Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame snub continues to resonate, which continues to underscore how ridiculous this all is.
One thing that’s unclear is how close Belichick is to joining. Is it close? Or a blowout? The answer may have emerged.
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one in the middle Gerry Dulac’s column of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette While he defends a deeply flawed process while insisting on providing no transparency to the public, there’s an interesting nugget buried in it.
“To be elected, a candidate must receive at least 80 percent of the vote, or in this case, 40 out of 50 votes. According to one published report, Belichick received no votes. He received 39 votes,” Dulac said.
Because Dulac also explained that if none of the five candidates included in a ridiculous battle royale (Belichick, Robert Kraft, Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, LC Greenwood) show up in 80% of the 3-way and 3-way votes, then the candidate with the most votes will get in.
If Belichick scores 39 points, that means at least one of the other four has 40 points or more.
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It’s not entirely clear whether Dulac reported Belichick scored 39 points. Dulac seemed to say so. If that’s what he’s covering, then that should be the title of a separate article – one that will get more attention and traffic, and potentially generate more revenue for the publication. Closed permanently in May.
Dulac blamed Belichick’s defeat on the notion that out of five candidates, Belichick should have been the first of three on all 50 votes cast. Drucker’s point is correct. Of those five, Belichick is clearly the most deserving of a bronze bust right now.
But it turned out to be a problem with the process. Whoever concocted this bill failed to account for the possibility that some voters would legitimately focus on others (like the three players nominated by the Seniors Committee) who might never come that close to getting in again. (This is kansas city star explained his decision Pass Belichick. )
As for the transparency issue, Dulac’s “how dare the public wonder” hinges on a silly comparison of coaches who are opaque to the media. There are many valid reasons for a coach to withhold certain information, especially during an ongoing season. There’s no good reason to treat Hall of Fame votes as a nuclear secret.
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The Associated Press has now revealed all the voting results for each award, which will be announced Thursday. The Hall of Fame should do the same. In an era of lack of honesty and transparency, giving up you don’t need to know An attitude toward anything one does not know without justifiable reasons. Especially when committing to complete voter confidentiality could lead to unfair outcomes.
If all 50 voters knew that when they chose three of the five candidates, their choices would eventually be made public, they would factor in the reality that they would have no choice but to defend not putting Belichick at the top of the list.
Instead, people like Dulac are now defending a process that was poorly designed, poorly implemented and poorly executed. Considering the results and the reaction to it, wagging the finger at those who want answers seems like a poor strategy.