The New England Patriots’ historic run of success was the subject of a recent 10-part documentary series titled The Dynasty.
One of the criticisms of the project is that it was overly focused on the negative behind-the-scenes aspects of the team’s 2001-18 era. Even owner Robert Kraft said he felt that way at the annual league meetings on Tuesday.
“I loved the first three episodes,” Kraft said, via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com. “I felt bad that there was so much emphasis on the more controversial and let’s say ‘challenging’ situations over the last 20 years. I wish they had focused more on our Super Bowl wins, our 21-game win streak.
“I felt bad there were players who gave hours and hours of interviews and they felt only the negativity. People like Devin McCourty and Rodney Harrison and Matthew [Slater] — although I just heard quietly they’ve all felt that way. Actually there were some really prominent people who were interviewed for hours that never were used. So a little disappointed that there wasn’t more of a real positive approach — especially for Patriot fans who have lived the experience with us.”
Harrison is one of many who expressed that the documentary was too harsh toward head coach Bill Belichick and intentionally painted him in a negative light.
Kraft was asked about that perception today.
“Look, I’ll state this clearly,” Kraft said. “I feel so privileged that we had Bill here. We hope when he’s finished that we’re going to have a chance to honor him the way we will do with Tom Brady this year. We did this little ceremony at halftime of the Eagles game [for Brady], but it was not adequate. . . . I look forward to the privilege of putting Bill into the Patriots Hall of Fame one day in the future.”
The Dynasty is currently available for viewing on Apple TV+.