The average daily social media usage of internet users worldwide amounted to 145 minutes per day in 2020, according to Statista.
In Bill Belichick terms, that is one full football game in real time or his full tenure as the Jets head coach.
To The Hoody, social media may as well be a MSNBC in the Bible Belt—he knows it exists, but on principle refuses to acknowledge its existence.
That changed on Friday morning after Belichick was asked by a reporter if he helps players handle the negative reaction that accompanies on-field failing, particularly referring to running back Damien Harris’ fumble at the 9-yard line with 3 minutes left in the opener against Miami. The Dolphins would go on to win 17-16.
Belichick on social media pic.twitter.com/fGOsEK2ywa
— Ari Meirov (@AriMeirov) September 17, 2021
“First of all, I don’t really know or care anything about social media. I don’t know what’s out there, isn’t out there. So that’s irrelevant to me. But it doesn’t matter, we played football before there was social media and it didn’t matter then either.”
Thoughtful answer from Patriots coach Bill Belichick to a question about how he coaches players to deal with negative plays. pic.twitter.com/090dJEz7ug
— Matthew Fairburn (@MatthewFairburn) September 17, 2021
Belichick followed up his anti-social media response with a 10-minute diatribe on the history and importance of the long snapper, a topic which evidently gives him great joy.
When Bill Belichick finishes a near 10-minute answer on the history of the long snapper and how it has become a specialized roster spot … and is thanked by the reporter for the thorough response. pic.twitter.com/yNd7gP0v9q
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 17, 2021
We’d all be a bit better off if we took a page out of Bill’s playbook. Less social media and more…long snapper talk?
Winning Super Bowls and talking about special teams, BB’s 2 favorite things https://t.co/Kz1qCTNe2i
— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) September 17, 2021
Eh, maybe I’ll just watch another Norm compilation. Whichever one the YouTube algorithm serves me. I am nothing if not a sheep.