Myles Garrett uses words of Bill Belichick to rip NFL officials
By Dave Holcomb
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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has made “Do your job” a famous quote during his two decades at the helm in New England. There probably isn’t three words that better summarizes him as a coach.
Cleveland Browns and former Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett borrowed the quote this week to rip the NFL officials.
“Do your job just like we need to do our job,” Garrett said according to Cleveland.com. It’s easy to say ‘well, if the guy didn’t run up and down, you don’t need that call,’ but you call that fair for either side. If it’s holding, call holding. If it’s a false start, false start, whether it’s us or them. There was one point where it was like eight calls to one I believe? Or seven calls to one.”
Garrett specifically addressed a couple bad calls from Sunday’s loss against the Los Angeles Chargers. Offensive tackle Russell Okung appeared to commit a false start, but the officials didn’t throw a flag, and the play led to a touchdown.
Officials also called Garrett for a questionable personal foul against Ben Roethlisberger in Week 1. It came on third down but extended the Pittsburgh Steelers’ drive, which ended in a touchdown. That game ended in a tie. The Browns were on the wrong end of a call in Week 4 against the Oakland Raiders as well.
These types of comments usually result in fines, but Garrett apparently doesn’t care. He says he is prepared to pay a fine if the league slaps him with one.
Dave covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
