The New England Patriots have found themselves in an interesting situation for the past few years; they have been winning. For the majority of of the Patriots existence they were, if not the laughingstock, at the very least the doormats of the league.
The Patriots began their turnaround when they hired Bill Parcells in 1993. He brought respectability and a winning mentality to the Patriots which culminated in leading them to Super Bowl XXXI in 96. They were beaten by the Green Bay Packers, however it was quite the accomplishment for the Patriots.
Robert Kraft acquired the team for a record $175 000 000 in 1994. It was the next main piece of the Patriots dynasty. He was born and brought up in Massachusetts and has been a life long Patriots fan. When he decided to buy the team he promised the followers a couple of things. The first would be to make the Patriots successful and the 2nd was to construct a state of the art facility they can play in. He delivered on both.
The following bit of the dynasty also occured soon after Mr. Kraft purchased the Patriots. He met then assistant coach Bill Belichik. Five-years after once the Patriots were seeking their next coach Bob Kraft thought of how pleased he has been with Belichik.
Bill Belichik has been under contract with the Jets at the time and the Patriots were required to ship a 1st round draft pick to the Jets to be able to sign him. IT was the best trade in Patriots history. The Jets acquired a pretty good defensive lineman and the Patriots got a coach who has led them to 3 Super Bowl victories in four years and threw into the NFL's first 16-0 regular season too.
Lots of people would argue that the Patriots run was largely a result of good luck. They'd be proper. Naturally working hard and preparation are precursors to luck so in a sense they made their own. The Patriots drafted a new player named Tom Brady within the sixth round of the draft.
Tom Brady was drafted at the 199th spot in the 2000 draft. It is safe to say the 198 players chosen before him do not compare to Brady. Since taking over for Drew Bledsoe he has led the New England Patriots to 3 Super Bowl wins, has the 4th highest passer score in the the NFL, has presided over the greatest winning streak in the history of the NFL (21 straight wins spanning two seasons, and holds the record for most touchdown passes in a single season.
Mr. Kraft clearly fulfilled on his 1st assurance to the followers of New England by delivering 3 Super Bowl wins to the region. The next promise was the state-of-the-art stadium to be built in Foxboro, MA.
The brand new stadium seats 68 thousand and 756 supporters and is named Gillette Stadium. The stadium was privately financed and it is one of the truly great places to watch an NFL football game.
The Patriots are poised to remain at the top of the National football league heap for years to come because the crucial pieces to their dynasty remain in place.
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