New Names, Same New England Patriots

No matter what personnel a coach has at his disposal, being able to get the most out of your team in every aspect is the ultimate goal. Trickling up and down the Patriots organization is a philosophy of always putting the team ahead of any singular agenda. Besides Bill Belichick’s first season as head coach, the Patriots have never finished worse than 9-7. They have only missed the playoffs twice since, and one of these “failing seasons” ended with an 11-5 record. Of the times that they made the postseason in this span, they have only lost their first playoff game once and have made it to the Super Bowl four times. The only Super Bowl they lost seems to be during the only time period of the Belichick era where the Patriots broke away from their philosophy. Acquisitions of talent that included Randy Moss, Junior Seau, Adalius Thomas, and at the time Donte Stalworth, never seemed to quite pan out for the Patriots. The offensive approach became warped by Moss’ presence, and...