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John Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock and Thomas Paine were younger than Tom Brady, then 41, when they signed the Declaration of Independence.
As Brady won Sunday night his victory against the Kansas City Chiefs 5-0, this ageless father, founder of the New England Patriots' dynasty, could play MVP-style football until his 40s. If Brady does it, good for him. Ideal for patriots. Good for the NFL. Bad for the rest of the AFC.
And if Brady is human? What if we attended the last two years of the New England dynasty? That's the question we continue to ask.
"The Patriots' next challenge is to keep his dynasty," headlined … in a New York Times article … in February 2005!
Year after year, analysts have wondered whether the loss of Ty Law, Richard Seymour, Randy Moss and so many other notables may cause the demise of the Patriots. However, the obvious truths of the NFL contend that, unless you are Washington Redskins of the Joe Gibbs era, the head coach and the quarterback are the irreplaceable pillars of the modern dynasty. Everything else changes over time.
That's why Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs seem better placed than their AFC peers to fill the void if the Patriots' dynasty immisces in the near future. They check the very important boxes of the head coach and the quarterback. With the help of NFL officials, I compared the 15 contenders of the AFC Patriots to the Patriots with their prospects of building the next dynasty. Some of the best teams today are late in the rankings.
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