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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
Not entirely true.
The year after Romeo left, the Patriots ranked 17th on defense. And that became the point in time when the Patriots started to pivot toward an offensive-heavy scheme. The identity of the Patriots of today is entirely different from the identity under Romeo. Under Romeo, the Pats ran an extremely conservative offense that depended on the defense to make big plays. They put Brady in positions to win and he delivered. The defense isn't even remotely as dependable. Now the Pats rely on Brady, not the defense, to carry the team.
I don't know what the main contributor was, but most Pats' fans will tell you that the Pats' defense over the last few years isn't remotely as good as the Pats' defense that won them their first Super Bowl.
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Exactly. From 2001-2004 you could always count on the Patriots defense. One of most underated of all time. The defense cost them titles in 2006 and 2007 when they allowed each Manning to drive 80 yards in the last 2 minutes
Fans of a crappy team like the Chiefs to be ragging on the possibility of The likes of Weis and Crennel coming to be coordinators astounds me. Its like some people aren't happy unless they are bitching.
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