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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
IMO, if the Patriots had never drafted Brady, they'd still be considered a pretty good organization. They helped to create Brady, and Belichick would have won at a decent clip with another QB.
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The Patriots rank 20th in wins from 1966 (merger) through 1999 (year prior to Belichick) and there were 31 teams in 1999.
They had never won a SB prior to 1999.
> they had 6 seasons with double digit wins from 1980-1999
> they had 7 playoff appearances in those 19 seasons
> they had a 6-7 playoff record
> 9 seasons over .500
> 7 seasons under .500
> 231 wins and 278 losses
That can rank as 'pretty good'... and Belichick had a losing record as a HC, having recently spurned the Jets (IIRC) for their HC job prior to going to NE.
They get all the credit for drafting Brady, even as late as they did... but he only started because Bledsoe got hurt.
So, I don't know that I would paint that situation as you did, but it's totally your opinion and there's nothing wrong with it. I just don't think the history supports it.