If some of us sound salty , maybe it's because of the narrative that the difference between the Pats being a playoff team and what they currently are(sucktastic with some upside) is solely due to TB, and completely discounts other issues. Not just some people online, but the media. Speaking for myself. i don't care what the media gives as #hottakes. they sometimes have ill informed opinions or are following a script/playing a role(good cop/ bad cop so to speak)but seeing people who should know better say it also is discouraging. And more maddening is people who refuse to acknowledge any fault in TB for how things went last year.
We can still believe he is the G.O.A.T. and think that.