After watching the first three episodes of ESPN’s new “Man in the Arena,” I’m finished with any more comparisons of this team to the 2001 Patriots.
The Tom Brady-branded documentary is more than just a re-hash of the quarterback’s storied career. At its best, its focus is centered on the players and people surrounding Brady during each Super Bowl season. Brady acts as the sage, leading the storyline of the Patriots’ first three titles. And by God, put the kids to bed. Because does he SWEAR.
But if the first episode, chronicling the unlikelihood of the 2001 team, should remind us of anything, it’s just how much of an outlier season that was.