07-30-2008, 02:49 PM
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Re: OLD SI article about 15 years ago...
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What operation in all of professional sports has more troubles than the Patriots ? He is inheriting an outfit that finished 2-14 last season, next to last in the NFL in total offense, 19th in defense, 27th in that important category of takeaway-giveaway, dead last in yards penalized. He has left the pleasant confines of NBC to deal with this multihorned monster. Is there any team that has had a more convoluted recent history than the Pats, ranging from total ineptitude on the field to near bankruptcy off it? Is there any organization with a more uncertain future, with caretaker owner James Orthwein suggesting that he might move the team to St. Louis or sell it to someone who would move it to Hartford , even as various proposals are made to build a multipurpose dome in Boston ? This is the challenge of NFL challenges.
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That tells the story right there.
I changed the paragraph to reflect the times.
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Originally Posted by new version of that old thing quoted above
What operation in all of professional sports has more success than the Patriots ? We have an outfit that finished 18-1 last season, first in the NFL in total offense, 4th in total defense, +20 in the important category of takeaway-giveaway, first in yards penalized. Is there any team that has had a more storied recent history than the Pats, ranging from total dominance on the field to model franchise off it. Is there any organization with a more certain future, with great owner Bob Kraft adding onto the state of the art open air stadium. This is the franchise of all NFL franchises.
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