shmessy

Patriots open season vs Buffalo on monday night

"Boston Patriots".

Way cool.

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"They (Patriots) may be the greatest team ever" - Chris Mortenson, January 18, 2005 on espn.com

patriotscpfc

I did have a smile to myself when I read that. I like it.

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PatsFanSince74

As the Boston Patriots they were 65-80-9, so I might feel a little nostalgic but I'm not getting too misty eyed over this!

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shmessy

I know what you're saying, but.......

If not for..........

God bless those lovable losers (for the most part outside of 1963). They and their hapless owner labored under lousy conditions and general indifference. To the folks that actually hung in there with them, they DESERVE some of the glory being beamed their way by the current organization.

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sieglo

+1. I prefer the modern uniforms. The throwbacks throw me back to bad memories.

shmessy

Face your fears.

2004 for Red Sox fans was far more enjoyable than 2007.

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Gwedd

I didn't come on board the Pats bandwagon until '74, but yeah... it was still a wild ride then. Those who weren't around before Parcells came into the organization will never understand what it meant each week to get your hopes up and then see them often crash on the rocks of despair.. sigh..

I mean, what other team could boast of signing a player literally out of the stands to play that day, or of having a player take off at halftime to joy ride in his new car, and then crash it before getting back to the stadium? What other fan base could tear down the goal posts, then hit power lines with them while celebrating?

There were times when NE was the "Animal House" of the NFL... and I have loved & hated every minute of it..

PatsFanSince74

i'll admit that I don't have that perspective, but, as i think about your post and a couple of others in this thread, i can say that I envy those of you who were able to experience the franchise in its earliest days. i hardly think of myself as a bandwagoner after following the team through ups and downs (more downs than ups until this decade) over the last 35 years, but my hats are off to those who were with the team from the very beginning.

i'll lift a cold one to all of you tonight!

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RayClay

There were lean years. However, when Holovak took over in 1961, they compiled these records.

9-4
9-4
7-6
10-3
4-8
8-4

There were one or two ties in some years to. As a fan who came of age right about then, those early 60's teams were very good and very fun to watch. Especially the thrill of having our own team! (Boo Giants)

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shmessy

Thanks, man but actually, I started the very same year you did. My dad has loved 'em from the start.

My beginnings came from watching the improbable Pats-Vikings game in 1974 when Bob Windsor tore up his leg and ended his career courageously struggling to make the game winning TD when the lowly Pats upset the Purple People Eaters (at the height of their greatness) on their hoime turf.

Black and white 13 inch TV. I was 9 years old. We were all jumping up and down on the shag rug in the den. I was hooked from that moment on.

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"They (Patriots) may be the greatest team ever" - Chris Mortenson, January 18, 2005 on espn.com