The Hall of Fame imposes a five-year waiting period before players and coaches can be considered for enshrinement. When Patriots coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady retire Jordan Richards Color Rush Jersey , the Hall of Fame should waive that requirement.Presumably, both will retire at some point. Undoubtedly, both will get in after the five-year waiting period on the first try, with no debate. So why not put them in the moment that they’re done?As MDS has pointed out, Brady has had two Hall of Fame careers — one before and one after his 2008 ACL tear. The same could be said for Belichick. Really, if both had retired five or more years ago, they’d already be in Canton. In the past five years, they’ve simply added more and more and more ammunition to what already was a no-brainer case.So there’s no reason to make them wait Jonathan Jones Jersey , once they retire. (Arguably, there’s no reason to make them wait now; who could argue that they don’t deserve to already be in?) Hockey allows waiver of its Hall of Fame waiting period, and hockey has done it nine times. The NFL should have a similar provision, and know-it-when-we-see-it candidates like Belichick and Brady shouldn’t have to wait five minutes much less five years when they finally decide to walk away.That topic, along with others, came up Wednesday during a return visit from Mike Tirico to . You’ll hear more from Tirico on Wednesday night, when he makes his debut calling hockey on NBCSN, for the Blackhawks-Red Wings game. You bring the questions Troy Niklas Color Rush Jersey , we bring the answers."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots First ReadPatriots Off-Season CoveragePats Pulpit Q&A: The Patriots’ draft outlook, Rob Gronkowski, free agency, and moreNew,58commentsYou bring the questions, we bring the answers.EDTShareTweetShareSharePats Pulpit Q&A: The Patriots’ draft outlook, Rob Gronkowski, free agency https://www.patriotsfanstore.com/Ja_Whaun-Bentley-Jersey , and moreDenny Medley-USA TODAY SportsFree agency is pretty much over, while the draft is still three weeks away. Now is therefore the perfect time to take another look around and assess where the New England Patriots are standing at the moment and heading into the NFL’s college player selection meeting. That’s also why it’s a good time now to do another Q&A here at Pats Pulpit.You know the drill from the last time we did one of these a couple of weeks ago:There’s a lot going on around the league during the so-called offseason, so if you have any questions on your mind — about life, the universe, and everything... and the Patriots, of course — free to share them below. I will be online between noon and 1:00 p.m. ET trying to answer them, and will get to as many as possible beyond that.Let’s have a fun conversation!