Robert Kraft says it bothers him that the Patriots haven’t won a playoff game in three years

Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots dominated the NFL for greater than 20 years, successful six Tremendous Bowls and dozens of playoff victories.

However the Patriots have discovered themselves in a little bit of a dry spell the previous three years, which for any regular membership wouldn’t increase too many alarms. 

Nevertheless, for the Patriots proprietor, who’s so used to success, three years with out successful a sport within the postseason is way too lengthy. 

“I am a Patriot fan, huge time, first. Greater than something, it bothers me that we’ve not been in a position to win a playoff sport within the final three years,” Kraft mentioned on Tuesday on the NFL annual assembly in Palm Seaside, Florida.

“I feel we had a interval of twenty years that have been unbelievable,” Kraft added. “After my household, there’s nothing extra necessary to me than the New England Patriots and successful soccer video games. That is my ardour, so no matter I can do, hopefully in a small option to make that occur, I am there. I am not joyful that we’ve not gained a playoff sport in three years. So I take into consideration that lots.”

Previous to the previous three years, the Patriots had made it to not less than the Divisional Spherical in each postseason since 2010. The group misplaced within the wild card spherical in 2019 and 2021 and didn’t make the postseason in any respect in 2020.

The final postseason win for the Patriots was a 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Tremendous Bowl LIII — with quarterback Tom Brady on the helm. 

New England Patriots’ Tom Brady and proprietor Robert Kraft have fun successful Tremendous Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Georgia on Feb. 3, 2019
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Nevertheless, Kraft was optimistic, saying he anticipated the Patriots to once more be contenders as “quickly as this yr.”

“I feel we have made the commitments as a corporation. I feel now we have plenty of expertise, some great younger males from final yr and a pair within the weeds from earlier than. It is an opportunity for them to develop and hopefully come collectively, and the group comes collectively,” he mentioned. 

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The Patriots spent tons of money final offseason and the group chosen quarterback Mac Jones (fifteenth general), defensive sort out Christian Barmore and operating again Rhamondre Stevenson within the draft. Jones helped the Patriots to a 10-7 file and wild-card berth final season, however the group was blown out within the playoffs by the Buffalo Payments.

Kraft mentioned he was joyful about final yr’s draft, and he expressed optimism about his group’s future, particularly contemplating the Patriots nonetheless have arguably the best coach in NFL historical past, Invoice Belichick. 

Kraft additionally talked in regards to the significance of getting an important draft this yr, which he is aware of is important for the group to return to the postseason. 

New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft, left, talks to go coach Invoice Belichick as their group warms up earlier than an NFL soccer sport in opposition to the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J., on this Oct. 21, 2019, file picture.
(AP Photograph/Adam Starvation, File)

“I am joyful that I feel we had an important draft final yr, and made up for what occurred the earlier 4 years or so,” Kraft mentioned. “I look ahead to hopefully having an important draft this yr. That is the one method you may construct your group for long run and constantly, that you’ve an opportunity of successful, is having a great draft.”

“So now we have an opportunity. With no good coach and a great quarterback, irrespective of how good the opposite gamers are, I do not assume you may win constantly. Hopefully, I imagine now we have each an impressive coach and a great younger prospect at quarterback,” he added.