Over the last five years, the Patriots have struggled to regain their relevance after spending twenty years dominating the rest of the NFL with unparalleled supremacy. While it was expected to happen in the absence of Tom Brady, it was not anticipated that the franchise would fall into the massive hole they have, which only worsened at the tail end of Bill Belichick's tenure.
Finding their next quarterback made it nearly impossible for the team to be competitive, which is something the rest of the league took notice of.
It brought us one of the more iconic images of the last few years when a Patriots vs.