Post by tristramshandy on Jan 16, 2018 1:31:32 GMT
No, your worries should be when Brady retires considering you were never successful before him. And then the inevitable discovery that TB12 is what Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong took. You do realize that's going to happen, right? I mean even complete homers like Bill Simmons realize that.
The Patriots have won two Super Bowls since your last one, I don't know where you're going with that argument. Tom Brady owns the Steelers, the Patriots steamrolled the Steelers last year in the playoffs (again), and your team was so anxious to lose to them again that they forgot to show up against Jacksonville. Get back to me when the Patriots start mouthing off to the media about games that haven't been played yet.
What success did the Steelers have between 1980 and 2006? One Super Bowl appearance. The Patriots went to the Super Bowl twice before Belichick and Brady even got here. Your team had one period of sustained success forty years ago while the Patriots are in the midst of a dynasty in an era where it's supposed to be impossible to do. Jimmy Garoppolo has as many rings as Rapistberger. No quarterback has as many Super Bowl rings as Brady. The Patriots have more Super Bowl appearances than the Steelers do. The Patriots have now gone to seven consecutive AFC championship games while your players are tweeting about rematches for games they've lost and can't wait to lose again. But, I digress...
Yeah, steroids. And Spygate and Deflategate and dumpster diving for playbooks and warm Gatorade and whatever else the haters can come up with to make themselves feel better. Sometimes the other team is just better. The only thing worse than losing would be making up excuses for it; so glad I'm not that guy.
Why would you think it would be impossible to be a dynasty now? You have the best quarterback; that's all that's necessary. In the 70s, there was no free agency; you had to hit on your draft picks or you wouldn't be able to keep winning. Good thing for Belichick because he isn't the greatest drafter.
Once again, live in the moment - - your franchise was a joke before Brady, and it will be a joke after Brady as well. And then the Chowds will go back to putting the Patriots as their fourth favorite team, which is what they were until they won anything.