On the Pats Pulpit Podcast, Alec and I always talk about how each championship team has a specific and generally unique identity. The 2014 New England Patriots were about proving the “Let’s face it, they’re just not good anymore” crowd that they were wrong. The 2015 Denver Broncos were about suffocating defense and the 2016 Patriots were Brady’s post-suspension juggernaut.
There’s a valid question about the identity of the 2017 Patriots, especially with the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles have the “underdog” meme on lock.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has an idea about this team’s identity and it’s rooted in the injuries suffered by the team at the start of the season.