ORLANDO, Fla. — Patriots owner Robert Kraft met with reporters Tuesday for the first time since “The Dynasty” docuseries was released and addressed both the series and its most common criticism.
On the final day of the NFL Annual Meeting, Kraft said he “loved” the first three episodes of the 10-part series, but took issue with its focus on controversies and its exclusion of certain interview footage.
“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,” Kraft said. “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 didn’t — I just heard quietly that they’ve all felt that way.”
Kraft’s comments echoed comments McCourty and Harrison made in a video that went viral on social media last week and criticized “The Dynasty” for only including their negative comments or those pertaining to various scandals. Kraft also claimed there were “really prominent” interview subjects whose hours of contributions never made the series.
“So (I’m) little disappointed that there wasn’t more of a real positive approach,” he said. “Especially for Patriots fans who have lived the experience with us.”
As for the series’ most common criticism, that it unfairly maligned former head coach Bill Belichick and laid too much blame at his feet for the end of the Patriots’ legendary 20-year run, Kraft responded that he looks forward to honoring Belichick one day.
“I feel so privileged that we had Bill here. And you know, we hope when he’s finished that we’re gonna have a chance to honor him the way we did — we will do with Tom Brady this year,” Kraft said. “You know, we did this little ceremony at halftime of the Eagles game, but it was not adequate. And we look forward to being able to celebrate putting him into the Patriots Hall of Fame: six, twelve, twenty-four (June 12).
“And, you know, I look forward to the privilege of putting Bill into the Patriots Hall of Fame one day in the future.”
“The Dynasty” shares a name with its source material, a New York times-selling book sold available in the Patriots Hall pf Fame.
