00:00He played very poorly in the playoffs, but they won.
00:02They got to the Super Bowl.
00:04This was a team that certainly no one in this room,
00:07I mean, John and I were very glib about any predictions
00:11that had them winning nine games.
00:14So I thought everyone was a huge homer.
00:18I mean, some are huge homers, but they were right.
00:20They won 14 games.
00:22And they made, regardless of competition,
00:26and regardless of the, aside from the AFC Championship game,
00:30which they were basically handed, and they really were,
00:36you can't take anything away from them.
00:38I mean, they got to the Super Bowl, and that's a massive accomplishment.
00:42The schedule will be much more difficult next season,
00:45but there's no reason to think they'll be worse.
00:49Now, will they be 14-3? No.
00:52I think your biggest problem as a Patriots fan who was all in on them
00:56doing well and, you know, making the postseason,
00:59your biggest problem is that all season long you had to hear about the schedule
01:03and how the only reason why they're winning these games
01:05is because of the schedule.
01:06And even though they had the playoff wins,
01:10that all came home to roost in the postseason.
01:13You saw the way they played
01:15and how they were finally taken care of
01:19by a team that was not hampered by a backup quarterback
01:23or a quarterback who just appeared like he didn't want to be there,
01:27which is what you faced in the Houston playoff game
01:29when you went up against a really good team
01:33like you did against Buffalo.
01:35Now, Buffalo, you had a better offensive showing for sure,
01:38but when you went up against a really good team
01:40with a really good defense,
01:42that chorus of voices that was nagging you all season long
01:46about how you only got there because of the schedule,
01:48that stings today too.
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