The Hall of Fame committee's decision to snub North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick has a poor impact on other deserving NFL head coaches.
Last week, North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick found out he would not become a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee as a head coach.
Per ESPN, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach for the New England Patriots failed to receive 80 percent of the vote needed to earn a nomination for 2026.
Belichick went 302-165 as a head coach in the NFL. In his first season with the Tar Heels, the legendary football figure went 4-8.
While some people question Belichick's record without Tom Brady, Belichick's record at UNC shouldn't have had any impact on the vote.
The committee's decision to snub Belichick will have ramifications for other head coaches.
Belichick will likely be nominated for the Hall of Fame next year, meaning other deserving coaches will have to wait before getting a chance to become enshrined.
Former NFL sports agent Ben Dogra vented about Belichick's snub on social media.
He pointed out that two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Mike Shanahan will have to wait for the Hall of Fame after Belichick failed to make it in this year, as the committee votes from a pool of one coach, one contributor and three seniors candidates each year.
Dogra argued the voting to become transparent, with the votes no longer being kept private.
"It’s called the ripple effect," Dogra wrote. "Let’s put an owner ahead of a Head Coach w 6 SB Rings and and 2 more as a Coordinator. Total Joke and now it impacts one of the greatest offensive minds and a greatest head coaches of our generation...
"Make the voting totally transparent moving forward. There is! NO COMPELLING reason to keep it private anymore."
Vahe Gregorian of the Kansas City Star revealed why he did't vote for Belichick, saying he wanted to vote for senior candidates who might not have another chance to get into the Hall of Fame.
"I voted for the three senior candidates: Ken Anderson, Roger Craig and L.C. Greenwood," Gregorian wrote. "You could call that rationalizing, I suppose.
"And I'm suddenly reminded of the fortune cookie wisdom that you should never try to explain, since your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it anyway."
Gregorian doesn't appear to be the only voter who felt that way. It's likely that some people voted for other candidates believing Belichick would get enough votes to be inducted.
If that's the case, those voters should be stripped of the honor to cast a ballot. They're not voting with integrity for the most deserving choices.