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Six Super Bowl Championships and 2 more as an Assistant Coach with the Giants, and Bill Belichick is not selected on the first ballot.<\/p>\n

What more could he do?\u00a0 This is an absolute travesty that at least 11 of the 50 Hall of Fame voters chose not to vote for Bill Belichick in his 1st<\/sup> year of eligibility.\u00a0 The cry from all over the NFL is outrage.\u00a0 Legendary Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson, NFL Superstar and present Head Coach of Colorado Deion Sanders, and former NFL player and now TV Analyst JJ Watt are some of the more vocal.\u00a0 Watt said, \u201cThis has to be some knock-off Hall of Fame or something, it can\u2019t be the actual NFL Hall of Fame. There is not a single world whatsoever in which Bill Belichick should not be a First-Ballot Hall of Famer.\u201d\u00a0 Johnson said on X \u201cI would like to know the names of the a**holes who did not vote for him..they are too cowardly to identify themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

An unsubstantiated report stated that former Colts GM Bill Polian lobbied against Belichick in the meetings of the voting members.\u00a0 The report was that Polian and others felt that Belichick needed to be punished for his indiscretions of Spygate and Deflategate.\u00a0 The greatest coach of all time will not get the honor of being a First Ballot Hall of Famer.\u00a0 Ironically, Bill Polian is a 1st<\/sup> Ballott Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n

I was afraid this was going to happen.\u00a0 Belichick\u2019s surly attitude and disdain for the media turned some voters against him.\u00a0 This is their way of getting their petty revenge against him.<\/p>\n

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Bill Belichick was left out in the cold this week after being left off the Hall of Fame ballot. (PHOTO: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

We do not know if Robert Kraft has been selected and won\u2019t know until next week.\u00a0 Perhaps voters didn\u2019t want both Owner and Coach entering the Hall in the same year.\u00a0 My fear with Kraft is that the voters will continue to punish him by not electing him while he is still alive.<\/p>\n

Another curious thing is that the Patriots dominated the league for 20 years and only have three players from those teams in the Hall of Fame, yet the Colts, who only won one Super Bowl has 4 players in the Hall.\u00a0 How is Rodney Harrison not in the Hall?\u00a0 Tom Brady should be a 1st ballot Hall of Famer, but perhaps he, too, will be denied entry on the 1st ballot because of Deflategate.<\/p>\n

70s Steelers – 12 HOF, including coach and owner<\/p>\n

80s 49ers – 8 HOF, including coach and owner<\/p>\n

90s Cowboys – 8 HOF, including coach and owner<\/p>\n

2000 Patriots 20-year dynasty? 3 primary player HOF.<\/p>\n

The secret ballots of the Hall voters cheapen the nomination process, and those voters who take their selection process seriously.\u00a0 Every voter is now suspect because of this denial.\u00a0 This is not a popularity contest or something that should be influenced by the powerful.\u00a0 This lack of selection cheapens every member that has been selected.\u00a0 \u00a0This is a huge black mark on the NFL.<\/p>\n

In a very good article from Pro Football Sports Network, Calls Mount for Pro Football Hall of Fame To Make 1 Major Change After Bill Belichick\u2019s Stunning Snub<\/a>, Talib Haider wrote, \u201cAlmost instantly, the conversation shifted away from Belichick\u2019s credentials and toward the voting process itself. The loudest reaction across media, players, and even Hall of Fame voters was a renewed demand for transparency.”<\/p>\n

Many argued that anonymity has protected questionable decisions for too long and that this vote crossed a line.<\/p>\n

Former NFL defensive tackle Gerald McCoy took it a step further, speaking from a player\u2019s perspective: “The voters have to not remain anonymous anymore. We need an explanation for why Bill Belichick, one of the greatest coaches ever at any level of any sport with 8 SBs, is not a first ballot HOF\u2019er\u2026 No explanation will be valid, but I need to know. I\u2019m sorry, man!! This is insane!”<\/p>\n

Veteran and highly respected reporter John McClain added important context from inside the room, writing: \u201cI think under these circumstances, if the Hall of Fame were to decide to disclose who voted for whom, it would be welcomed by most on our committee. Those who voted for Belichick \u2014 as many as 39 \u2014 are being tarnished by those who didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

That line made clear the fallout is internal as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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