NFL Preseason Week 1 - The Patriot Way, the most successful and celebrated professional sports coaching/team-building philosophy of the 21st century, died this week of complications resulting from excessive hubris.
Personified by Bill Belichick and largely responsible for Tom Brady's rise to superstardom, The Patriot Way collapsed on Monday after a training camp practice by the offense described by veteran observers as " distressingly bad."
Despite multiple setbacks over the past three offseasons, The Patriot Way, an overarching culture and managerial structure which has endured for over 20 years and produced six Super Bowl victories, was thought to still be strong enough to overcome one miserable day of training camp.