Quote:
Originally Posted by robj144
As a diehard Pats fan and just didn't get on the bandwagon as I've followed since the Eason and Grogan when they first got trounced in the Superbowl by the Bears, this season is what it is.
Keep in mind that only one team in the history of the league has been to four straight Superbowls, and they never won one. For the Pats to make it to four in a row, this year, after winning multiple, and after a nearly two decade long run, would be one of the most insane things ever done in the history of all sports.
And the Pats have NOT been the favorite to get to the Superbowl many, many times. The Pats have been in wildcard weekends too.
In its entirety, I'm not really disappointed if they don't get to the Superbowl this year. I am a little disappointed that we didn't get any offensive weapons for Brady and kind of screwed him over a bit.
You can't win it every year.
|
No question, what they've done thus far is unprecedented. I'm convinced Belichek is the greatest coach in NFL history and Brady is obviously an elite QB. I have nothing but respect for what they've done. But I don't think anyone who' NOT a hard core fan of the team really wants it to go on any longer - I wish it hadn't gone on this long, but they got it done. I'm just sick of them ALWAYS being there and a year where they just win the AFC East but don't get a bye and don't go to the Supe being an aberration. I thought it might end when Atlanta beat them in the Supe 3 years ago, but they didn't and it wasn't. And I thought the Eagles beating them might have been the dagger, but obviously they came back yet again.
It's kind of like being a Cubs fan in reverse - wait 'til NEXT year...
-Ray