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Team History
The New England Patriots may be known now as a dominant football team, but for much of its history the only successful season anybody knew about ended in a 46-10 loss to the 1985 Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl.
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Since then, the Patriots built the team around two coaches. Bill Parcells was hired in 1993 and transformed the club from a joke to a playoff team. Two coaches later, Bill Belichick took over the modern era of domination began. The Patriots would ride Tom Brady’s arm to four Super Bowls, coming away the victors in three.
The Patriots have been characterized and despised by other teams in the league because of veterans’ willingness to take pay cuts to play for a Super Bowl with the Patriots.
The 2007 season seemed to be the season of destiny for the Patriots. The franchise became a pass-first offense that saw Brady break the record for touchdowns thrown in a season and Randy Moss break the record for touchdowns caught.
The club demolished teams and finished 16-0. The only team thought able to defeat the scoring machine was the Colts, but they were knocked off earlier in the playoffs. Instead the Patriots were heavily favored to defeat the New York Giants.
The Giants shocked the world with a 17-14 victory with a touchdown pass in the last minute by Plaxico Burress in the back of the endzone.
The playoffs exposed the vulnerable middle of the defense, something teams began to exploit more and more as the games became closer and closer in the playoffs. The Patriots are expected to spend the draft and free agency looking for talent to bolster what may be the teams’ only weakness.
The offense looks set, again. Randy Moss was resigned soon after the season ended. Moss and Wes Walker will continue to be valuable weapons next year for Brady. Laurence Maroney blossomed at the end of last season and emphatically proved that making the Patriots run is not the answer.
Gillete Stadium appears to be set for a run at the record again in 2008. Every seat is sure to be filled and New England Patriots tickets are guaranteed to be a hard find.