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The New England Patriots have been hearing about their dynasty being over for some time now. The declarations come after every season that doesn’t end with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick hoisting the Lombardi Trophy — as well as just about every big regular season loss — which means that they’ve been coming ever since 2004. The declarations got the loudest after the Giants spoiled the Pats perfect 2007 season with their win in Super Bowl XLVI, and they’re going to come once again now that New York has defeated New England on the NFL’s biggest stage for the second time in four years.
But in reality, the Patriots’ dynasty has been over for awhile now. Their loss in February of 2008 and their failure to make the playoffs the following season was really the death knell for any real dynasty talk. Even if the Pats had won on Sunday night, it would have made for a seven-year gap between Super Bowl championships. And though Brady and Belichick are still there, there are only five other holdovers from 2004 to this team — Vince Wilfork, Kevin Faulk (who didn’t play on Sunday night), Matt Light, Dan Koppen, and Deion Branch (who left and came back).
That’s not to say that this Patriots team is dead. Brady still has several years left in the tank, as does Wes Welker, and he’s got two brilliant new weapons in tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, who will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. But if they do make it back to the Super Bowl and win, it will not be the continuation of a dynasty. It will be the beginnings of a new one.
— Craig Lowell