Coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots is completely fed up and fired up with NFL’s Microsoft tablets. He was so Fed up he went on a rare spoken rant in a press conference earlier today.

Belichick said he just can’t deal with the Surface’s problems anymore, so he’s going back to good old paper and three ring binders. “It’s basically a problem every week,” he added.



“I’ll use the paper pictures from here on because I just have given it my best shot. I’ve tried to work through the process. But it just doesn’t work for me, and that’s because there’s no consistency to it. “There’s just no consistency. I’ve given them as much time as I can give them. I just can’t take it anymore.” “As you have probably noticed, I’m done with the tablets,” he said. Long answer to a short question, sorry.”

In 2014 Microsoft signed a $400 million dollar deal with the NFL. This was to guarantee Surface tablets became “the official tablet of the NFL.” Players and coaches were encouraged to use the tablets during practice, at home, and most importantly Sunday on the sidelines. On a rather humorous side note in 2014 Belichick told reporters the Microsoft tablet system had crashed several times during a game. However, he seemed OK with it at that time. He shrugged it off and said “I’d say that’s all kind of part of the game.”

Belichick isn’t the only one complaining about the Microsoft tablets. Coaching personnel around the league say the technology has flaws and bugs. Bad publicity is surrounding the Microsoft Tablets. Furthermore, Microsoft is facing is poor brand recognition. Sportscasters Al Michaels and John Gruden often refer to the Surface tablets as “iPads.”

Several weeks ago Belichick in anger spiked a Microsoft tablet into the ground in frustration.

Belichick applauded Patriots’ IT specialist, Dan Famosi, for doing a “great job” handling the tablets. He stated Famosi handled the crashes to the best of his ability. Famosi couldn’t fix the problems with the league-provided equipment for security reasons.

The NFL issued the following statement: “Microsoft is an integral, strategic partner of the NFL and implementing their technology on our sidelines has increased the efficiency and speed of collaboration between coaches and players to an all-time high. Within our complex environment, many factors can affect the behavior a particular technology either related to or outside of our partner’s solutions. We continue to work with all our partners to ensure the best systems are in place to most effectively assist the clubs in the execution of their game plan.”

Microsoft quickly issued a press release stating Although the respect Belichick’s decision, they disagree with the statement about its reliability.

Microsoft Press Release Statement:

“We respect coach Belichick’s decision, but stand behind the Surface’s reliability. We continue to receive positive feedback on having Surface devices on the sidelines from coaches, players and team personnel across the league. In the instances where sideline issues are reported in NFL games, we work closely with the NFL to quickly address and resolve.”

Bill Belichick’s Full Statement to The Press:

Bill Gates had this to say about the incident:

Author: BR Hughes @TechOperative.com