Oh yeah, the Belichick sympathy tour is officially in full swing and now Tom Brady has entered the chat.
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Brady called Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub "completely ridiculous," which might be the most polite way possible to say the voters lost their minds.
Speaking on Seattle Sports radio, Brady said what most football people are thinking. If Belichick is not a first ballot Hall of Famer, then maybe the Hall should just close for renovations.
"I don't understand it," Brady said. "If he's not a first ballot Hall of Famer, there's really no coach that should ever be."
That is Brady in full loyal lieutenant mode. Twenty seasons together. Six Super Bowls. Nine conference titles. The most dominant quarterback-coach pairing the sport has ever seen. Brady basically said if he gets one season and one coach to chase a ring, he is still taking Belichick. No hesitation.
Robert Kraft also chimed in, calling Belichick the greatest coach of all time and saying his resume should speak for itself.
Spoiler: It does. Six Lombardis as a head coach ... two more as a defensive coordinator ... 333 career wins. Only Don Shula has more.
Yes, Spygate is part of the story. Yes, the Patriots dynasty had controversy. But holding Belichick out on the first ballot feels less like accountability and more like a grudge.
Brady summed it up best: Voting is a popularity contest. Belichick will get in eventually.
But this one? This one made the Hall look sillier than Bill ever did.
