HumanCockroach wrote:I don't know, think the Pats got one to two more years of relevance. That window gonna stay open until Brady can't do what he did this game, so 2yrs maybe 3...
It's hard to bet against Brady and Belichick...but they are losing their DC and OC (at least it seems that McDaniels is likely to go to Indy) and they seriously pissed off a key guy in the secondary and locker room (Malcolm Butler). And although I don't think that Gronk will actually retire, he has had 3 back surgeries, hasn't played a complete season since 2011, and is noncommittal on playing next year. If he does end up retiring, that's enough for me to think that the run is over. But even without Gronk retiring, I think that they take a step backwards next season.