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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Our last first round pick used on a WR I believe. RIP Terry thanks for the incredible memories
Maroney was rd1. Jax was 2nd rdThe year of the 1-2 fail, was it Jackson then Maroney or vice versa?
As a teenager growing up, for me it was Grogan’s Heroes... we sniffed relevance in my young adulthood, when in 85 I learned the difference b/w losing in the playoffs and losing a SB. But the Drew/Glenn/Curtis Martin years seeded my mind with “just a missing piece or two... we could be the next... nah, don’t get your hopes up.”
But yeah the Glenn years were when I started to really believe (although I was convinced that Drew was as good as it was going to get at QB... after the Eason-like parade of omg, can u blame me?)
To this day, I still maintain that they were a more talented team than the Packers team that beat them in the SuperBowl. I blame mainly Parcells for that loss. I will never forgive him. Especially since he stole Curtis Martin from us with that sleazy poison pill contract. He is an overrated scumbag.
Much too young to die.
He was a very talented receiver.
RIP
And Desmond Howard.
As for Curtis and the poison pill, I was just amazed at how easily we went out and got a young superstar in the making in Robert Edwards, until the treacherous sand of Hawaii played its nasty little trick.
He might be one of my all time favorite Patriots for working for as much time as we could give him... then fighting back to make a dent in one game as a Lolphin... then carving out a career for himself in Canada. You get a break like that injury and nobody can blame you for going into insurance sales or the restaurant business or something. He just said to himself, okay, now my level is the CFL. So be it... You have to admire his persistence and love for the game.
4 picks by Bledsoe + big plays+ great returns from Desmond Howard. Plus, Parcells had one foot out the door. Bad day. Glad we were able to break the New Orleans SB jinx 5 yrs later.Much appreciation for Drew coming on board to be part of the huge Patriot turnaround, however, I put the loss also on Drew. Plain and simple we needed a better performance from him to win that SB.
Also, if memory serves me, I put the loss on allowing multiple big plays. Giving up multiple big plays often portends bad outcomes.
Probably, although Fryar was pretty talented, too.In terms of raw talent Glenn was the second most gifted receiver the Patriots have ever had. Second only to Randy Moss.
In terms of raw talent Glenn was the second most gifted receiver the Patriots have ever had. Second only to Randy Moss.
Probably, although Fryar was pretty talented, too.
Fryar was the #1 pick in the draft. He was monster at Nebraska.
Raw talent it is Moss.I’d take Stanley Morgan over all of them. Raw talent isn’t everything (though I think one can argue that Morgan had as much as Fryar and Glenn). He was smart, precise, tough, and FAST.
RIP TG and thanks for the great memories and inspiration regarding the overcoming of grievous hardship in his youth.
Much appreciation for Drew coming on board to be part of the huge Patriot turnaround, however, I put the loss also on Drew. Plain and simple we needed a better performance from him to win that SB.
Also, if memory serves me, I put the loss on allowing multiple big plays. Giving up multiple big plays often portends bad outcomes.
We lost, they won. Go past that and you get bad memories of "I said I'd bring a championship to New England, and that's exactly what I did" and **** like that.