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And there it is for all to see. The debunking of this myth that The Patriots perennially s*cked until the Parcells/Bledsoe regime and the Pat Patriot era was one big long joke.
Reference years 1976 thru 1988. I count 11 winning records, ONE losing season, and one .500 campaign. That's a strong 13 year run.
Problem was, the Shula/Griese & Shula/Marino Dolphins were in the same division, hence all of those second place finishes you see on the graph in that period.
It's like all anyone wants to point to for the Pat Patriot era s*cking is the Rod Rust/**** McPherson early 90's teams. That's a tiny slice of Pats history.
There ya go, Tunescribe. It's all there in back & white... err... umm... blue and red. And great job, graph guy.
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And there it is for all to see. The debunking of this myth that The Patriots perennially s*cked until the Parcells/Bledsoe regime and the Pat Patriot era was one big long joke.
Reference years 1976 thru 1988. I count 11 winning records, ONE losing season, and one .500 campaign. That's a strong 13 year run.
Problem was, the Shula/Griese & Shula/Marino Dolphins were in the same division, hence all of those second place finishes you see on the graph in that period.
It's like all anyone wants to point to for the Pat Patriot era s*cking is the Rod Rust/**** McPherson early 90's teams. That's a tiny slice of Pats history.
There ya go, Tunescribe. It's all there in back & white... err... umm... blue and red. And great job, graph guy.
Eh. The regular season graphic supports this stance, but go look at the playoff graphic. Huge difference.
With that being said? Damn. I never realized just how barren it was. Only 10 playoff appearances total...before Belichick/Brady. Since then? Yup, we've gotten 10 more since '00. Crazy imbalance.
Also, the playoff standings graphic looks off. The '01 Pats were 1st in the division. The 2002 Pats were 2nd.