What are you talking about? That 96 Patriots team wasn't bad at all. Drew Bledsoe, Curtis Martin, Troy Brown, Terry Glenn, Willie McGinest, Tedi Bruschi, Ty Law, Layer Milloy, Adam Venetieri. A lot of very good players on that team, many of which would be the base for the 2000's / Brady / Belichek teams. Sir your definition of God-awful and mine are apparently different.