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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
I think you're really going out of your way to dismiss the level of talent on the NE teams.
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Listen, I love our guys. I think we've consistently had an above-average talent roster, from 1-53, from years 2003-current. I'm not sure that our 2001 roster was much above average, especially when you consider how Light and Seymour were just rookies.
But you tell me -- because this debate rages on Pats boards -- who are the Patriots HOFers during the Belichick era, and especially how many from the three SB winning years?
1. Brady. I'll go out on a limb and say "yes".
2. Seymour? Maybe. 6 Pro Bowls, but injuries have derailed him. He's nearly 30 now, and has 3-5 years to cement his legacy, or not.
3. Vinatieri? Maybe. One kicker in the HOF. Other than a few memorable kicks in key situations, he'd have NO shot whatsoever.
4. Bruschi/Brown/Law/Milloy/Harrison/Light/Vrabel/McGinest -- all in the Hall of Very Good
5. Corey Dillon -- HOF level when he wanted to be, and certainly awesome in 2004, but not a HOFer.