Par4QC A winning history. With or without Brady.
That's funny. 😁 They never won anything before Brady. No participation trophies given out. lol Oh and after all this talk and looking back I've upped my percentages to 80% Brady and 20% Belichick. 😎
Here's an article written a couple years ago.
https://musketfire.com/2020/07/13/patriots-looking-back-bad-franchise-bill-belichick-tom-brady/#:~:text=Surprisingly%20enough%2C%20the%20Patriots%20enjoyed%20a%20nice%20run,since%20the%20beginning%20of%20the%20Super%20Bowl%20era.
"Patriots: looking back at how bad the franchise was before Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.:
"New England’s sensational 20-year dynasty, across which they won 17 AFC East titles and appeared in a whopping nine Super Bowls.
From their inception in 1960 — back when they were the Boston Patriots of the AFL — to 1984, the team had just four playoff appearances.
During that span, it hoisted just two division crowns and posted a whopping 12 losing campaigns. The Pats did appear in the Super Bowl in 1985, but were drubbed 46-10 by the Chicago Bears.
Unfortunately for the franchise, which relocated to New England in 1971, this set the stage for a miserable nine-year stretch, across which they made the playoffs just once. In fact, their combined record from 1987-1995 was a pitiful 52-91. That included double-digit losses in five consecutive seasons from 1989-1993.
Surprisingly enough, the Patriots enjoyed a nice run in the mid-1990s before Brady and Belichick entered the mix. During that stretch, they made the playoffs four times, which included a Super Bowl loss in 1996. The franchise was still without a title despite being around since the beginning of the Super Bowl era. The Pats hadn’t even won a championship!
As crazy as it sounds, Belichick and Brady don’t get nearly the respect they deserve for turning the Patriots around. Before their arrival, the team was legitimately a perennial loser that had virtually no postseason success or anything resembling consistency in the regular season."