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The last second corruption of the perfect season was painful. Lesser failures have ruined other franchises. Instead, the Pats simply picked up their now proverbial “lunch pails” and prepare.
Dare to do it again? How tight was your chest when Brady went down in the first game last year? Revenge would have to wait, right?
Then up stepped the latest untried, untested phenomenon in the Belichik era. Matt Cassel simply decided to become a top tier NFL quarterback and went to work re-writing the rules on the role of backup to a franchise player.
The intelligent football fanatic could make a reasonable argument that the past two years were among the best put together in any NFL campaign.
One for the absolute domination of the league until two games showed that the spirit of the 2001 Pats was alive and well, albeit in a Giant’s uniform.
The other for the nearly unparalleled job of coaching, teamwork and tenacity that kept a decimated Patriots unit in the battle through the last game of the season.
What’s next? Is the Patriots Dynasty nearing the end , or are you ready for the "Next Coming of the Brady Bunch?" It looks like Brady will be back, Belichick is still the commander, Moss is still hungry, and, Bruschi is still alive. I can hardly wait!
You nouveau fans may be in a state of apoplexy over the last two seasons, the rest of us are right where we want to be, ready for the next incredible Patriots come-back. “Buckle up your chin-straps,” here we go again!
(By the way, you may have noticed the conspicuous absence of any mention of video cameras, Eric Mangini or Tony Eason. May they all rest in peace!)
Jim Bouchard is a life-long Pats fan and America’s Black Belt Powervator!
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