Social Media Turns Bill Belichick's Angry Phone Toss Into Hilarious Meme
By Jason Hall
December 29, 2020
It's been a frustrating year for Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots.
The team experienced uncharacteristic struggles during its first season in the post-Tom Brady era, having missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and currently face a three-game losing streak heading into its final regular season game against the New York Jets on Sunday (January 3.)
On Monday night, the Patriots lost 38-9 to the new AFC East-champion Buffalo Bills, dropping to 6-9 overall. During the nationally televised game, Belichick was shown yelling into a sideline phone before angrily throwing it down and walking back to the sidelines amid his team's struggles.
Bill Belichick is not happy.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 29, 2020
(via @NFLBrasil)pic.twitter.com/Uvq33foTnc
Numerous Twitter users quote-tweeted the video of Belichick with humorous captions.
Twitter user @Samantha_Lait quote-tweeted the video with the caption "*Brady declines call.*"
*Brady declines call* https://t.co/HoYn5GViVC
— Samantha Lait (@samantha_lait) December 29, 2020
Twitter user @Katie_Falls shared the video with, "When you're fed up with saying 'speak to a representative' for the 100th time."
When you’re fed up with saying “speak to a representative” for the 100th time https://t.co/UZqy9t0InZ
— Katie🐾 (@Katie_Falls) December 29, 2020
Twitter user @dontfeelreel responded to SportsCenter's tweet of the video with a photo of Brady wearing a headset and sitting at a cubicle with the caption, "No, Bill. I told you it's over."
“No, bill. I told you it’s over” pic.twitter.com/VXRJ9pIZvg
— Roquan Smith got snubbed (@dontfeelreel) December 29, 2020
New England will finish the season with a sub-.500 record for the first time since 2000, which was Brady's rookie year and proceeded the franchise's six Super Bowl championship titles, all of which were won during Belichick's tenure.
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