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I am in the minority here, but I have no problem with Belichick having to wait a year (I am sure he will get in next year) as a bit of penance for Spygate and Deflategate. The dude was a serial cheater, and didn't learn his lesson after being called out for Spygate. If the voters decide to shame him by making him wait a year for the jacket, I am having trouble being sympathetic. Does he deserve to be in the HOF? Of course he does -- part of 8 Superbowls and won 6, and near the top of the list for all-time wins. But I also think it is fine for the league to remind everyone that there's a standard to uphold, and the dude fell short of it in ways that were detrimental to the league and to the teams he was competing against.

I wonder whether he would still have made it if he were more likeable. Sitting at press conferences, muttering monosyllabic responses to questions from under the hoodie probably didn't endear him to folks. Sometimes in life, it helps to not be an asshole. Bill didn't get that memo.