I'm a HOF voter who saw Belichick as slam-dunk. I don't know anything about voting results, but if this is true, and we'll find out officially next week, the question is, how could this happen?
Before I list possibilities, understand this:
Belichick, Kraft, Craig, Anderson & Greenwood are competing for 1-3 spots, separate from the 15 modern-era finalists
50 voters each pick 3 of the 5
Between 1-3 make it (40+ votes needed for anyone besides top vote getter to make it)
So it's a ZERO-SUM game, huge change made in '25: 250 total votes to go around for five candidates with a high bar for clearance
Now we count the potential ways Belichick might get fewer than 40 votes even when 40+ on committee think he's a HOFer...
•Let's say 4-5 voters who were strong advocates for specific senior players figured Belichick was going to make it regardless, so they funneled votes to competing candidates in hopes of boosting them over the 40-vote threshold;
•Let's say a few voters prioritized senior players on the thinking that Belichick will be back in the room next year, while the players on the ballot this year might disappear into the senior pool forever
•Let's say a few voters found Spygate/cheating disqualifying
•Let's say a few voters protested new rules making coaches eligible one year after retiring instead of five
Whatever the case, I would see this as a repudiation of the new voting rules implemented for 2025, not of Belichick or any candidate not making it.
There will be changes to the process, I predict
This was the stuff I got to learn about every single day for the first 4 years of my career. No detail was too small, awesome he gets to share his knowledge with viewers each week. 🐐
I do not normally respond to online rumors but feel the need to do so at this moment
I will not be a candidate for the currently vacant HC and GM positions with the Miami Dolphins.
While you never know what the future may bring right now my focus must remain on global events and also the precious archives of the United States of America.
Thank you
Some would say (not me) but some would say not going to the Jersey Shore for the Beach House when your entire existence has been West Bar at DJ’s makes Bosco a fraud. Thankfully I won’t say that.
Drew Rosenhaus laying out the benefits of going to each of the top-four teams in the draft for his client Abdul Carter.
If it’s New England?
- Storied franchise
- “Top-five” market
- Mike Vrabel a “defensive guru”
- Pass-rush help a real need
I had a similar experience.
Covid itself was nothing. I got the OG Wuhan strain before vaccines were out.
J&J vaccine hurt my arm, but otherwise nothing.
But the mRNA booster hit extremely hard. Massive chest pain. Felt like I got hit by a truck. Almost went to hospital.
That said, synthetic mRNA has a lot of potential to cure cancer and other diseases. Research should continue.