I have to say the 2003 Patriots season still sticks in my craw with WEEI. They went directly from Red Sox playoff talk to endless talk about the potential trade of ARod to the Sox (which obiviously never happened). I know it would have been a blockbuster trade if it happened, but they just continued to rehash the same news stories over and over again totally ignoring the fact the Pats were on a 14-2 run and the best team in football.
It was like:
"Well, it has been two weeks since any new news on the potential trade of ARod to the Sox. Which means we have a lot of ARod trade rumor talk to talk about for the entire show. Oh, BTW, the Pats are 11-2 and can lock up homefield advantage this weekend. Stay tuned to 5:40 and we'll try to squeeze in a solid two minutes of in depth Patriots talk before we stoke up the Whiner Line."
Seriously, the hosts were almost shocked that the Pats went 14-2 that season with the way they ignored the Patriots.
I remember that as well. Totally different vibe from 2001 when they were really pumping up the team as a team of destiny and riling up the fan base. 2003 was the absolute worst.