Tom Brady addresses Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame case

The Pro Football Hall of Fame's credibility and reputation took a massive hit on Tuesday night.

To the surprise of everyone but those who -- inexplicably -- didn't vote for him, Bill Belichick didn't make the cut.

Arguably the greatest coach in this sport's history wasn't a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

If you were to ask Tom Brady, he'd agree with most people by saying that it's an absolute travesty. In fact, right before the results were announced, he shared an emotional assessment of Belichick's career with Fox News' Armando Salguero.

Tom Brady opened up on Bill Belichick's HOF case

“I don’t believe that any coach in the history of the game has done more to earn his place in the Hall of Fame than Bill Belichick. To say that he was my greatest coaching influence would be an understatement,” Brady told Salguero.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion went on to rave about Belichick's military-style discipline and preparation. He gave him his flowers as the architect behind the league's most feared dynasty.

“His tremendous leadership, vision, and daily discipline allowed our team to excel in nearly every area for almost 2 decades,” Brady continued. “We were consistently competitive at the highest level every week as he challenged us to grow from the day that season started to the day it ended. That’s the role of the head coach and that’s Bill Belichick.”

Brady, known for his competitive drive and relentless work ethic, may have picked up a thing or two from his mentor. Per his own words, it was Belichick who kept pushing and moving the goal line further away every single day.

Because of his maniacal-like obsession to get better every day, he and Brady were just a match made in heaven.

“I had a front row seat for 20 years watching the greatest coach of all time prepare, teach, and lead,” Brady added. “He set the standard every single day. His mindset, his consistency, his ability to adapt and evolve — was unmatched. He expected a championship level standard from everyone in the building, and he got it. That’s why we won! And that’s why he belongs in Canton.”

They had a complicated relationship, and things clearly didn't end as most fans would've expected. Even so, Brady has nothing but respect for the other half of the Patriots' dynasty. 

“I’m grateful for what we accomplished together, and I’ll always be proud of the team we built. No one’s more deserving of this honor than Coach Belichick,” Brady concluded. 

Regardless of how anybody feels about Bill Belichick as a person, there's simply no way to deny what he did for the game.

Even those who still think he was a byproduct of Tom Brady's greatness and not a catalyst to it can only tip their hat to the head coach with the second-most wins of all time.

Belichick will eventually get to Canton, where he belongs. This scandal, however, won't go away any time soon.