Enter Bill Belichick. New Englanders conveniently like to forget how they felt about him at first: a prickly square who basically ducked out of the Jets organization to take the pay day here. His first season they went 5-11.
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The media treated him mercilessly, but it turns out it would be his only losing season. Everything was about to change, but for a lot of reasons people forget.
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Cause people forget that Tom Brady was an accident. Drew Bledsoe was our tried and true superstar with his rocket arm. Brady was just some kid who was a safe back-up. But when Bledsoe got hurt, Brady came in and despite low numbers, he just kept winning.
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People also forget that in the AFC championship, Brady actually got hurt and Bledsoe had come back in to finish and win the game, leading to much talked about "quarterback controversy" going into the big game.
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Of course, there really wasn't one. You go with the guy who got you there, but that didn't stop the media from having a field day and Bono from lending his two cents and saying they should start Bledsoe (really).
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And everyone definitely forgets that everyone LOVED that patriots team. Yup! The plucky young upstarts against The Rams, who had won the year prior and people were getting sick of the "Greatest Show On Turf" attitude. No one remembers this shit.
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And they especially don't remember how the patriotic angle of it all was played up in the months after 9/11 (which is literally why kraft said his famous line, "we are all patriots tonight.")
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But it was also my first "real championship." I was pretty young for the Celts 80's ones and so I just have little images in my brain. But now I was in college in Boston and holy shit I could take it all in surrounded by friends going nuts.
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It sure helps that the game was incredible. With a thrilling last second win, I just remember running into the streets in pure elation. I'm not sure how many of you have that sheer unadulterated joy before, but it's a high that's almost indescribable.
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Replying to @FilmCritHULK
What was it like for ya when the Red Sox won in 2004?
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Out of body experience, mostly. I wasn't sleeping and making a short at the exact same time.
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