If time apart really does make the heart grow fonder, New England Patriots fans have been experiencing a full-blown heartache remembering what the team used to be as opposed to what it is right now.
A perfectly-timed retweet by former Patriots wideout Julian Edelman dug up all sorts of emotions for fans.
The post came from the Patriots’ 2014 regular season matchup against the Denver Broncos. It was one of the epic Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning matchups with New England rolling to a 43-21 victory. The video was a highlight of Edelman taking a punt to the house with Brady running from the sidelines all the way into the end zone to celebrate with his teammate.
Julian Edelman: Were you in the end zone after the punt return?
Tom Brady: Ya. Go see my guy.
One of my favorite interactions on mic’d up 😂😂pic.twitter.com/ZcSVnVqgC4
— Pats Buzz (@PatsBuzz) November 8, 2023
What started off as a simple highlight from the Patriots’ past turned into fans wanting to step into a time machine to take things back to the way they used to be.
You can’t really blame people for feeling that way considering the team is currently 2-7 and dead last in the AFC East division. The 2023 season has been a colossal failure the likes of which no one expected.
It’s a new and sad reality for longtime fans that remember the near two decades of dominance. Here’s what people were saying on social media about the video post:
I miss this so much
— Zack_Attack (@zack_attack_2) November 9, 2023
Boy how we miss Edelman.
— James DeMarco (@jazadal) November 8, 2023
We were a proper football team. pic.twitter.com/F8kXlnYcAr
— Marius Gage (@ForMacragge) November 8, 2023
🥹🥹
— Benjamin Solis (@Benjami03120380) November 8, 2023
I love you guys so much! Those were the days!
— Dawn Cunha (@dawn_cunha) November 8, 2023
I miss these moments.
— M (@Msports186) November 8, 2023
Oh, how I miss them. 🥰🥰
— Gaeta1986 🍊 (@jameslaura86) November 8, 2023
I miss these times
— Tubs The Celtics Fanatic (@sadbostonfans) November 8, 2023
When the patriots were the patriots
— Al Miller (@AlMille27314093) November 8, 2023
Best times ever…
— Lar (@Lar23GOPATS) November 8, 2023
Thr good Ole days
— Squatch (@letno5) November 9, 2023
Those were the days…
— Greysteel (@Greysteel) November 8, 2023
— Dr. Anthony Faux Cheese (@FauxDr) November 8, 2023
The most wholesome football content 🥹
— sdg (@SDeguilio) November 8, 2023
Miss those days
— I8yourlunch (Sarcasm is humor) Blue Check Mark (@i8yourlunch) November 8, 2023
Missing you guys, missing the energy, the HEART … We're watching with bad feeling now. It's tough. 🥲
— Maxime Nuerva (@n_weva) November 8, 2023
@Edelman11 missing you 😢 pic.twitter.com/f2xLpHlXm5
— Maria (@riarock) November 8, 2023
🥲
— Roberto Martínez (@rob910205) November 8, 2023
I miss this so much
— Zack_Attack (@zack_attack_2) November 9, 2023
— jmf (@lljmfll) November 8, 2023
