The STUPIDEST HEAD COACH in New England Patriots HISTORY

In a 1992 NFL week 4 game between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots, the Patriots lost 41-7. After the game, Patriots head coach Dick MacPherson was asked about a controversial decision that he made during the game that may have changed the entire complexion of it. And MacPherson's justification for why he called the play might be the stupidest bit of coaching in the history of the NFL. This is the story behind the stupidest and dumbest head coach that the Pats have ever had
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Members of the 1992 Patriots:
Hugh Millen
Charlie Baumann
Shawn McCarthy
Tom Hodson
Scott Zolak
Jeff Carlson
Rod Smith
Jon Vaughn
Darren Anderson
David Wilson
David Pool
Dion Lambert
Leonard Russell
Sam Gash
Kevin Turner
Jerome Henderson
Maurice Hurst
Scott Lockwood
Tim Gordon
John Stephens
Roger Brown
Randy Robbins
Eugene Lockhart
Johnny Rembert
Richard Tardits
Todd Collins
Chris Singleton
Andre Tippett
Rob McGovern
Vincent Brown
Marion Hobby
Gene Chilton
Calvin Stephens
Eugene Chung
Reggie Redding
Gregg Rakoczy
Tim Goad
Larry Williams
Fred Smerlas
Pat Harlow
Bruce Armstrong
Irving Fryar
Walter Stanley
Michael Timpson
Marv Cook
Greg McMurtry
Ben Coates
Chris Gannon
Ray Agnew
Dwayne Sabb
Brent Williams
Tim Edwards
David Howard
Dick MacPherson (head coach)

[@martincaidin4166]

I like how his voice reaches another octave when he gets angry.

[@Jared40]

When he spends so many hours in his home doing these videos and posts so much content it's glad and refreshing he isn't monotone though🤣

[@ericweiseronline6800]

What younger fans don't realize - in addition to the fact that the Pats of the early 1990s were so dreadful that you felt sorry for them - is that Bill Parcells, who became Pats coach in 1993, is in many ways responsible for the success the Pats have had over the last 30 years. It was Parcells who totally changed the culture of that organization (took a team that was 9-39 from 1990-1992 and had them in the SB four years later). Belichick - a Parcells protege - is a very good coach, but he got extremely lucky with Brady. It was Parcells who laid the foundation for sustained success.

[@michaelmarino7391]

As a former Jets fan, Mo Lewis and I want to say Thank You & Your Welcome for knocking Drew Bledsoe out of the game in Week 2 to change your franchise's history. 😁

[@andrewgrove1691]

Very true

[@2Phaktz]

...yet, Bill Parcells is not appreciated by the organization. Players that he drafted and developed are in the Patriots Hall of Fame, but he isn't. The way he left in '96 may have left a bad taste, but like you said, he laid the cultural foundation that has lasted for decades.

[@JeffCirillo]

Let's be honest. Drew Bledsoe was the reason they didn't become the St. Louis Stallions.

[@nicholasgreenwalt7983]

You‘re so right. I’ve been a Pats fan since 65

[@msarzo]

I could justify going for it on fourth down in an effort to take a lead a few minutes before halftime, but going for it because you thought the score was 6-0 when it was 3-0?! To use one of your catch phrases, "I'm sorry, WHAT?!" The Patriots were worse than if you did nothing but spike the ball into the ground on every single play back then!

[@jamesgurksnis4392]

This was the year San Diego made the playoffs and won their division after starting 0-4.

[@lloydmarshalljr1951]

And they also won the Wildcard round.

[@Fireyninjadog]

The pats started 0-9, won their next 2 games, got shut out twice, including to the worst defense in football, and lost 3 games by a combined 20 points

[@lloydmarshalljr1951]

@@Fireyninjadog At likely best, they could've ended up 5-11, which would still not be enough to stave off Bill Parcells coming in as the new coach.

[@MillionaireWizard]

It quickly went from "In Defense Of.." to "Dumb Decisions" in an heartbeat.

[@williambryant6175]

And did so brilliantly!

[@AdamJ617]

I love when you go “Oh No, don’t Even tell me”.

[@d0nKsTaH]

Dick MacPherson tried though.. He had heart. He wasn't good for the pro level... but he actually turned around the attitudes in New England at a time when things were pretty low. I'd say shame he didn't win much but... his losing actually led to them building into a powerhouse

[@zockenmitkasten5419]

some coaches & people aren't made for several teams. Take a look at Tom Flores. Tom Flores was a QB, and a super bowl winning coach and still he sucked at the same time Coaching the Seahawks. JaguarGator9 is exaggerating extremly here. Yeah the justification and move was stupid. But so what? A million thoughts are running through your brain. He sucked as a NFL-Coach, was confused about the situation and that's it. Thinking the score is 6:0 when in reality it is just 3:0 is not more dumb than passing the Ball on the goal line (or maybe it is). Jim Morra once said: You think you know, but the truth is, you don't know!

[@gluserty]

I agree man; MacPherson jumping up and down, pumping his fists, leaping into players, making everyone smile... it's turned around for the team, but when MacPherson was there, there was little structure & zero accountability. He got people to give a damn again.

[@Fireyninjadog]

1991 saw the pats run defense drastically improve. New england gave up 29 rushing tds in 1990. In 1991, they only allowed 5

[@gluserty]

The other thing about all this: MacPherson had health issues in 1992, coaching only 9 games (Dante Scarnecchia, an underrated Patriots dude, finished off the season, similar to Joe Vitt mopping up for the Mike Martz Rams in 2005). In 1991, they were a competitive 6-10 (shame on the 1991 Jets for only being 2 wins better; the Jets were loaded).

[@Fireyninjadog]

The Pats 5th straight loss at Orchard Park wrecked them. 16-7 bills, after a 7-0 new england lead at halftime

[@mfdixon1985]

I was covering a high school game once. It was a wild game and crazy high scoring. The team I was covering had the ball last and from about its own 30, tried a Stanford/Cal type play with about 10 seconds left. The play actually worked reasonably well but ultimately, they got tackled as time expired. When it was over, I walked over to the coach of the losing team. The first thing he said was to ask me, "What was the final score?" When I told him 49-46, he had what I could only describe as a painful reaction. I think he thought they were down 4 and needed a touchdown. As it turns out, I'll say that I don't think it would have mattered. They didn't have a time out so they would have needed a big play and then to either get out of bounds or get down with enough time to beat the chain gang to the ball and spike it before the clock reset. Neither was that likely and even if it was, anything outside of about 30 is a tall task for most HS kickers. But I thought it was interesting that in that scenario, the coach of a team with the ball and trailing by 3 in the final seconds didn't know the score.

[@northstarpokeshipper2148]

3:08 Genius saying “it was a beautiful day” after mentioning the schedule conflict with U2, as “Its a beautiful day” is one of their songs. 3:13 “Still havent found what they are looking for”. Dead.

[@jamesage24]

And "Desire".

[@dmartin5080]

Sunday bloody Sunday

[@aaronholcomb237]

In the 1995 Bedlam game, Oklahoma coach Howard Schnellenberger went for two 4th and goals in a game that they ended up losing 12-0 to Oklahoma State. He wasn't even aware that Oklahoma hadn't been shut out since the early 1980s in a game against USC.

[@speedyfinalmile]

He was not well that season and spent a good amount of time away from the team in the hospital. He was a breath of fresh air the year before and brought some people back from the brink. Poor coach never recovered from his illness.

[@henry6354]

Anyway...best Pats uniforms and logo ever...

[@RogerThat787]

No need to fear so it's Dick McPherson!

[@effend446]

I thought Leonard Russell made it. Refs gave that one to the Bills. And it was all downhill from that point on for the Patriots.........momentum killer.

[@kennethhall289]

He did make it his knee was never down

[@rngfootball759]

These were dark days for Pats fans

[@AdamJ617]

I wish I could see more videos in the future where you have a reaction similar to what you had at around 10:42.

[@billlyb23]

McPherson always acted more like a cheerleader than a coach

[@Fireyninjadog]

Just ask Fred smerlas

[@richc9359]

I was actually at the U2 concert. It was their Zoo TV tour. Was a great show.

[@MeganiumMiiverse]

love all the u2 puns

[@RogerThat787]

As a Patriots fan thank you for making this video happen.

[@CTubeMan]

At 9:35, feeling let down. At 10:13, seeing the twist. At 10:42, waiting for it… At 11:11, WHOOMP THERE IT IS!

[@kenhill3230]

The only stupid part was outing the fact that he was wrong about the score. If my team sucks and I am going against that Bills team, I am going for it there all day long. You are probably going to take a beating anyway, but go down swinging.

[@scottgebow6539]

I’m old enough (67) to remember some really good Patriots teams in the mid to late 1970’s. I went to a few of those games back then at what was called Schaefer Stadium.

[@Dylan_Nash]

This video has fodder for another video. At 11:55, Footage from the 1992 broadcast states the New England Patriots started 0-3 in 1985 and finished 2-14. Last time I checked, in 1985, the Patriots went to the Super Bowl and had their rump roast handed to them by the Chicago Bears, with a final score of 46-10. Let's see a video about the person who was stealing a paycheck by allegedly being NBC's NFL statistician.

[@altfactor]

In an alternate 2022 universe: "4th and inches for New England on the Buffalo 30. Coach Jaguar Gator 9 will go for it. Mac Jones....A keeper!.....gets the first down and more...... Touchdown, New England!"

[@johncate9541]

When MacPherson was the coach at Syracuse, they went 11-0 in the 1987 regular season and went to the Sugar Bowl. Late in the game, with the score 13-13, MacPherson kicked a field goal to take the lead, then whined about it when Auburn kicked one of their own at the end of the game to tie it again. Later on, he said he was sure when he kicked his field goal, that Auburn wouldn't kick one to take the tie--even though Syracuse was the higher-ranked team and had spent the whole month complaining about not having a shot at the national championship even though they didn't beat a single team that finished ranked. (Miami and Oklahoma were both 11-0 against much tougher schedules.) I never had much respect for him after that. If you're going around telling people you're the best team in the country, you either stop them on that last drive or you shut your trap.

[@peteszewczyk7652]

Nice use of U2 song titles to start the video hahaha

[@adamzielinski2001]

What’s funny is that Scott Zolak was the back up for so many seasons. I’m pretty sure he was better than Hugh Mullen

[@Fireyninjadog]

Millen beat jim kelly

[@eugenedenbrook322]

Yeah, I'm not so sure about that. Neither was a legit starter in the NFL, but Hugh had his moments.

[@Nonsense1986]

Zolak got their 2 wins.

[@Fireyninjadog]

@@Nonsense1986 against Jeff george and browning Nagle

[@jakeholloway8071]

Those teams played hard for coach Macpherson. They were terrible and devoid of talent, but they played hard in that ‘91 season and were competitive in most games. He became ill the following season and was unable to coach most of the season.

[@stevenbauer4799]

loveable coach mcp was a horrible hire from the start. longtime su coach looked like he was 100 years old and lasted one 2-14 season. and thanks to losing to the nfl's other 2-14 team the seahawks got pats the top pick of the '93 draft and bledsoe.

[@jmb01550]

I think part of it with the bye wasn't just U2 concert. It was also partly due to Hurricane Andrew hitting South Florida just before the season opener in Miami.

[@lloydmarshalljr1951]

I'm paused at the 3:14 mark; I was in Puerto Rico during the 1992 Fall semester, and Hurricane Andrew tore through the Gulf area in the week or so leading to the NFL opener. IIRC, the Dolphins and other entities there used Week 1 to help those in the South Florida area as they were recovering from the storm's aftermath.

[@chrisinri76]

12 minutes in a graphic shows up that said the Patriots finished 2-14 in 1985, didnt they make the Super Bowl that year? NBC made a screwup of their own there.

[@marcus813]

All MacPherson had to do was look slightly up and he would've had a reminder of the score at the time. Thank goodness he didn't have these brainfarts at Massachusetts and Syracuse. No wonder Pats fans were giddy about Bill Parcells being hired after the '92 season ended!

[@JoshuaZ.64]

2:17 Scott Zolak predicting the 07 patriots

[@beast1160]

11:57 they said the last time Patriots went 0-3 was in 1985. 1985 they were 11-5 and won week 1. It’s actually 1981 they went 0-3 and went 2-14.

[@denniscatanese4846]

Nice catch, there!

[@thelasthandbook6704]

They also went to the Super Bowl. We just won't mention the score. 😐

[@82dorrin]

"You cannot miss the playoffs in the NFL and still make it to the playoffs!" -Trent Dilfer. Probably

[@CTubeMan]

No, that was Booger.

[@ryanm4281]

Legit nice guy who took a shit team to a 6-10 season in 91 when 3 wins seemed impossible, but 92 was awful.

[@MrPhilaCuse]

The most charitable explanation for McDermott's coaching in the :13 game is he had the score wrong thinking he was up 4. Otherwise it's the worst display of coaching incompetence in the history of sports.

[@nickpeto925]

Um...That Pats had a Bye Week in Week 1 due Hurricane Andrew that devastated South Florida, not a U2 concert. The Pats and Dolphins had the same bye week later in the season, and the game was rescheduled for then.

[@gb6710]

He made a video about that a few years before this video.

[@ahoneyman]

"Those kids are busting their pahootzahs out there!" Dick Mcpherson on the 1992 Patriots.

[@Fireyninjadog]

Mac was a new englander

[@kevingreen2400]

I was just about to say, since when do you make dud videos? You threw the okey doke on me...good video...Dick Mac wasnt the brightest bulb

[@Boyso5407]

These are the Patriot teams that I grew up watching. My whole childhood they were a terrible franchise. I was a little too young to remember the 1985 Patriots so all I ever remember are teams like this. This is the biggest reason why I’m so thankful for the BB/Tom Brady era. It’s also the reason I never became one of those douchebag Patriots fans that I see all the time now. It’s ok to enjoy the 20-year run they had with Brady but it’s teams like this 1992 squad that remind me all the time of what it used to be like rooting for the Pats. It puts things in perspective.

[@bospats1]

Watched this game yesterday, 8/23/22. The irony. Thanks Classic Pats games on KZbin. Shameless plug

[@Fireyninjadog]

The 1992 patriots gained only 300 yards in a game just once all season

[@RichV20]

In a game that went into Overtime.

[@lloydmarshalljr1951]

I'm paused at 9:37, and would also take that tack. Wait a minute... given the title, and the description at the open of the video, I don't think Coach Mac *ACTUALLY* used *THAT* train of thought for his "defense" of that decision!

[@markbrian7179]

Dick MacPherson was still a better NFL head coach than Lou Holtz.

[@SPTO]

While that is pretty bad i'm going to cut Macpherson a bit of a break here. He was a head coach and had a ton of success in Syracuse which is a bit of a miracle in some respects. (tho not nearly as difficult as it is today) He was plagued with a lot of health issues during his New England tenure and that alone makes it hard for a coach to be on the ball. Let's also remember, New England was a JOKE in that time period to the point that they were an embarrassment to the league.

[@sec9788]

Their games use to get BLACKED OUT in favor of the Giants! I was happy-LT was fun to watch!

[@Jason_Maier]

People tend to forget (intentionally or not) that before Brady/Belichick that the Patriots were a Lolcow franchise for the most part. Yeah they had bright seasons/players and such, but still. And not knowing the score, that's extra level stupid!

[@AndreNDP]

MacPherson just broke JG9.

[@veteransgamingpodcast]

11:57 The NBC graphic says that in the 1985 season the Patriots started 0-3 and finished the season 2-14. Hold up.....didn't the Patriots finish 11-5 in '85? Didn't they go to their first ever Super Bowl that year????

[@brettbanta2100]

Man, I remember those Patriot teams back in the late 80's - early 90's. They were absolutely DREADFUL. I'm not a Pats fan in any way, but I actually felt sorry for them. Anyone remember Rod Rust ??? 😂

[@MrSchimpf]

The only way I could justify forgetting the score is if it was a Fog Bowl or Blizzard Bowl and NOBODY could see the yard lines, much less the scoreboard. But even then, in 1992, if nobody knew the score on the sideline, it would take a few seconds to find the radio sideline guy and check the score with the radio network! On this overcast and warm day though, just absolutely no excuse!

[@lloydmarshalljr1951]

Before I heard that this was against the Bills in 1992, I thought it was that boneheaded moment towards the end of their 1991 home game against Denver in which the player failed to get out of bounds so they could at least have a chance to kick a field goal and go to Overtime. The Broncos won by a 9-6 score because of that.

[@Nonsense1986]

I thought the same thing lol.

[@danielbowden6330]

My Mother was good friends with MacPherson, and I always felt bad not going to games. So, I went to the last one that started at 4 PM, it was after Christmas I froze and then they lost in OT when they could have won in regulation. Matt Millan did some fancy foot work instead of throwing the ball away and having time for a field goal.

[@82dorrin]

I feel like McPherson could have been a good coach in a better situation. The Patriots were a freaking MESS in the early 90s.

[@scottaznavourian3720]

His first season was actually fun from 1-15 and an off field scandal to an exciting team that won 6 games but could have won 10 and was fun to watch.

[@bobscott2429]

Starting in 1990 with Lisa Olson, Zeke Mowatt, and his "Patriot Missile." Good times.

[@gluserty]

I lost a lot of my 1992 football tapes in a 2003 divorce (long story, good woman though, just didn't work out), but I kept this one up until February 2020 (moved to St. John's, FL). I watched it over the years on occasion, and...the Patriots tried, but the great Bills would've hammered them anyway (since I was local, the NBC switch off didn't happen, but I'd do social things and view later that season anyway, with the exception of the night games).

[@christopherslovick9373]

How about a video on the graphic at 11:57...The 1985 season the Pats went to the Superbowl and got crushed by the Bears.... the graphic says they are 2-14 that year????? That's a HUGE mistake

[@orangelab6846]

Speaking of incorrect stats... unless my eyes are deceiving me, the NBC caption at 11:55 is an odd one. It says the Pats finished 2-14 in the 1985 season. How did they qualify for their Cinderella postseason run to SB XX against the Bears that year?

[@afbocc]

Major graphical error at the 12:44 mark.

[@charleswilliamsjr]

Coach McPherson was the coach at Syracuse

[@adamzielinski2001]

Dick Macpherson was wasn’t a very good coach at all. He was great at Syracuse, however he waited way too long to become a NFL coach

[@marksylvia7087]

Good one. Saw that game 😂😂😂

[@fallandbounce]

On the upside, we used to get excellent tickets for cheap (or free) many times during those years. It was worth it to see great teams and players coming to town.

[@sec9788]

Sullivan Stadium was a pile of crap. Cold bench seats.

[@alice_evermore]

Also: what was the graphic NBC put on the screen - that the 1985 Patriots finished 2 - 14? - They were AFC Champ in '85...??? - WTF?

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Even back then stadiums had a GIGANTIC scoreboard that tells you what the score is!!

[@Jared40]

Foxboro was a dump and yes it did have a scoreboard 🤣

[@benjaminfeige7986]

2:50 mark. Wasn't the reason why the Patriots had a Bye in Week 1 was because their game against the Dolphins in Miami was postponed due to the effect of Hurricane Andrew?

[@RichV20]

The WK 1 game was not going to be held in Miami after the devastating wake left by Hurricane Andrew. The Patriots were asked if they could switch and host the first of the two games, but the field at Foxboro I guess was still messed up from the 3 night homestand from U2's ZOO TV tour 2 weeks prior. The Pats thought they had a month to take care of it, so the groundscrew were slacking.

[@benjaminfeige7986]

@@RichV20 Thank You!

[@miked31784]

The Patriots had a week 1 bye week due to damage from Hurricane Andrew in Miami.

[@effend446]

I thought so as well.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

It was a combination of that and U2. The NFL originally wanted to just move the Pats/Dolphins game to New England for week 1 and have the teams flop home dates, but they couldn’t because U2 was playing a concert at Foxboro

[@johnnysama]

This whole incident was a microcosm of the early 1990s Patriots teams.

[@redmustangredmustang]

His first year in 1991 he got them to a 6-10 mark his first year with the talent that he had. It's just once he went to the hospital and missed a lot of games that's where it went downhill. Luckily for the Patriots they were able to get Bill Parcells and they improved each year until they finally made it a Super Bowl in 1996.

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

Do a video on the 1990 Patriots

[@RobWitterschein]

Wasn’t week 1 bye due to hurricane Andrew, which devastated Miami?

[@jamesgurksnis4392]

Failed to find the red zone? Now they’ve never have to worry about that when Brady was their quarterback.

[@marcus813]

They found the red zone a lot more after Brady's predecessor, Drew Bledsoe, found his footing, but after Bledsoe was badly injured in a home game vs. the Jets, Brady eventually took things into overdrive and the rest is history.

[@jasons2270]

No they didn't play week 1 due to hurricane andrew because they were scheduled in Miami that week. The two of them eventually played each other later that season when they both had a bye week

[@marcdaley]

His 2-14 record needs a bit of an asterisk. He had gotten sick and his associate HC took over for a few games while he was on the mend.

[@Fireyninjadog]

Dante scarnecchia

[@Jared40]

12:00 mark uh I think NBC Sports was wrong with year 🤣🏈it says 1985 wasn't that the year they went to Super Bowl??

[@SaskRider2]

I think they meant the 1985 season. Even though the Super Bowl is being played at the start of the next calendar year, they still refer to the season as the year it started.

[@Jared40]

@@SaskRider2 the season the Patriots went to Super Bowl was technically 85-86 season so NBC is wrong with the graphic

[@bobscott2429]

It was the 1985 BILLS (not Pats) who started 0-3 and finished 2-14. The 1984 Bills suffered the same fate as well. Fact-checkers? We don't need no stinkin' fact-checkers!

[@Jared40]

@@bobscott2429 thanks for looking that up🤣obvious NBC didn't and posted it on screen graphic as Patriots

[@bobscott2429]

@@Jared40 Happy to help!

[@RetroJR3379]

The Patriots just felt NUMB in 1992

[@timotundy]

RIP Dick! All time great Syracuse HC

[@williamli6200]

Soon you will know it is Belidick.

[@ryanm4281]

He did get us Bledsoe tho, which the franchise needed.

[@someperson3883]

3:34 And somehow that Pats team put up 14 on the leagues best defense

[@grandcosmo]

Pats got a bad spot on 3rd down and then again on 4th down in that sequence.

[@epet9396]

Ara Parseghian and Dick MacPherson look identical.

[@brentvance3958]

I see what you did there.

[@donaldpaluga]

Dear Dick Macpherson, You've got to get yourself together You're Now Stuck In A Moment And You Can't Get Out Of It Best Regards Paul Hewson

[@Fireyninjadog]

And please, get a good qb while your at it. Hugh millen isn't tom brady

[@grinningchicken]

JR Smith has left the chat

[@NewDayNY917]

Lmao stop it! 🫠🫥

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

Thumb Brady don't remember fourth down was his last down vs the bears 2020

[@DarthVader19-77]

Could I do the narration?

[@frankvogel8607]

Great uniformsa this was the season that killed Pat Patriot. best logo ever in nfl history

[@larryshelby8584]

For some reason the refs always shorted the Patriots on blown calls like the Irvin Fryar catch on the side lines in the playoff lost to Denver in 86.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

Ah, Dick MacPherson. His last year coaching was the year before I began watching the game, but his name lives on in a computer game I played…well, it sort of lives on. The game had a league with fictional versions of the 1992 NFL, complete with generic names (e.g., Patriots were Minutemen) and anagrammed coach names. New England’s coach was Shep MacDockin. 1992 had been the first year for the game, and it was the only one in which they didn’t have an NFLPA license. 1993 kept the generic team names but real players. 1994 added team names, helmet logos (though not in gameplay), and end zone art. The two things they carried on from year to year were having an archived 1992 league, and having anagrams for the names of coaches. Homer Glemkin, Hal Sundo, Cub LeCorset, Mel Varvy, Stefan Waney. Long live Front Page Sports: Football Pro!

[@DamonNomad82]

I have fond memories of Football Pro, though I only ever played one of the late 90s versions of the series, that had the actual players, coaches and teams. My dad and I still have a joke inspired by that game. The announcer would always say "(Player Name) in motion," and at that time the Chargers had a receiver named Pupunu. So if one of us needs to take a restroom break, we still say that we "need to send Pupunu in motion!"

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

@@DamonNomad82, let’s see…it’s possible that ‘99 might have had the coaches’ names, but I don’t think any of the others did. Did this one also have actual helmet logos on the players’ helmets?

[@DamonNomad82]

@@MatthewChristianMurray They did have the logos on the helmets. It let you customize the uniforms, but if you did, the helmet logo changed to the Sierra mountain logo.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

@@DamonNomad82, bingo! That’s FBPro ‘98. The helmet logos didn’t show up in gameplay, only in team management. ‘98 was a good one. ‘99 was the last one. Madden-style animation, but the gameplay was atrociously buggy. It was recalled, and Sierra shut the series down shortly thereafter.

[@johnpat3622]

Psst... he didn't know what the score was..

[@RicoBurghFan]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danielfrancella5219]

Huge Millen was the worst QB in Patriots history. At least we got the first pick in the 93 draft.

[@grinningchicken]

And to learn more about that story go to flemloraps what happened to the probowl QB whose career was erased

[@Fireyninjadog]

At the time he was 1 of 5 patriots qbs to pass for 3,000 yards in a season. Plus he was better than Tommy Hodson. He had many game winning drives and comebacks in 1991, and 1992, his stats were getting better, but he got injured

[@karlcooper7016]

Coaches straight out of college never succeed in the NFL.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Jimmy Johnson

[@ManiaxOnYTZeus]

Pete Carroll (second run)

[@teen_laqueefa]

Bill Walsh

[@karlcooper7016]

@@teen_laqueefa He wasn't straight out of college he went back to college he was a Bengals assistant in fact he was a disaster when he went to college.

[@karlcooper7016]

@@teen_laqueefa He was a Bengals assistant he was a disaster when he went back to college.

[@RetroJR3379]

Now im wondering how the Patriots won 2 games in 92

[@Fireyninjadog]

Offense. 4 qbs, 205 points scored all season, shut out 3 times, didn't score a rushing td until week 12, and had injuries handed to them like a paycheck

[@RetroJR3379]

@@Fireyninjadog Rhetorical LOL. They were so bad I was sure they were gonna go 0-16

[@Fireyninjadog]

@@RetroJR3379 their first win was a 37-34, victory in overtime vs the Indianapolis colts, a team that was 1-15 the previous year, and the other was a 24-3, win vs the jets, in a game where new england went up 24-3 at halftime, vs browning Nagle

[@isaacpeachey8609]

As a Patriots fan in my 20s, I can’t imagine a time where NE had a bad or stupid head coach. It’s genuinely weird to think about.

[@RichV20]

Growing up that all I knew, awful Patriots.

[@marcwhitlock5002]

Or being a Bills fan and keep hearing stories about Kelly and the SuperBowl Teams but watching my team every year losing 2 games automatically to Brady until recently.

[@creeper2054]

Consider yourself lucky.

[@CTubeMan]

Making up for lost time.

[@dylandanczak9241]

Why did you become a pats fan?

[@patrickstogsdill74]

I was born January 2 1992 I wasn't even a full year old yet and was born and live dinIdniqnapolis qns grew up a Colts fan who was in theor divsion until expansion of Houston texans and realignment in 2002 which iw as 10 then

[@smv128]

I used to like these a lot more back before he decided to always get so ridiculously loud and whiney about everything.

[@RetroJR3379]

Patriots the worst team in the NFL... GOD I LOVES 1992

[@Fireyninjadog]

Family guy: God hates the patriots