and how awesome the sports have been in Boston.
the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots have spoiled me rotten.
It seems like a lot, so I'll split it in the three segments and save the best for the last (the 2004 ALCS)
Part 1: New England Patriots
I was 12 years old in 1997 when the Patriots lost to Brett Favre's Packers in the Super Bowl. There was backyard football and Madden before that, but the Super Bowl, with the party and the commercials and the hype, was where it really started for me. I'm Ben Coates and you're Ty Law and broken arms in games of tackle football in middle school. The Patriots weren't very good. It seems like the tides turned once they ditched the Pat Patriot logo for the Elvis, but it was actually in 2000, when they got Bill Belichick.
In 2001 Bledsoe finally went down for good and Golden Boy Tom Brady emerged from the darkest depths of the NFL Draft's bottom rounds. Honestly, he is the exact Celebrity Quarterback I would hate if he played for anyone else. The truth is that he is an above average quarterback and his run has been unreal.
2001 the Pats stun the Rams. 2003 the Super Bowl was Peyton Manning's four interception game, because the Panthers didn't stand a chance against the Pats or Colts. 2004 was Donovan McNabb puking away another Patriot's Super Bowl. 2007 was the Helmet Catch. 18-1. Pretty brutal end to an amazing run. Even the 2008 Cassel season was Fun and a shame that 11 wins wasn't enough for a playoff birth.
The Pats got handily eliminated, at home, by the Ravens last year but have come back strong this year, poised atop the AFC through twelve weeks. It will be fascinating to watch and will warm my soul in this cold New England winter.
Considering the Salary Cap, the Belichick/Brady run, even though it is still in progress, is one of legend, that will compete with the legends of sport, throughout the annals of history.
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