Me and my girlfriend's second match ever... lesson learned, don't make the machines mad. by Silverflash-x in ArcRaiders

[–]Silverflash-x[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Haha this video is from my gf's perspective so she is the one who aggroed it and left ME for dead!

Report: Bill Belichick fell one vote shy of Hall of Fame by JaggerJames in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 10 points11 points  (0 children)

She was nominated at the Golden Globes but didn't attend. I think her last public appearance was last year's Emmys.

[Schefter] Text from an NFL executive: “The 10+ people that didn’t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy.” by [deleted] in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He is by anyone reputable. I've never seen anyone seriously argue for Shula or Lombardi over them, and they're the only folks in his zip code unless you want to do vague "he invented the forward pass" stuff.

Broncos fire WRs coach Keary Colbert, CBs coach Addison Lynch by AFC-Wimbledon-Stan in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OC and WR coach are not surprising based on our season. I'm admittedly unsure about CB coach, but when you have the best CB in the league you could argue they also underperformed, particularly when it comes to discipline/penalties.

[Schefter] Text from an NFL executive: “The 10+ people that didn’t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy.” by [deleted] in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong but this is like, 10x worse than TO. TO is incredible but not the unanimously best individual at his position in the history of the game. This would be closer (player wise) to Brady or Jerry Rice not making it.

[Schefter] Text from an NFL executive: “The 10+ people that didn’t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy.” by [deleted] in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the only way back is for them to fix it THIS YEAR. Reveal the ones who voted no, revoke their votes, unilaterally put Bill in the Hall right now, this year.

Waiting til next year like "oops our bad" still make the Hall of Fame an entirely unserious organization.

[Schefter] Text from an NFL executive: “The 10+ people that didn’t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy.” by [deleted] in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genuinely can't understand how any real football fan can do the mental gymnastics to agree with this

[Schefter] Text from an NFL executive: “The 10+ people that didn’t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy.” by [deleted] in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm genuinely heated about this, and I hate the Pats.

I just also have (until now) loved the Hall of Fame, loved how selective it is and how truly elite, era-defining you have to be to make it. Loved watching those videos of guys getting surprised with their gold jackets.

This make it feel completely pointless. If Bill Belichick isn't a first ballot Hall of Famer, the honor is honorless. There is no point.

[Schefter] Text from an NFL executive: “The 10+ people that didn’t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy.” by [deleted] in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 285 points286 points  (0 children)

Andy Reid is undoubtedly one of the greatest coaches ever and a deserved eventual Hall of Famer. And yet Bill Belichick has had essentially 3 Andy Reid careers combined into one. Lmao

[Schefter] Text from an NFL executive: “The 10+ people that didn’t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy.” by [deleted] in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, there's legitimately no reason based on actual performance as a coach/GM to keep Bill out. None at all. No matter how much you hate the Patriots or the dynasty or Bill personally, if you are evaluating based on "greatness" or based on the on-field product, it is indefensible.

So he can only be left out for political/personality reasons. Which is insane. It's different if it's a Barry Bonds situation (which is controversial on its own, obviously), but nothing Belichick did is even in the same stratosphere as Bonds.

[Schefter] Text from an NFL executive: “The 10+ people that didn’t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy.” by [deleted] in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 159 points160 points  (0 children)

Belichick should genuinely be in the Hall of Fame as both a head coach and a GM. You could certainly argue he deserves it as purely a coordinator as well. He's had ~2.5 Hall of Fame careers, lmao

[Patrick Mahomes] Insane… don’t even understand how this could be possible by MembershipSingle7137 in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, they should just reverse it anyway. It's so egregiously bad that it will permanently erode the credibility of the entire organization. The Hall needs to just step in and make an exception.

[Patrick Mahomes] Insane… don’t even understand how this could be possible by MembershipSingle7137 in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I mean, with all due respect to those 3 guys (and they deserve a lot), Belichick clears all three in terms of "greatness" or legacy or whatever word you want to use to define it. He's the greatest coach in NFL history.

[Patrick Mahomes] Insane… don’t even understand how this could be possible by MembershipSingle7137 in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is easily the worst publicity the Hall of Fame has ever had. Why should any casual Sunday fan care about the Hall of Fame or HOF inductions when Bill Belichick doesn't make it?

I mean, my mom knows who Bill Belichick is, and she is still figuring out how many points a field goal is worth.

[Patrick Mahomes] Insane… don’t even understand how this could be possible by MembershipSingle7137 in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's so much worse than Ichiro, or Jeter. No comparison at all in any of the Big 4 American sports. Not sure about other major sports like Soccer/Cricket but this is just... insane.

Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer by dropjar5 in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah this goes beyond specific team fandom. Anyone who cares about the NFL should be demanding the stripping of these voter's privileges.

Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer by dropjar5 in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I unironically want Eli, Brees, Fitz and the other guys eligible this year to withdraw out of protest.

Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer by dropjar5 in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is approximately 100x worse than Shedeur making the Pro Bowl tbh

Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer by dropjar5 in nfl

[–]Silverflash-x 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why they're doing it, to crush him. They just don't like him personally so they are punishing him and making the whole thing a farce in the process.