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James Orthwein then sold the franchise to Bob Kraft who was a very successful Boston businessman and long time Patriots fan. Kraft had owned the land around the stadium and then the stadium itself. This set the table for the purchase of the team for a cool $200 million.
After Kraft’s purchase, the team now had the owner, the coach, and the franchise quarterback. Season ticket sales exploded and I was lucky enough to get in on the party. Fifteen years later, this could be one of the best investments I ever made.
The 1994 was a season of high hopes. The team finished strong in ’93 and everyone expected them to pick up where they left off.
However, this is still the Patriots and consistency was always their Achilles heel.
New England started 3-6 and their season was almost in the tank. The high powered Vikings (7-2) were coming into town and looking to give the Patriots the knockout punch.
That’s exactly what they did for the first half. Minnesota raced out to a 20-3.  I was at the game and had all the doubt in the world along with the other 50,000 that they were toast.
I am so happy I decided to stay.
Bledsoe led the team to a dramatic comeback and beat the Vikings 26-20 in overtime on his record 45th completion on a record 70 attempts. This game turned their season around and gave all Patriots fan a glimpse on how good Bledsoe was.
The team would go on and win their next five games. They headed to Chicago for a must win game. They win and the Pats were in the playoffs for the first time since 1986.
The game was a defensive struggle with the score being 6-3 going into the fourth. All of Patriots Nation, me included, was sitting on their hands. Could the Patriots do it? Would they finish 1994 on a high note?
Yes they did.
Bledsoe connected with Leroy Thompson on a 3 yard touchdown to cement the 13-3 win over the Bears.В  The Patriots were going to the playoffs. After starting off 3-6, New England were riding a seven game winning streak heading into Cleveland for the AFC Wildcard game.
The student and teacher would meet in the AFC playoff tilt.
Bill Belichick for the Browns.
Bill Parcells for the Patriots.
Who would come out on top?
The game was a hard fought fight ending 10-10 at the half. I was on a plane headed to Orlando during this game. The last glimpse I saw before departure was Leroy Thompson giving my beloved Pats, a 7-3 lead.
As the plane landed in Mickey World, the pilot said the Patriots lost 20-13. I was bummed out, but what a ride the season was.
Bledsoe had a great sophomore year where he threw for over 4500 yards and 25 touchdowns. He was voted to his first Pro Bowl. The franchise quarterback was coming into his own as a leader.
Bill Parcells took a young team and kept them focused when they were staring down a 3-6 hole. He gave his young quarterback the opportunity to mature into a leader. He breathed life back into a franchise that could have packed up the Mayflower trucks for St. Louis.
Bob Kraft was sitting on Willy Wonka’s golden ticket. The Perfect Storm was swirling and forming for this franchise.  Little did he know that he bought a team that was going to become a dynasty.
And pro football was relevant again in New England.
Tune in for my next installment of Fifty Years of Patriots Football, where I discuss the end of the Parcells era and pre-USC Pete Carroll years.
Joe Gill is a featured contributor to Boston Sports Then and Now. You can read his regular column: “Cup Of Joe” every Tuesday and Friday.  If you have a story idea or just want to talk sports, you can e-mail Joe directly at bostonsportsthenandnow@gmail.com

In an interview with The Times, Lord Stern of Brentford said: 
“Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better.”
Blah blah blah. Harden the fuck up Stern.

Look here is a solution for you. First Lord Stern if he is that worried should kill himself, therefore reducing the carbon arseprint he produces.Lastly his global warming shyte is unproven and based on piss poor science.

Stern, another new age, tree hugging tofu munching lentil worrier; bejesus you just know he is the sort of whiny cock that does that pathetic hacking sound and frantic arm waving shyte if someone if produces a fag packet within a light year of him.

Now when I hear this sort of eco bollocks, you know its got to come from a loon and as he is Brown’s eco czar I can’t help but wonder if he has been helping himself to Gordon’s happy pills?

I wonder if this cunt has been fiddling his expenses? Not accusing him just asking the question is all, after all these peers are as bad as MP’s…