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5 Reasons New England Patriots repeat as Super Bowl champs

By Maurice Barksdale

Nov 23, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) signals during the second half of the New England Patriots 20-13 win over the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 23, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) signals during the second half of the New England Patriots 20-13 win over the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 14, 2017; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) runs with the ball against the Houston Texans during the first half in the AFC Divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Strong supporting cast

Everyone knows about the New England Patriots’ star players.  Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski get a lot of the headlines, but it’s not just the stars who deserve the credit.  Bill Belichick and the Patriots front office does a great job of building a team good players around the stars.

It seems like every time you turn around a Patriots player comes from out of nowhere and is making big time plays.  Like Malcolm Butler and that game winning interception in Super Bowl 49.

Wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell coming up with huge catches in Super Bowl 51.  Or running back James White, scoring three touchdowns in that same game. The Patriots roster is stocked with players who they indoctrinate into their system and are ready to step up when it’s time.

Their backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo could start on a lot of teams.  They typically have a stable of good running backs and like James White when one of them gets a chance to play, the next thing you know they’re running circles around you.

Wide receiver Julian Edelman is the quintessential New England Patriots player.

Edelman was a late round draft pick and just kept working.  Now Edelman has become one of the top receivers in the NFL.  You see stores like this happen frequently the Patriots.

The Patriots always seem to have good players on the offensive and defensive lines.  Tackle Nate Solder is consistently good and on the other side, defensive end Trey Flowers appears on the verge of a big season.

Safeties Patrick Chung and Devin McCourty seem like they’ve been there forever and you wonder when their level of play will fall off, but it never does.  And the Patriots also have one of the best kickers in the game in Stephen Gostkowski.

So, yes the New England Patriots have the big stars but they also have a system coordinated by Bill Belichick that accentuates the positive attributes of its players.  Those players then go out and make the plays that win championships.  This is one of the major keys to the Patriots success.

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