This is a good time to ask this question so i will post it now, who are the four faces on the Patriot's Mt. Rushmore? People can nominate their four and we can have a final poll later to come up with the Final Four.
Here are mine:
Bill Belichick - The Greatest coach in NFL history. The architect of the Patriots Dynasty, and the person most responsible for the greatest team of the salary cap era.
Tom Brady- The GOAT. He already has 3 rings and will go down as the greatest play-off QB of all time, and may well end up with the most wins of any QB of all time as well as the best winning % of all time. Over 100 games over .500 already and he still has some years left to add to the achievements.
Bob Kraft- This was the toughest call for me as it meant leaving off a truly great player but his role in saving football from disaster put it over the top for me. He basically forced Orthwein to sell and saved the team from moving to St. Louis and then made the decision to bring in Belichick despite a high price in draft picks, which turned out to be the decision that made them what they are today, one of the NFL's all time great franchises.
Andre Tippett- Another really tough call as I originally had this spot saved for John Hannah, however the greatest offensive player in Patriots history has already been given a spot on the Mt. and it only seems right that there should be a place for the greatest defensive player in Patriot's history, and that honor goes to Andre Tippett, who while never getting a ring was one of the most dominant linebackers of his era and a HOF Patriot.
In all likelihood Belichick and Brady will be consensus choices and if that is the case then we can have a run off for the remaining two choices once the nominations are all in and clearly defined.
The NFLN is having Dynasty Month and the Patriots were named one of the five all time NFL Dynasties, as part of this they appear to be naming a MT. Rushmore for every team so I felt it would be appropriate for us to do it first.
Here are mine:
Bill Belichick - The Greatest coach in NFL history. The architect of the Patriots Dynasty, and the person most responsible for the greatest team of the salary cap era.
Tom Brady- The GOAT. He already has 3 rings and will go down as the greatest play-off QB of all time, and may well end up with the most wins of any QB of all time as well as the best winning % of all time. Over 100 games over .500 already and he still has some years left to add to the achievements.
Bob Kraft- This was the toughest call for me as it meant leaving off a truly great player but his role in saving football from disaster put it over the top for me. He basically forced Orthwein to sell and saved the team from moving to St. Louis and then made the decision to bring in Belichick despite a high price in draft picks, which turned out to be the decision that made them what they are today, one of the NFL's all time great franchises.
Andre Tippett- Another really tough call as I originally had this spot saved for John Hannah, however the greatest offensive player in Patriots history has already been given a spot on the Mt. and it only seems right that there should be a place for the greatest defensive player in Patriot's history, and that honor goes to Andre Tippett, who while never getting a ring was one of the most dominant linebackers of his era and a HOF Patriot.
In all likelihood Belichick and Brady will be consensus choices and if that is the case then we can have a run off for the remaining two choices once the nominations are all in and clearly defined.
The NFLN is having Dynasty Month and the Patriots were named one of the five all time NFL Dynasties, as part of this they appear to be naming a MT. Rushmore for every team so I felt it would be appropriate for us to do it first.
