

To be fair, the Patriots had just lost a big primetime game to the Vikings on a night when the officiating clearly wasn’t at its best. Maybe Belichick felt a little friendly shoulder touch was enough in this situation. In case you’ve forgotten, here’s the quick recap of Belichick/Jets saga: Belichick had signed to become the successor to his mentor, Bill Parcells, when he became the team’s defensive. (Michael Dwyer, AP) For now, O’Brien’s offensive staff is under construction. Keep in mind, there may be nothing to this exchange at all. 563) Hired by: New York Jets, 2000 Belichick ties: Groh spent one year on Belichick's Browns staff and then became the Jets' coach when Belichick resigned after one day as Bill. Patriots coach Bill Belichick walks off the field after the team’s 24-10 loss to the Bills on Dec. I guess Adam Thielen and Bill Belichick haven’t made up. Belichick, on the other hand, keeps his hands down at his sides with a determined and fixed look on his face, while walking right past Thielen. There wasn’t any sideline jousting between the two, but there was an awkward exchange at the end of the game that has people talking.Ĭameras on the field caught both men walking past one another with Thielen leaning in and offering a slight pat on the back. Now that we’re all up to speed, you can imagine the genuine interest in seeing the two share the field once again for Thursday Night Football. NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage December 3, 2018 Still, New England has also fielded a competitive team for every season of Belichick's tenure, save for a 5-11 finish in 2000, his first year on the Patriots bench. During this time period, the Patriots compiled a 262-108-0 record. Things getting hot in Foxboro #MINvsNE /DGUzpERU4F 2 Coaching Style 3 Career Awards 4 Bill Belichick Coaching Tree 5 Playing Career 6 Personal Information Career Summary Bill Belichick is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the head coach for the New England Patriots since 2000. While arguing with the officials, Thielen seemingly said “That’s bull-.”īelichick then responded by telling Thielen to “shut the up.” and the best special-teams player in football in Matt Slater, Belichick told The 33rd Team’s. Thielen obviously had an issue with the timing of the injury because he saw it as Chung attempting to buy more time for Belichick to throw out the flag. mean every NFC team that went to the playoffs had an offensive coach. At the same time, while Belichick was still searching for the red flag, former Patriots safety Patrick Chung went down with an injury. Colin Cowherd & former Indianapolis Colts GM Bill Polian break down. Belichick joined the Giants in 1979, working his way up from special teams assistant, and hed worked in head coach Bill Parcells thick, dark shadow since. There was a moment near the Patriots sideline when Belichick was attempting to find his challenge flag to challenge the spot on a run play involving Latavius Murray.

There was genuine interest in what it was going to be like to see New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick come face-to-face again with Minnesota Vikings wideout Adam Thielen in Thursday’s Thanksgiving game.įor those that don’t know or have forgotten, things got a bit chippy when the Patriots last met the Vikings back in 2018.
