ScottyFargo
Footballguy
The switch'll turn off for the Pats and turn on for the Steelers pretty soon.
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The Draw Of Playing In New England (1 Viewer)
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Adebisi
Footballguy
Did you miss the 2008 season?
-baller
Footballguy
Winston Wolfe
The Cleaner
2001: 11-5 Superbowl champs (lucky team)
2002: 9-7 miss playoffs (lost division title on tie breaker)
2003: 14-2 Superbowl (good team)
2004: 14-2 Superbowl (very good team)
2005: 10-6 Playoofs (lost a heartbreaker to Denver)
2006: 12-4 Lost AFCC to Colts
2007: 16-0 Lost Superbowl 'nuff said
2008: 11-5 miss playoffs (lost division title on tie breaker)
Pretty good run for a franchise. The 2006 team was 2 minutes away for the sb
2002: 9-7 miss playoffs (lost division title on tie breaker)
2003: 14-2 Superbowl (good team)
2004: 14-2 Superbowl (very good team)
2005: 10-6 Playoofs (lost a heartbreaker to Denver)
2006: 12-4 Lost AFCC to Colts
2007: 16-0 Lost Superbowl 'nuff said
2008: 11-5 miss playoffs (lost division title on tie breaker)
Pretty good run for a franchise. The 2006 team was 2 minutes away for the sb
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houndirish
Footballguy
The way this article is written, it almost seems as if Bowen lost a bet that required him to mancrush the Patriots for several paragraphs. He goes on and on but doesn't say anything pertinent.
Free agents want to play to play for NE? How is this groundbreaking? History has shown us that teams that are consistent winners and have a bankroll don't struggle to sign free agents. It's not as if New England is the first franchise to ever capitalize on this trend. And, as has been mentioned, the Patriots ability to land big name free agents (which is very open to definition) isn't exactly dominant. Maybe the word "veteran" free agents should be used here.
Dismissing Spygate as an "everybody does it" ploy is weak. I don't doubt that every team in the NFL has it's cloak and dagger tendencies in an attempt to find an advantage, but fact is, New England's the only ones that got caught. If, in fact, everyone's doing it, don't you think the Patriots would've made it their mission in life to expose all the other offenders as soon as they got in the hot seat? Why wouldn't anyone have been caught since? Did they all immediately stop? Prior to Spygate, I was a huge fan of Belichek, but I definitely lost a measure of respect for him in the aftermath. I still think the guy is a brilliant coach but similar to the baseball steroid scandals, I can't help but wonder about New England's past success and ponder what was genuine versus what was "assisted".
Lastly, why is Bowen talking about a Patriots dynasty? Didn't this end with their Super Bowl loss a year ago? This article is a bit dated.
Despite my comments above, I'd rank the Patriots front office among the best. They do a solid job and Belichek, better than any coach in the league, instills a team first mentality. For this, I have a ton of respect and admiration for the Patriots. However, I'm not ready to accept that there is a mentality among NFL teams and players that it's New England alone on top of the mountain, and everyone else begging for scraps.
Free agents want to play to play for NE? How is this groundbreaking? History has shown us that teams that are consistent winners and have a bankroll don't struggle to sign free agents. It's not as if New England is the first franchise to ever capitalize on this trend. And, as has been mentioned, the Patriots ability to land big name free agents (which is very open to definition) isn't exactly dominant. Maybe the word "veteran" free agents should be used here.
Dismissing Spygate as an "everybody does it" ploy is weak. I don't doubt that every team in the NFL has it's cloak and dagger tendencies in an attempt to find an advantage, but fact is, New England's the only ones that got caught. If, in fact, everyone's doing it, don't you think the Patriots would've made it their mission in life to expose all the other offenders as soon as they got in the hot seat? Why wouldn't anyone have been caught since? Did they all immediately stop? Prior to Spygate, I was a huge fan of Belichek, but I definitely lost a measure of respect for him in the aftermath. I still think the guy is a brilliant coach but similar to the baseball steroid scandals, I can't help but wonder about New England's past success and ponder what was genuine versus what was "assisted".
Lastly, why is Bowen talking about a Patriots dynasty? Didn't this end with their Super Bowl loss a year ago? This article is a bit dated.
Despite my comments above, I'd rank the Patriots front office among the best. They do a solid job and Belichek, better than any coach in the league, instills a team first mentality. For this, I have a ton of respect and admiration for the Patriots. However, I'm not ready to accept that there is a mentality among NFL teams and players that it's New England alone on top of the mountain, and everyone else begging for scraps.
Gopher State
Footballguy
I get tired of these off season fluff articles, every player wants to make more money and win, whats new?
Bossman
Footballguy
The article points to the fact that top free agents want to play for NE .... and some will do so at a discount.Fact is that Samuel would not sign in NE for a discount as the article suggests free agents do.
and do you hear of many Yankee players leaving, at the top of thier game, to sign elsewhere and get paid more money?
Without a salary cap it's a whole different world. You can't compare the Patriots to the Yankees.
Bossman
Footballguy
This guy's next article should be "Cancer is bad and puppies are cute."
