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Any long time Patriot's fans here?
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:49 pm
Was Pete Carroll as hated as it seemed in the media when he was the coach there? I had the impression he was run out of town after 3 seasons because he wasn't liked.
He takes them to the playoffs all three years and gets fired after losing to the Jags? Had to be more to why he was fired, don't you think?
I find it funny that the last coach in New England was Carroll and no one is doing a story on it.
ETA: Carroll drafted Kevin Faulk in his last draft class(2nd round) before Damien Woody and Andy Katzenmoyer. In Belichick's first draft class, he drafts JR Redmond and 2 offensive tackles before drafting Brady.
He takes them to the playoffs all three years and gets fired after losing to the Jags? Had to be more to why he was fired, don't you think?
I find it funny that the last coach in New England was Carroll and no one is doing a story on it.
ETA: Carroll drafted Kevin Faulk in his last draft class(2nd round) before Damien Woody and Andy Katzenmoyer. In Belichick's first draft class, he drafts JR Redmond and 2 offensive tackles before drafting Brady.
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:51 pm to CarterWilson717
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I find it funny that the last coach in New England was Carroll and no one is doing a story on it.
They were talking about it yesterday on SVP I think.
Bruschi said he developed more under Carroll than any other coach he played for
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:51 pm to CarterWilson717
Pats fan 4 life present
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:52 pm to CarterWilson717
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I find it funny that the last coach in New England was Carroll and no one is doing a story on it.
Espnboston has covered it a lot. But more about the relationship between Kraft and Carroll or Carroll and Belicheck than him and the media
Kraft wanted Belicheck for a while so Carrroll didn't stand a chance from what I've read (I was like 5 at the time
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:52 pm to CarterWilson717
I'm here, yeah Kraft always wanted hoodie.
This post was edited on 1/28/15 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:55 pm to craigbiggio
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They were talking about it yesterday on SVP I think
I must have missed that.
Parcells drafted him in 96. He got Terry Glen and Lawyer Milloy in the class too
This post was edited on 1/28/15 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:57 pm to TT9
Just realized he(Belichick) was an Assistant under Parcells when he left
This post was edited on 1/28/15 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:00 pm to BayouBengals03
Carroll had Bo Pelini on his staff too.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:17 pm to CarterWilson717
Jcoyre and wildcat have been fans since 07 if that counts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:17 pm to CarterWilson717
Assistant with the Giants under parcells too.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:19 pm to TT9
good friend of mine has been a lifelong fan since 2001
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:21 pm to BayouBengals03
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Pats fan 4 life present
Here here
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:25 pm to Lester Earl
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Jcoyre and wildcat have been fans since 07 if that counts
It was a good year Lester
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:28 pm to CarterWilson717
He wasn't hated but remember what times were like in Boston a the time: Reggie Lewis had just died and the Celtics were horrendous, the Red Sox just lost Clemens, hadn't got Pedro yet and still had no relief in the near future, Ray Bourque and the Bruins were headed nowhere but an early playoff exit and then there were the Patriots:
Supposed to be a Boston fans best chance: We had Parcells, we had a #1 pick QB, we had the "law firm" in the secondary (Milloy and Ty Law) and had just been in a super bowl and were mildly competitive.
Carroll comes along with his 49er pedigree and comes into Boston, the toughest, least grateful sports town in the US. And they get worse each year.
That 7-6 loss to the Steelers in the playoffs was so frustrating b/c they had like 3 chances late to win that thing and didn't. We knew Carroll wasn't a bad guy, but I know I personally wanted a change.
It wasn't personal, they just got worse each year and Grier wasn't helping him out any being GM. Kraft had to go another direction. And Belichick became available.
Supposed to be a Boston fans best chance: We had Parcells, we had a #1 pick QB, we had the "law firm" in the secondary (Milloy and Ty Law) and had just been in a super bowl and were mildly competitive.
Carroll comes along with his 49er pedigree and comes into Boston, the toughest, least grateful sports town in the US. And they get worse each year.
That 7-6 loss to the Steelers in the playoffs was so frustrating b/c they had like 3 chances late to win that thing and didn't. We knew Carroll wasn't a bad guy, but I know I personally wanted a change.
It wasn't personal, they just got worse each year and Grier wasn't helping him out any being GM. Kraft had to go another direction. And Belichick became available.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:33 pm to CarterWilson717
I've enjoyed watching them ever since Faulk. I have no connection to them though.
That and Brady is the best in the league.
That and Brady is the best in the league.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:36 pm to CarterWilson717
Checking in
Long time cavs fan too
Long time cavs fan too
This post was edited on 1/28/15 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:52 pm to CarterWilson717
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Was Pete Carroll as hated as it seemed in the media when he was the coach there? I had the impression he was run out of town after 3 seasons because he wasn't liked.
He wasn't hated, but his style of coaching and interaction with the media also didn't play very well with said media. He very much is a west coast personality, and as you'd expect, it doesn't go over well in Boston.
Kraft wanted Belichick, but couldn't get him after the bad ending with Parcells. Carroll kind of acted like a placeholder of sorts.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:53 pm to Lester Earl
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Jcoyre and wildcat have been fans since 07 if that counts
Bahaha. If you could dig up that quote where I backed Wildcat by saying I remember him commenting on the Patriots threads before he was even a member you should, I really looked like an arse.
Sometimes you get it wrong
I'm always willing to admit that.This post was edited on 1/28/15 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:55 pm to Lester Earl
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Jcoyre and wildcat have been fans since 07 if that counts
Posted on 1/28/15 at 1:55 pm to oleyeller
yes tons of long time patriot fans here going all the way back to the beginning of their franchise in 2000.
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