Maybe Bill Walsh is right: after 10 years there needs to be a change

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Originally Posted by Snake Eyes
BB INHERITED a lot of the talent on the roster for our SB wins, he also had the good fortune to come across free agents like Mike Vrabel and Rodney Harrison, he had the good sense to sign them when others didnt, and good on him for doing so, but please don't pretend that he was the grand architect of all the SB success.

False.
2001 roster:
15 out of 22 starters in SB were Belichick pick-ups

2003 roster
18 out of 22 starters in SB were Belichick pick-ups

2004 roster
20 out of 22 starters in SB were Belichick pick-ups

Those are the guys who earned the starting gig for SB 36. (Bolded if Belichick acquired)

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Antowain Smith
FB: Marc Edwards
WR: Troy Brown
WR: David Patten
TE: Jermaine Wiggins
LT Matt Light
LG: Mike Compton
C: Damien Woody
RG: Joe Andruzzi
RT: Greg Robinson-Randall

LE: Bobby Hamilton
DT: Brandon Mitchell
DT: Richard Seymour
RE: Anthony Pleasant
LOLB: Mike Vrabel
MLB: Tedy Bruschi
ROLB: Roman Phifer
LCB: Ty Law
RCB: Otis Smith
FS: Tebucky Jones
SS: Lawyer Milloy.

For SB XXXVIII

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Antowain Smith
FB: Larry Centers
WR: Troy Brown
WR: Deion Branch
TE: Daniel Graham
LT Matt Light
LG: Russ Hochstein
C: Dan Koppen
RG: Joe Andruzzi
RT: Tom Ashworth

LE: Bobby Hamilton
NT: Ted Washington
RE: Richard Seymour
LOLB: Willie McGinest
LILB: Tedy Bruschi
RILB: Roman Phifer
ROLB: Mike Vrabel
LCB: Ty Law
RCB: Tyrone Poole
FS: Eugene Wilson
SS: Rodney Harrison.

For SBXXXIX
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Corey Dillon
FB: Patrick Pass
WR: David Givens
WR: Deion Branch
TE: Daniel Graham
LT Matt Light
LG: Joe Andruzzi
C: Dan Koppen
RG: Steve Neal
RT: Brandon Gorin

LE: Roosevelt Colvin
NT: Vince Wilfork
RE: Jarvis Green
LOLB: Willie McGinest
LILB: Tedy Bruschi
RILB: Roman Phifer
ROLB: Mike Vrabel
LCB: Randall Gay
RCB: Asante Samuel
FS: Eugene Wilson
SS: Rodney Harrison.