[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Brylok

I don't even have that anymore. That rivalry is so far in the rear-view mirror now, I don't even care. I hate New England and their fans, but Brady is just a douche-bag. Ten Super Bowl appearances with seven wins is never going to happen again, let alone ever be broken. Turns out "The Patriot Way" was 70% Brady being great (and taking less $), 25% BB finding diamond in the rough guys who all turned into gold, and 5% actual cheating/shenanigans.

Originally Posted by rcubed

I agree for the most part but lets not forget that all (most?) of his Super Bowl wins came on the back of strong defensive teams. I would say that your 70% is too high ...... JMO.

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Same here, as I think that Belichick is considerably more deserving for his teams' successes than 25%. I've pointed out before that when Tom Brady missed an entire season with an injury in 2008, the Patriots went 11-5 with Matt Cassel at quarterback. The only reason why they did not make the playoffs that year was because the AFC was stacked that season (as it was this season.) It was the antithesis of when Peyton Manning missed the entire 2011 season with an injury, and the Colts wound up going 2-14. The 2020 Colts were in the same exact position as were those 2008 Patriots, but were fortunate that a #7 seed was added to the NFL post-season tournament for the first time ever.

The title of this article alone exemplifies the 2008 season for Belichick's Brady-less Patriots.



The 2008 Patriots Will Forever be Bill Belichick’s True Masterpiece

(By Michael Self)

http://draftamerica.com/the-2008-pat...e-masterpiece/

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