Bonus prediction: Next year Tom Brady comes back and finally looks old. Pats fail to make Super Bowl. Brady faces reality and retires, is given his gold hall of fame jacket on the field as he walks off the field, no votes required. Patriots team realizes that the QB cupboard is bare because they decided to stroke Brady's ego and trade all their backups. Pats don't see the playoffs for years. And the Eagles 50 year dynasty commences!
Your post makes me think of two things...
One - if the Pats have not groomed Brady’s backup QB why not? The “Team of the 80’s”, the Niners, did that when Coach Walsh got Steve Young as Montana’s backup. Turns out they had the two best QB’s in the NFL at the time.
Two - the background of Belichick was defense, not offense, and yet the Pats have always excelled in offense, not defense. This year, their defense is vulnerable which is why I think the Eagles will win. If the Pats fixed their defense, it’s conceivable Brady could be a contender next year, but with a top-notch backup QB, the Pats even without Brady could be a contender.
“Eagles offense does just enough to win. Eagles Win”
What he said.
Eagles!
>>Next year Tom Brady comes back and finally looks old. Pats fail to make Super Bowl. Brady faces reality and retires, is given his gold hall of fame jacket on the field as he walks off the field, no votes required. Patriots team realizes that the QB cupboard is bare because they decided to stroke Brady’s ego and trade all their backups. Pats don’t see the playoffs for years. And the Eagles 50 year dynasty commences!<<
That isn’t a prediction. It is a recap of what happened to SF! (LOL)