Bill Belichick Shares His True Thoughts On Taunting Penalties

Head coach Bill Belichick won Sunday’s game and this leads us to all the penalties fans talk about. The New England Patriots celebrated a 25-6 win against the New York Jets, and Belichick discussed the same topic, providing an excellent response.

The Patriots head coach spoke about the taunting penalties the league has been emphasizing to start off the new season.

“In general, I don’t really think there’s a place for taunting in the game,” Belichick said during an interview on The Greg Hill Show. “I think that’s poor sportsmanship and it leads to other things. It leads to retaliation, and then where do you draw the line? I think the whole idea of the rule is to kind of nip it in the bud and not let it get started.

“I’m in favor of that. I think that we should go out there and compete and try to play good football and win the game on the field. I don’t think it’s about taunting and poor sportsmanship. That’s not really my idea of what good football is.”

This morning we asked Bill Belichick for his thoughts on the #NFL calling more taunting penalties this year and his answer might surprise you.

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Bill Belichick is honest about penalties

In 2021, the NFL competition committee asked officials to flag players who gesture towards players on opposing teams. This applies to those who want to spin the ball after a catch or just stand up and flex towards other players.

Refs called several taunting penalties. Some of the penalties happened in the game between the Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns. Texans tight end Jordan Akins spun the ball after he caught a first down. In the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Dallas Cowboys, tight end Jared Cook did the same. The Tennessee Titans played against the Seattle Seahawks, and cornerback D.J. Reed flexed toward receiver A.J. Brown. He got a penalty, of course.

The Patriots had an excellent game against the Jets. Zach Wilson had four interceptions in the night. The media wanted to know more about this game and Belichick also received some questions about the mistakes his team made. It’s not like they made too many mistakes though.