"As Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham reported at ESPN, Belichick failed to receive the necessary 40 of 50 votes from the Selection Committee during their recent conclave. "Several sources who spoke with the coach over the weekend described Belichick as 'puzzled' and 'disappointed,'" the reporters wrote, adding that Belichick groused, "Six Super Bowls isn't enough?" to an associate, and believes that "politics kept him out." Delightful!"
"What we have here is a perfect fit between villain and consequences. Belichick has won more Super Bowls than any head coach in NFL history, and would have a fine case for admission just for his game-changing work as a defensive coordinator under Bill Parcells, where he won an additional two Super Bowls with the New York Giants. There is no real case for keeping him out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame."
Bill Belichick was not elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. He failed to receive the necessary 40 of 50 votes from the Selection Committee. Several sources described him as 'puzzled' and 'disappointed.' He told an associate, 'Six Super Bowls isn't enough?' and believes that 'politics kept him out.' Belichick has won more Super Bowls than any head coach and previously won two additional Super Bowls as Bill Parcells's defensive coordinator with the New York Giants. Some committee members framed a withheld vote as an ad hoc penalty for the Spygate and Deflategate offenses he oversaw in New England. That rationale is not a defensible basis to deny Hall of Fame admission, and Hall of Fame voting can produce irrational outcomes.
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