Tedy Bruschi’s New England Patriots Are Dead and Gone: Why It’s Not 2001 Again

October 15, 2010   ·   John Liston   ·   Jump to comments

Randy Moss is a Viking, and Deion Branch is a Patriot. No, it's not 2003, it's 2010, and as unlikely as both situations may have seemed in the past, the desire to win trumps all grudges.
Moss was shipped out of New England due to a contract dispute that was apparently affecting the team's performance. Branch is back in New England trying to revitalize a career that fell to shambles after he last took off his Patriots uniform.
This news has stirred up a considerable amount of debate and speculation as to the impact it will have on both teams moving forward. An especially loud chorus in New England is claiming a return to the glory days of the early 2000s.
These were the Patriots of Ty Law, Tedy Bruschi and Mike Vrabel. A team that won games with a conservative offense, run by an up-and-coming young quarterback by the name of Tom Brady and a staunch defense that even seemed to have Peyton Manning's number. These were magical years for Patriots fans, delivering three Super ...

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