Quote:1. The fanbase is already disengaged from the team, at least the part of the fanbase that will disengage. Those of us that populate this board aren't going to disengage, and those that will disengage already are, the team has been bad for multiple years in a row. Once the team starts winning those fans that are only interested in good teams will be back.

 

2. Having later draft picks correlates to success because players don't just play one year. Teams rise and fall over years. The Patriots have been good to great since the mid 90's when they went to the Superbowl under Bledsoe and Parcells. One day the Patriots will fail to reload their roster sufficiently and they'll become something much like the Jaguars of the last 13 years - just happy with a wildcard slot in the playoffs. Getting better draft picks doesn't guarantee anything except that you've got the chance to pick first, which is a good thing.

 

3. What happened to the Falcons winning culture?