The last time the New England Patriots were 1-5, I was 14 years old. Local blackout laws coupled with the fact that I grew up in Connecticut, the bastard stepchild of New England, meant that Pats games were rarely televised and I had to get the bulk of my coverage from Chris Berman and Tom Jackson on NFL Primetime.
And while that ‘95 squad limped to a 6-10 finish — a record that seems like a bit of a reach for the ‘23 squad, based on what we’ve seen so far — promising young rookies Ty Law, Ted Johnson, and Curtis Martin (talk about nailing your first three picks) gave Pats Nation hope for good things to come.