No Darrelle Revis: While we are picking the best of the best to ever play for the Patriots for this 53-man roster, I did heavily factor in how long players tenures were to give the list a bit more prestige and respect to the players who battled for the franchise. He's the most clutch kicker in league history and edges out Gostkowski on that attribute. During his time with the Patriots, he made money kick after money kick and booted New England to its first championship in 2001. Adam Vinatieri over Stephen Gostkowski: Despite Gostkowski being the team's franchise leader in points, it was a rather easy decision to roll with Vinatieri here. As for James White, he has a Super Bowl MVP worthy performance under his belt during the Patriots' comeback win over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI and is a legend in his own right. Butler will always be held in fond regard thanks to his championship-clinching interception against the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, but his tenure with the club only lasted four seasons and the cornerback list for the Patriots is too competitive to squeeze him in just for that moment alone. No Malcolm Butler or James White: These two may be favorites for the fanbase - and rightfully so given each's Super Bowl heroics - but both tenures are simply too short to really solidify themselves for this team. We're basically taking the cream of the crop of the franchise's most legendary players and fit them together inside a 53-man roster.īefore we get to the list, here were some of the toughest calls and things that stuck out as this list came together: In that spirit, I've put together a Frankenstein's monster version of the Patriots' roster. That level of success doesn't come without generational players putting on the uniform for a time and producing at a high level, which includes a player like Devin McCourty, Dont'a Hightower, and, of course, Brady, who all officially retired this offseason. /cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/61104133/059C7927_03E9_49B4_B774_BE6193D8F1E6.0.jpeg "2001 new england patriots roster")
561 winning percentage during the regular season is fourth all-time, and, of course, their six Super Bowl titles are tied for the most all-time. New England is tied for the most playoff wins by a franchise in league history, their. Thanks to the dynasty spearheaded by Bill Belichick and Tom Brady that spanned over two decades, the club has been able to climb atop the record books and become the gold standard for winning.
No team in the history of the NFL has enjoyed the level of success that the New England Patriots have in the franchise's history.
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