Patriots' Bill Belichick wants NFL to change one key rule

Bill Belichick is one of the greatest masterminds football has ever seen. He holds the record for most Super Bowl rings with six and orchestrated one of the most dominant dynasties in NFL history with his New England Patriots. He’s also known for being a bit of a revolutionary when it comes to changing the rules of the game.

Belichick raved about the need of having cameras in the sidelines and the endzone and has made a bit of a reputation for bending the rulebooks in his favor when the Patriots have been involved in cheating scandals.

That’s why he’s one of the people the league should consult when trying to make some changes to the rules. And, according to his recent interview on NBC’s Rich Eisen Show, he’s got a couple of suggestions to make NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Bill Belichick Wants To Change The Pass Interference Rule

The legendary coach said that the NFL should take a page out of the NCAA’s rulebook and use their pass interference rule. That way, the team would only be enforced with a 15-yard penalty instead of the offense picking up a lot of yards.

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“I think probably the one thing that is worth looking at is just the college pass interference rules. know why it’s what it is, and I also know why it’s different in college, and you could argue both sides of it. But it’s a big penalty, and sometimes those are just tough calls. So I think that’s worth looking at,” Belichick said.

Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have made a name for themselves for making the most of those kinds of situations. They pick up huge yardage on pass interference plays to make something out of a broken play.

That’s why Belichick went on to say that he would rather that the NFL and NCAA shared most of the rules, so players and fans don’t have to go through that adjustment period between one level and the other.

“I would say just in general, I would be in favor of the NCAA and the NFL trying to consolidate the rulebook to where we can have as many rules be the same as possible so that the fans, as well as the players who come from college, can make a clean transition into the same set of rules instead of different ones,” the Patriots’ coach concluded.

Truthbe told, Belichick has a valid point here. And, obviously, him talking about changing the rules doesn’t imply that the league is actually going to do anything about it but they should at least consider his proposal.