You're not the only one, Vaughn.
Some people around here like to look through Brady-tinted glasses at the past.
Without Bledsoe and Parcells making the Patriots relevant again, this team would have faded into oblivion.
Let's also not forget how Bledsoe set records with a largely forgettable cast of receivers aside from Coates. How many people here realize he set an NFL record in 94 by completing more than 50 passes to 5 different receivers?
How many people forget that against one of the best defenses in the league in Super Bowl XXXI he managed to keep the team in it until Max Lane let Bledsoe get sacked into oblivion, forcing him to hurry his throws?
He wasn't Brady but he wasn't ****, either, like some of the so-called fans on this board seem to believe.
Wow, talk about looking through tinted glasses.
Relevant again after what, a four year layoff. So the Pats sucked for four years 1989-92 (really sucked a 14-50 record). Before that how about 1 losing season in 13 (1976-88) for a 113-83 record (take out the 81 season and you're looking at a 111-69 record). What is Bledsoe's record again with the Pats? That's right a 63-60 record. Thank God for the savior.
Maybe you can enlighten us as to what some of these records he set with that "largely forgettable cast" are. And I mean other than pass attempts.
What I remember about SB 36 was Bledsoe throwing 4 interceptions. (edit SB 31)
Here are some more of his post season highlights taken from his Wikipedia page.
Post-season records and statistics
3-3 in the post-season as a starter (3-0 at home)
252 passes attempted
129 passes completed
51.1 Completion Percentage
54.9 QB Rating
1335 passing yards
6 passing touchdowns
12 passes intercepted
21 passing attempts per interception in the post-season
42 passing attempts per TD in the post-season
2-0 in AFC Championship games (in last Patriots appearance came off bench for injured Brady to win at Pittsburgh January 2002)
1 Super Bowl Championship (2001, New England Patriots)
Inspiring stuff huh, I don't have to list Brady's postseason record for you, do I? Or would I be looking through Brady tinted glasses.
I get many of you liked Bledsoe, owned his jersey and thought he was a great QB even when he was playing awful. The thing is I didn't become a fan of the team because of Bledsoe like many of you did, I was already a fan of the team and Parcells coming to the team was a much, much bigger deal to myself and everyone else I knew. If you want to appoint a savior for keeping the team in NE, there is only one person responsible for that and his name is Bob Kraft.
And thanks for once again for dragging down the level of discussion on this board to a by annointing anyone who doesn't agree with you as a so-called fan.