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I have to say these have been 4 exciting, compelling seasons, regardless of the less-than-perfect [sic] outcomes.
I was one of the few people saying when Brady went down "probably a 9-7 team, maybe 10 wins, 11 is a real reach." I was NOT saying "well that's it, season over." I was really happy with the outcome because it could have gone either way. This year's team showed it's heart just as the 2007 team showed just how good a football team could be, for many many games.
generations of fans have been born and come to adulthood without once seeing their team climb the mountain to the summit. I use to think being a Pats fan made me a better fan than, say, a 'Niners fan. Any ****y can root for a winner. It's sticking with a team when the chips are down that tells you a fan's heart, just like a team that keeps fighting when they're down by 14 shows heart, whereas a superior-talent team stomping a mudhole in someone is just really entertaining.
The Pats have shown many of us both extremes over the ages. God forbid we have to suffer the negative extremes again, but I'll take those 4 years over the QB-less wastelands some of us have seen any day.
I was one of the few people saying when Brady went down "probably a 9-7 team, maybe 10 wins, 11 is a real reach." I was NOT saying "well that's it, season over." I was really happy with the outcome because it could have gone either way. This year's team showed it's heart just as the 2007 team showed just how good a football team could be, for many many games.
generations of fans have been born and come to adulthood without once seeing their team climb the mountain to the summit. I use to think being a Pats fan made me a better fan than, say, a 'Niners fan. Any ****y can root for a winner. It's sticking with a team when the chips are down that tells you a fan's heart, just like a team that keeps fighting when they're down by 14 shows heart, whereas a superior-talent team stomping a mudhole in someone is just really entertaining.
The Pats have shown many of us both extremes over the ages. God forbid we have to suffer the negative extremes again, but I'll take those 4 years over the QB-less wastelands some of us have seen any day.