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[QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 5330509, member: 1414"]
Only someone who didn't follow the team could post this drivel.  Bill had rings from the Giants and was the best defensive mind in football.  That was true through the whole era in New England.  The trait that set the Patriots apart was teamwork, togetherness, playing error free football, focusing on your assignment. From that first Super Bowl when they refused individual introductions for the first time ever. More than anything it was [B]work and preparation[/B].  Many players who came through were stunned at how much preparation the Patriots did, how hard they worked off the field to ensure excellence.  Nobody has ever game planned better than Bill.   That attention to detail and level of effort came from Bill and those early veterans, not from Tom.  Tom internalized it and it helped make him great.  Are there people who think that the signature of the Pats Super Bowl teams was offense? Four of the six had better defenses than offenses.  From 2007-2012 they scored a ton of points, but didn't get it done. 2003 was #1 D and 2004 was #2.  2016 #1 Defense again.  Special teams was also a focus, and Tom doesn't get all those rings without Vinatieri either.  It's a team sport.  Bill built the teams.
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