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I think you missed the larger point. Gronk, Jones, et al were drafted during Dynasty no 1. And only 3 - Collins, Thuney and Mac drafted in Dynasty 2. As the pro bowlers from Dynasty no 1 were lost through attrition (retires, trades, lost in FA), there was nobody to replace them.

2013 the Beginning of the end Super Bowl wins in '14, '16, '18 masks the story of talent depletion. I am now convinced more than ever that Brady made up for BB's failures in drafting during theses SB's. An honest retrospective shows that 2013 was the beginning of the end for the Patriots...

I beg to differ. Gotta look beyond the 10 win stat. Even in their own division, the Pats were not competitive and only won 3 games out of 7. And two of those three wins were against the Jets. I expect Mac and the offense will improve with tweaking, but the defense has a long way to go. If the...

We need defensive playmakers. Lot of them. Our offense will need to be complemented by a stout defense with playmakers that can make game winning plays. Here’s some context regarding competitive Pats teams of the past. Every Pats SB winning defense had multiple playmakers at each of the three...

Would the Pats trade draft capital (2-firsts, 1-second/third) to move up? Only if they know with absolute certainty that the player they want is there. The only player in my view worth that is Mac Jones. BB has intel from Saban and BOB. And Mac is nearly bust proof.

I am holding out hope for both Jimmy AND Mac Jones. Pats get Jimmy for a 3rd. Jimmy restructures to a cap friendly deal. Jimmy repairs his value and reputation with Pats for a year or two while Mac develops. Mac, IMO is the best QB in 2021 class not named Trevor Lawrence. Mac is accurate, good...

Miami working with some pretty hefty draft capital. If Tua doesn’t work out, they can still go after a QB next year or later.

I don't know if it has been mentioned, (sorry if it has) but if you are interested in more background info and context about Jeff Thomas, there is an excellent documentary about East St Louis football called 89 blocks. The doc is about the success of the football team despite being in a city...

Look, many would agree that BB can be a ****. But he is our ****. Sometimes his ****ness is indefensible. I just wish that the best coach of all time would be a little bit more respectful and accommodating. How bout taking a lead from the GOAT. or Slate, or McCourty, etc.

The Steelers are desperate. Trade DT to the Steelers for the 3 and the 5 they got from the Raiders. Wouldn’t that be sweet.

Agreed. I felt bad for the guy. Foot work looked very inconsistent. Telegraphing passes and long windups. Looked nothing like the player he was in NE. Is SF coaching trying to chance his technique? Hope not.

This is such a non-story and an overreaction by media and fans. Brady wanted to prevent people associating his likeness with Tom Terrific on merchandise, etc. Tom E. Curran‏Verified account @tomecurran Brady explained the “Tom Terrific” trademark request. He didn’t like the nickname and...

Dorsett may not be as polished as Cooks at this point in time, but with development can be a very good player. He has proven to be tougher than Cooks. In all-22, Dorsett was consistently effective as a downfield blocker, allowing MANY Lewis long runs. He seldom got the credit. He is also an...

Sorry if this has already been noted, but Dan Roche of WBZ reported on the 5:30 news that his sources say that Tom Brady threw the ball fine in practice today.

Thanks for the link. Enjoyed the read and the videos. Lewis is amazing but many of those chunk plays would not have been as successful as they were without excellent blocking at the second level. Props to Gronk, Allen and Dorsett. While not big contributors in the passing game, Allen and...

This. And I think it also amazing that they baited the ref to call holding on the Falcons LOT as they had previously scouted the ref's tendencies. The Pats had seen in a game against the Steelers (I think) that the ref called holding on the OT when the rusher went low and was pushed to the...

Rodney hates the Atlanta fans.... If you want a breather from all of the x and o talk and know-it-all analysts, check out the rant from Rodney about the Atlanta fans. As many know, Rodney lives in Atlanta (15 years) and Schwartzmann asked him what it's like living in enemy territory. That set...