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An Open Letter to Robert Kraft

Dear Mr. Kraft, Thank you, first of all, for buying the New England Patriots football franchise. I had just begun to find them interesting as an AFC favorite in company with my beloved Dallas Cowboys when you bought the team; I thought your choice of Pete Carroll as coach was inspired and became an equally diehard fan of the Patriots during his tenure. I was lucky, I suppose, that my old favorite dynasty peaked and fell back just as my new favorite dynasty began its rise because I didn’t have to wait too long between Super Bowls that truly meant something to me. The only way Super Bowl LI could have been better is if it had been a matchup between Dallas and New England, in my opinion. I wouldn’t have cared which team came roaring back from a 25 point deficit to win the first overtime game in Super Bowl history. I’d be writing nearly the same letter to Jerry Jones as I am to you in that alternate universe. The difference would come because Mr. Jones does not appear to be quit