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Originally Posted by Amnorix

Actually, let me give a better response.

Our 2001 Super Bowl was a matter of good luck and good timing. Frankly, it's shocking, when one looks at the overall talent on that team, that we were able to win it at all.

After the 2002 season, in which the defense completely fell apart, the Patriots cleaned house. Over the next 2 years, they drafted very well and brought in a slew of free agents to restore the secondary and pave the path to 2 more Super Bowl victories.

Even if you don't want to give him credit for the 2001 SB, you must give him credit for 2003/04. Rodney Harrison, Corey Dillon, Ty Warren, Eugene Wilson, Asante Samuel, Deion Branch, David Givens, Jarvis Green, Dan Graham, Tully BAnta-Cain, Vince Wilfork, Ted Washington, and Dan Koppen were all either drafted or signed as free agents from 2002-2004.

Yep. Brady commented last year about how few of the players from the 01 SB team could make the 07 SB team -- how they'd added talent year after year. Actually, it was Madden paraphrasing his conversation about it with Brady, but you get the drift.