Yahoo! Sports · Nov 1, 2021
The controversial hit on Mac Jones
Bill Belichick tries to argue a call with an official on Sunday.Matthew J Lee/Globe staffHere are a few takeaways from the discussion:
Near the end of the first half in the game against the Chargers, Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was hit after the whistle by Los Angeles defensive lineman Jerry Tillery.
After a season's worth of the weakest roughing the passer calls we've ever seen, no flag is thrown after Mac Jones gets planted way after the whistle. pic.twitter.com/NVXsE4ei5y
Patriots center David Andrews called it “kind of a BS play,” though it was not flagged as a late hit.
Asked for his thoughts on the play, Belichick responded that it was a subject for the league to consider.
