{"id":11606,"date":"2017-01-30T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=11606"},"modified":"2017-01-30T12:38:02","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T17:38:02","slug":"super-bowl-li-title-means-new-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/01\/30\/super-bowl-li-title-means-new-england\/","title":{"rendered":"What A New England Patriots Super Bowl LI Victory Would Mean"},"content":{"rendered":"

New England Patriots. Atlanta Falcons. Many may have predicted a Super Bowl matchup between these two teams as the playoffs commenced, but that\u00a0won’t detract from the excitement that this game will bring. Many football fans would love to see Dan Quinn<\/strong> <\/a>deliver a championship to a city that hasn\u2019t experienced the pinnacle since the Atlanta Braves in 1995.<\/p>\n

The MVP\u00a0favorite, Matt Ryan<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0has had an incredible season, leading an offense that draws striking comparisons to New England’s. And then there\u2019s the Patriots. A team that has won eight<\/em> straight AFC East titles, and\u00a0gone to six<\/em> straight AFC championship games. Fans and foes alike wonder when the empire will meet its demise, but for Bill Belichick<\/strong> <\/a>and company, it\u2019s all about Atlanta right. In their second Super Bowl appearance in three years, some might feel that a title for Kraft\u2019s team would be almost routine. But\u00a0that couldn\u2019t be any further from the truth.<\/p>\n

What A New England Patriots Super Bowl LI Victory Would Mean<\/h2>\n

Patriots Provide A Great Blueprint For Success<\/h3>\n

A victory in Houston would obviously mean a lot for this franchise, but it should mean more to the franchises around them. Why? Because the team is setting a blueprint for how to win football games, and they can\u2019t hide their success any longer. This year, Belichick and the Patriots organization put together another Super Bowl run after losing a first-round draft pick, their starting quarterback being suspended for the first four games, sustaining injuries to both backup quarterbacks, trading their best defensive player, Jamie Collins<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0to the Cleveland Browns, and bringing their offensive line coach out of retirement.<\/p>\n

Patriots Dealt With Adversity<\/h3>\n

Despite some pretty unique setbacks this season, New England continued to find ways to win. Perhaps one of the fundamental reasons why Brady won\u2019t be receiving the AP MVP award this weekend is because the team did too well without him, going 3-1 in his stead. Regardless of whether or not the duo of Brady and Belichick make history\u00a0by winning\u00a0a fifth<\/em> ring, their season shines light on a system that needs to be emulated by every other franchise in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Just last year, the hammer met the head during the Deflategate scandal, which ultimately ended with\u00a0the 39-year old\u00a0quarterback taking a four-game suspension to prevent dragging out the 18-month joust with the commissioner any longer.\u00a0If\u00a0almost any\u00a0other organization in the league was faced with their starting signal caller being suspended for four games and\u00a0no first-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, they would have failed to even make the playoffs. But the boys in red, white and blue from Foxborough went 14-2 in the regular season and earned another trip to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

Bill Belichick Preaches Team First Mentality<\/h3>\n

Fans can easily see the\u00a0source of the team\u2019s success is through coach Belichick\u2019s approach to the game. Throughout his 17-year tenure with the organization,\u00a0The Hoodie has\u00a0stressed one major key to all of his players, unselfishness<\/strong>. No man is ever bigger than the team. In an era, where quarterbacks like Kirk Cousins<\/strong> <\/a>are pushing for big contracts, Brady continues to keep restructuring his contract, keeping only what is best for the team in mind. From the trade of\u00a0Logan Mankins<\/strong> <\/a>in 2014, or the unexpected departures of Bryan Stork<\/strong><\/a>, Chandler Jones<\/a><\/strong>, and most recently Jamie Collins, this theme continues to resurface in the franchise’s dealings. After winning his\u00a0seventh AFC title, Belichick used the word again, praising the team for its unselfish mentality.<\/p>\n

With a victory Sunday night, the Patriots would move into unchartered territory. The New England Patriots are larger than life, and everybody in football knows it.<\/p>\n

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