New England hasn’t won a playoff game since 2019 (albeit the Super Bowl). The Patriots went just 8-9 last season, their second losing campaign in three years. Based on offseason hype (and the premise that Aaron Rodgers will wind up with the New York Jets) they look like the fourth team out of four in the AFC East.
Given that backdrop, why, Bill Belichick was asked, should fans be optimistic heading into the 2023 season?
That quarter century, 23 of it with Belichick as head coach and czar, includes six Super Bowl titles, nine total AFC championships and 18 playoff appearances.