New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick doesn’t usually have a lot to say after games but he always seems to understand all the storylines and talking points that are going around his team.
Which makes something that he said during the opening statement of his postgame press conference after Sunday’s win over Philadelphia a little interesting… and fun.
Remember when Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson said shortly after Philly’s Super Bowl win over the Patriots in 2018 that it didn’t seem like Patriots players had any fun playing for the now six-time Super Bowl champs?
Well, Belichick slid this gem into his presser on Sunday, saying: “It looked like everyone had fun out there today.”
Bill Belichick just stuck the Patriots flag on Lane Johnson’s front yard. pic.twitter.com/B5VHqMJ2dB
— Mark Dondero (@MarkDondero) November 18, 2019
It was part of the last line of his opening statement:
Bill Belichick’s final sentence of his postgame press conference’s opening statement:
“It looked like everyone had fun out there today…” pic.twitter.com/i2WPbojMcm
— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) November 18, 2019
Was that done on purpose by Belichick? I’m gonna go with yes, absolutely, because the man always knows what he’s doing and saying “everyone had fun” doesn’t seem like something he’d normally say after a game.
The old football coach decided to have some fun of his own after the game, and it was fantastic.
Well played, Bill Belichick.