Are the Patriots trying to forget their glory years? "From what I understand, they're gutting out the whole place," [Troy] Brown said yesterday at Mohegan Sun Casino where he was speaking to a group at the Comcast Sportsnet football roundtable. "There's no pictures of Troy Brown, there's no pictures of Tedy Bruschi, no pictures of Rodney Harrison in the building. It's all wiped off. It's (saying), 'Get your own identity.'" ... There is further evidence of the very determined way in which [Bill] Belichick is trying to remake the team's personality. From releasing players who didn't necessarily buy in, to making a true effort to draft or sign leader-types, it's clear that the way things were last season were as troubling as they seemed. Source: Sports Illustrated
exactly. they may be trying to 'mentally' start over but they certainly have not 'gutted' their roster.
Its been five years since their last Super Bowl win in 2005 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Only Brady, Belichick, Matt Light, Stephen Neal & Kevin Faulk remain from their three Super Bowl teams. The Dynasty is over....it is time for them to start anew.
I guess I understand it. The past achievement of the team hasn't exactly motivated the new guys. The team got old, and had to be rebuilt. What has been hard to replace has been the leadership of Bruschi and Harrison on D. I just haven't seen anyone yet able to even come close to filling their shoes in that role.
