If old Pat had been around for 5 championships he would still be here.
Instead he is cursed and should be used sparingly like weed killer. If you aint careful the whole lawn will be ruined.
Quite the legacy for old Past.
Passing on Dan Marino for Tony "Champagne" Eason. The only bubbly drank was on the day Tony left town.
At the time 1985, the worst Super Bowl beat down in NFL history. Pat a laughingstock in the NFL as tub of lard Fridge Perry ran in for the TD. Head coach Chuck Fairbanks actually quitting and packing his bags heading into the playoffs. Plunkett leaving the NE hell hole and going to Oakland to win 2 Super Bowls. Pat drafted Nick Bonticoni who became a legend for the Dolphins. Rich Gannon paid a visit to see Pat.
Pat was a black hole that unfortunately swallowed up some very good players.
You left out Ben Dreith and Jack Tatum, and besides repeatedly stupidly starting Eason, Berry also cut Doug Flutie before he was fired. But, the
Packers
Cowboys
Steelers
49ers
have longer lists of futility and losing and embarrassment with their unchanged looks from the early sixties.
But Flying Elvis has the longest one, without any positive heritage or origin or tradition:
virtually same as monstrosity booed out of stadium
perpetrated by out of towner who despised the team and insulted players and fans of 33 years
regularly voted worst logo and uniform in multiple 3rd party ratings
permanently embraced by Kraft despite his own statement "I too prefer the old logo"
head coach Bill Parcells quitting and packing his bags heading into the Super Bowl
Kraft anointing Drew Bledsoe the G.O.A.T.
Kraft permanently embracing Roger Goodell because Tagliabue assigned him to preserve the Boston media market, which Goodell successfully did enabling the construction of CMGI Field
Kraft allowing not one but TWO fake scandals to rake the franchise over the coals and drag it through the mud, the first time losing an unprecedented, historic 19-0 season after going for it on 3rd-and-forever in FG range indoors on turf and then officials swallowing whistles at the end, then Kraft actually apologizing to the other owners, followed by season ending injury by cheap shot to Tom Brady in 1st quarter of 1st game that Fall...and endorsing Goodell's extension even after commissioner spent $millions in legal fees to defame team and best player again solely for the purpose of illegitimizing team's on field accomplishments, as league has done since the 1970 merger
more bitter close losses in playoffs including confounding decisions to go for it twice in FG range to lose again in Denver and benching starting clutch SB hero for entire SB last February
more worthy alumni from the 70's and 80's passed over for team HOF in favor of those just retired who rode Brady's coattails to titles
