actually watch the game.

[Shakespeare]

16. Hey, now--that's why I asked. I WAS watching, and wasn't sure.

If he congratulated the other coach, then I withdraw my "jerk" comment.

[Debi]

23. Hmmmm

[LynneSin]

17. He did run onto the field with 1 second left

but even still - yeah that was classy - NOT!

[Hawkeye-X]

18. Belichick is waiting to get his ass fired....

Looks like he ENTIRELY underestimated the NY Giants.

My wife is thrilled that NYG won (She is from Brooklyn), and is already bothering her brother to order Super Bowl goodies for us.

Hawkeye-X

[edbermac]

28. I don't think he underestimated them.

They played a tough game against them the last regular season game. Every press conference I see of him he always comments that they still have a lot of work to do as a team.

[bullwinkle428]

19. Yet another example of The Hoodie's post game class...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwDJ_7L8zi0

[Debi]

20. Yeah, but he thought the game was over and then the officials put

one second back on the clock AFTER people were running out on the field x(

[Shakespeare]

21. Thanks. There was mass confusion, so that's why I asked. n/t

[KitchenWitch]

25. Yes he did.

[bullwinkle428]

29. I wonder if Fox will get a post-game interview with him...

:hide:

[pokerfan]

36. They just did

Billie looked like he was going to cry.

Leaving the field early is classless. But then, so is cheating.

[Fleshdancer]

33. LEAVE BILL BELICHICK ALONE!!!

;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFfobQftP5k&feature=related

[Maddy McCall]

34. Did you just see the aftergame interview with him?

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Wapsie B]

40. Yes, he was classless all the way around.

Stay on the field until the game's over for god's sake. :eyes:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

35. He's being a big baby.

I just heard his interview. He's all pissed off, and while he has a right to be, dude, it's just American Football. Get over yourself. If they fire you after a perfect season and the luck of another team, they're assholes.
Duckie

[Maddy McCall]

37. Totally unprofessional.

And he WAS aware that the game wasn't over when he left the field. But he left anyway.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

39. Now they SHOULD fire him.

God what an idiot.
Duckie

[GardeningGal]

45. It was a totally unprofessional thing to do.

His team knew they had to go back on the field for another play but the coach just left. An immature coach showing a total lack of class. Quite the example for his team.

[MilesColtrane]

46. Part of Belichik's master plan.

If the game's not over, the Patriots don't officially lose.