The forgotten 1976 - 1978 NE Patriots

[italian pat patriot]

The Athletic made an article today concerning the awesome team we had 1976/1978 period...Pity i am not able to read it all but it must be fascinating and thanks to them for remember it...

 

[captain stone]

If we had an ownership then who knew what they were doing, those 1970s teams could've established something that lasted into the '80s...

 

[oldrover]

That 1976 team was tremendous... I'm still pi$$ed off at Ben Dreith for that "roughing the passer" call.

 

[Pape]

If we had an ownership then who knew what they were doing, those 1970s teams could've established something that lasted into the '80s...

The Sullivan family was so over extended financially as an ownership group they should have been ousted a lot earlier than they were

 

[italian pat patriot]

I have seen again now the 1976 highlights of the season...what a team...near perfect...sad that no Super Bowl arrived in that season...
Incredible Players...impossible to mention the best ones...there were so many...

 

[Chevy]

 

[Chevy]

And since this was mentioned, too ...

 

[Ochmed Jones]

So glad grogan is no longer our qb.

 

[p8ryts]

That 1976 team was tremendous... I'm still pi$$ed off at Ben Dreith for that "roughing the passer" call.

I'm more pissed off at Sam Cunningham going out of bounds two yards short of a first down on first down. The holding on Russ Francis that series was also more egregious than the roughing call.

 

[WinstonSmith]

So glad grogan is no longer our qb.

I'm just young enough to have little memory of Grogan, and with the highlights and stats that I've seen I would've agreed with you...if you wrote this last year.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I'm more pissed off at Sam Cunningham going out of bounds two yards short of a first down on first down. The holding on Russ Francis that series was also more egregious than the roughing call.

Could not agree more on both plays. Was POed at Sam BAM for stepping out of bounds to avoid contact. He had one job.
There was no replay then, but the Raiders LB Villipiano grabbed Russ's arms from behind such that the ball bounced off his chest for incomplete. OBVIOUS pass interference not called.
Sicilian co-worker & major Pats fan described his house scene as follows. John was a big guy. Watching the game with his very elderly grandfather just arrived from Italy who spoke no english. Dreith makes the infamous RTP call and John jumps up yelling and smashes the coffee table in front of him into smithereens with his considerable forearm and fist. Grandfather freaks out, totally confused, screaming in Italian with no idea why his grandson is destroying their home.
The Snow game was revenge, a dish best served cold.

 

[italian pat patriot]

Could not agree more on both plays. Was POed at Sam BAM for stepping out of bounds to avoid contact.

Saw the play many times...he should have taken "that" 1st down damn...

The Snow game was revenge, a dish best served cold.

Yes...1-1...

 

[borg]

Great trip down memory lane.
Thanks

 

[captain stone]

I'm more pissed off at Sam Cunningham going out of bounds two yards short of a first down on first down. The holding on Russ Francis that series was also more egregious than the roughing call.

The beginning of the end starts at 12:30...



Sam Bam ran OOB on 2nd down, not 1st down BTW...one feckin chain link away...Don't know why he didn't just lower his head and keep running;
he would've had the 1st down easily...But the Pats fecked-up by jumping on Grogan's hard count to make it 3rd/5+one link...
Then came the non-call of DPI...kind of a messed-up-looking play; Grogan nearly hit one of his blockers with the pass...

 

[italian pat patriot]

...and that year one of the greatest TE we ever had...

 

[p8ryts]

Saw the play many times...he should have taken "that" 1st down damn...

Yes...1-1...

Just stay in bounds to run clock

 

[jimnance]

So glad grogan is no longer our qb.

Hes 67 y.o. So yeah, me too

 

[NormZauchin]

Hes 67 y.o. So yeah, me too

But maybe if Grogan was taking Brady's health food supplements ...

 

[Tony2046]

So glad grogan is no longer our qb.

I'm so glad Grogan was our QB. And he should have started the SB.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

I'm so glad Grogan was our QB. And he should have started the SB.

do you like losing that much? Grogan was a wreck of a qb! He was surrounded by a ton of talent, but never won anything.

there was more talent on that 1978 team than the 2001 team that win a super bowl. The difference, qb play!