Correct Success: Bill Belichick broke out photos for refs after ‘blindside block’ call

Over the previous few years, the NFL has handed new guidelines within the curiosity of participant security. We’ve seen these guidelines play out with regards to roughing-the-passer penalties, and final yr, NFL homeowners went additional and voted to eradicated blindside blocks.

Throughout Sunday’s recreation between the Cardinals and Patriots, although, Invoice Belichick has a justifiable beef with how the officiating crew enforced the brand new rule.

In the course of the second half, Patriots receiver Gunner Olszewski had what appeared like an 82-yard punt return for a landing. And he received some assist late within the return by way of a block from Anfernee Jennings. That block ended up being dominated a blindside block. Yeah, this block:

Patriots get a TD known as again after a participant will get flagged for a blindside block on a participant that’s truly fairly shut to creating the deal with pic.twitter.com/T0G7INvTAp

— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) November 29, 2020

The rule deems it a blindside block when a participant “initiates a block when he’s transferring towards or parallel to his personal finish line and makes contact to his opponent together with his helmet, forearm or shoulder.” Jennings appeared to really sq. up with Zeke Turner.

The Patriots ended up settling for a area objective on the drive, and throughout the TV timeout, Belichick approached the officers with receipts (!!!). He broke out nonetheless photographs of the block, exhibiting that Jennings was in authorized place.

We may see Belichick speaking to the officers and exhibiting them photographs of what gave the impression to be this: