Patriots owner Robert Kraft has made a lot of important decisions at the helm of the organization. However, if it weren't for a few particular bold ones, the Pats likely never would have emerged as one of the premier organizations in football. At least not in New England. In an interview with Sports Illustrated's Peter King, Kraft highlighted three decisions he made that changed the fate of the Patriots organization. It began with his admittedly risky one to buy the team after the 1993 season, when New England was coming off its fifth straight losing year (a stretch that included...
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