The real season — the offseason — is finally here for the Patriots, and other thoughtsSincere praise for Kraft or a huge head fake by Shank? You make the call!
Picked-up pieces while crediting Bob Kraft for having the smarts and fortitude to take questions from the media when there’s a lot to explain about his team . . .
▪ Mid-winter has emerged as the most important season for the Patriots.
For the first 20 years of this century, New England football’s January/February was about Saturday night home playoff games, Tuck Rules, snow angels, Tom Brady comebacks, Lombardi Trophies, cheating scandals, paths to perfection, revenge tours, sore losers in Pittsburgh and Indianapolis, Mona Lisa Vito, “Malcolm, go!,” 28-3, and The Continuing Story of Bill and Ernie.
All of that is gone, but these freezing, post-holiday weeks with no playoffs for us still represent the most important stretch of the season.
In 2025, the Patriots are annual NFL losers. Those 13 regular-season losses and four feeble wins mean just about nothing. Almost all the games were tedious and unmemorable.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
DHL Dan CCXXXVI - On To The Offseason
Shank's weekly column features an unusual admission:
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