After fumbling a ball at the end of the 2011 regular season, it was no surprise to anybody that Bill Belichick benched Stevan Ridley. In fact most people thought that would be the last the Patriots would ever see of Ridley. They were wrong, and for the first time since Curtis Martin came into the league in 1995, the Patriots have a young, flashy running back.It’s been obvious throughout Belichick’s tenure with the Patriots that the running game has always been a struggle. The Patriots have had just enough to help them get through seasons, and just enough to win three Super Bowls. There was nothing too flashy about Antowain Smith when he helped the Patriots win Super Bowls 36 and 38.After the 2003 season, the Patriots traded for Bengals star running back, Corey Dillon. The Patriots knew what they were getting with Dillon, and he helped power the Patriots to a third Super Bowl win in four years. Dillon did help the Patriots win a Super Bowl, and he did have a career high in yards in 2...
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Bill Belichick,
Stevan Ridley,
Curtis Martin,
Antowain Smith,
Corey Dillon,
BenJarvus Green-Ellis,
Laurence Maroney,
Brandon Bolden,
Tom Brady
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Denver Broncos
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Denver Broncos
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