I've come to realize that my deep, unbridled hatred of NE was due to Brady.
Now I just don't feel anything as it relates to them. They're just like the Chargers to me now: good team, good record, in our way. But I just don't feel the hate. That's all gone to Tampa Bay now.
IN FACT, Mac Jones being decent and NE being good (but not too good) just takes away from the "it was all Brady" narrative, so I don't mind at all, so long as we beat them when it matters.