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Originally Posted by GMScud

You can almost argue that Belichick won COY in '07 because of spygate, not despite it. Some teams with weaker leadership may have totally crumbled in the face of such a thing. All he did was go 16-0 without spying amidst the controversy. He set out to prove that he didn't need to cheat to succeed (I know, then why cheat to begin with?), and sold his players on it too.

Don't get me wrong, I think the guy is a gigantic douche, but he's the best head coach in the NFL.

I think he should not have gotten COY because of spygate. I remember when Merriman got selected to the Pro Bowl the same year that he got busted for steroids, some players complained and they made a policy that players guilty of steroids (and I think getting trouble in any sort of away) should not be eligible to win any awards or be selected to the Pro Bowl. I feel the same should've happened with Belichick and his COY award. He got busted for Spygate, so no award for him. I mean shouldn't coaches be subject to the same disciplinary actions that players go through?