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Ever since the Logan Mankins was traded, all the media wants to talk about how the Pats weren't actually "All In" after thinking for months that they were.
Name me the last team that had an "All In" strategy and won the Super Bowl. Sure not every team had Tom Brady, but many teams had Super Bowl contending talent that were close to the end of their career that could have been considered the best team in the league if they went "All In". That "All In" strategy rarely works because there are too many variables into going winning a championship and many years the best team doesn't win the Super Bowl.
The closest the Pats ever went "All In" was 2007 and look how that panned out. They ended losing in the Super Bowl to a team that was fighting for their playoff lives in December of that year and were considered an one and done team in the playoffs. The Giants that year were considered a team with a great d-line, horrible secondary, and an average QB.
In fact other than the Seahawks last year and the Saints, you can argue that none of the Super Bowl winners were the best team in the NFL since the Pats last won. Many of them played on Wild Card weekend like the Ravens, Giants (both times), Packers, Colts, and Steelers.
Personally, I never thought they were "All In" anyway because all the Pats did was get Revis as any sign of them being "All In". I also don't think trading away Mankins will do much of anything to affect the Pats' chances of winning the Super Bowl unless Wright turns into a stud.
Name me the last team that had an "All In" strategy and won the Super Bowl. Sure not every team had Tom Brady, but many teams had Super Bowl contending talent that were close to the end of their career that could have been considered the best team in the league if they went "All In". That "All In" strategy rarely works because there are too many variables into going winning a championship and many years the best team doesn't win the Super Bowl.
The closest the Pats ever went "All In" was 2007 and look how that panned out. They ended losing in the Super Bowl to a team that was fighting for their playoff lives in December of that year and were considered an one and done team in the playoffs. The Giants that year were considered a team with a great d-line, horrible secondary, and an average QB.
In fact other than the Seahawks last year and the Saints, you can argue that none of the Super Bowl winners were the best team in the NFL since the Pats last won. Many of them played on Wild Card weekend like the Ravens, Giants (both times), Packers, Colts, and Steelers.
Personally, I never thought they were "All In" anyway because all the Pats did was get Revis as any sign of them being "All In". I also don't think trading away Mankins will do much of anything to affect the Pats' chances of winning the Super Bowl unless Wright turns into a stud.