This past Tuesday was the 20th Anniversary of when Robert Kraft bought the New England Patriots in 1994. Even though the Patriots were unable to reach the Super Bowl this year, the team's accomplishments over the past twenty years cannot be denied.
After the Patriots 26-16 loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game, Erik Scalavino offered his analysis of the game. Tom Brady was not his usual self in the loss, but he did have an impressive 5-yard touchdown run late in the game. Nevertheless it was the end of the line and the team was thrust into the offseason two weeks sooner than they would have liked. But as Bill Belichick said in his press conference on Monday morning, the team is turning the page to the 2014 season. And before moving into "off-season mode," take a look back at the 2013 season and read how much the team grew from week one to week twenty.
It didn't take long for Belichick to make his first moves of the offseason. Early in the week the team announced that it had signed seven players to future contracts. All seven players ended the year on New England's practice squad. Marcus Forston was also signed to a future contract. But as the Patriots move deeper into the offseason, Bill Belichick will have some tough decisions to make. At the top of the to-do list, Belichick will need to decide whether to resign Julian Edelman, Aqib Talib, and LeGarrette Blount -- but according to Blount, he still really wants to be here for the 2014 season.
In addition to the team's in their own division, the Patriots are scheduled to play the AFC West and the NFC North next season. But for the first time since Bill Belichick took over as the Patriots head coach, the team will be without assistant coaches, Pepper Johnson and Dante Scarnecchia. Belichick later released this statement on Johnson, while Patriots Today's Jackie Brittain took a look back at Scarnecchia's tenure here in New England. In place of Scarnecchia, Dave DeGulielmo has been named as the team's new offensive line coach. DeGuglielmo has been coaching for 22 years and has coached for the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, and most recently, the New York Jets.
Below you will find this week's complete coverage from Patriots.com:
Broncos Postgame Quotes - 1/19/2014
Patriots Postgame Quotes - 1/19/2014
Gamebook: Patriots vs. Broncos
Game Notes: Patriots vs. Broncos
Tom Brady Postgame Press Conference Transcript
Bill Belichick Postgame Press Conference Transcript
Game Recap: Broncos 26, Patriots 16
Analysis: Patriots-Broncos
News Blitz 1/20: The Patriots will bounce back in 2014
After Further Review: Patriots-Broncos
Patriots reflect on the 2013 season
Bill Belichick Press Conference Transcript
Patriots sign seven players to future contracts
Overachieving, injured Patriots fall short of goal
News Blitz 1/21: Bil offseason questions to answer
Ask PFW: Turning to the offseason
Getting to know Sealver Siliga
Patriots sign DL Marcus Forston to a future contract
Patriots opponents set for 2014 NFL Season
News Blitz 1/22: Looking at the key offseason decisions
Bill Belichick statement on Pepper Johnson
Dante Scarnecchia to retire; Dave DeGuglielmo named new offensive line coach
Scarnecchia retires
News Blitz 1/23: The season's grades are in
2013: A Year in Review
REPORT: Pepper Johnson leaves staff
VIDEO: Patriots fans gather in Denver
VIDEO: Robert Kraft talks AFC Championship
VIDEO: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning re-live past AFC Championship games
VIDEO: Highlight: New England Patriots wide receiver Aaron Dobson 27-yard reception
VIDEO: Highlight: New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman 7-yard TD catch
VIDEO: Highlight: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady 5-yard TD run
VIDEO: AFC Championship Game: Tom Brady highlights
VIDEO: GameDay: New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos highlights
VIDEO: Highlight: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady completes pass while being tackled
VIDEO: Belichick 1/19: They were the better team today
VIDEO: Brady 1/19: We just couldn't do enough
VIDEO: End of the Line
VIDEO: Not the end we wanted
VIDEO: Belichick 1/20: We're turning the page to 2014
VIDEO: Patriots are moving on
VIDEO: 20 Years
VIDEO: What mad him Dante Scarnecchia
PHOTOS: Pikes Peak Patriots fan club party in Denver
PHOTOS: Patriots vs. Broncos - 1/19/2014
PHOTOS: Silverman's Best: Patriots at Broncos - 1/19/2014
PHOTOS: 20 Years of Kraft Family Ownership
PHOTOS: 2013 Best of Tom Brady
PHOTOS: Dante Scarnecchia: A Career Retrospective
PHOTOS: 2013 Best of Aqib Talib
AUDIO: Jonathan Kraft Pregame Interview - 1/19/2014
AUDIO: Tom Brady on WEEI - 1/20/2014
AUDIO: McCourty 1/20: Still really disappointed
AUDIO: Blount 1/20: I want to be here next year
AUDIO: Carter 1/20: The hit on Talib was nasty
AUDIO: Gregory 1/20: It was tough to see Talib go down
AUDIO: Matthew Slater on WEEI - 1/20/2014
AUDIO: Rob Ninkovich on WEEI - 1/20/2014
AUDIO: Bill Belichick on WEEI - 1/22/2014
Patriots.com Radio: Patriots Playbook - 1/21/2014
Patriots.com Radio: PFW In Progress - 1/21/2014
Patriots.com Radio: PFW in Progress 1/23/2014
