2000 New England Patriots season

New England Patriots
2000 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Owner	Robert Kraft
Home field	Foxboro Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	none
AP All-Pros	none
Uniform
	← 1999; Patriots seasons; 2001 →;

The 2000 New England Patriots season was the 31st season for the team in the National Football League and 41st season overall. They finished with a 5–11 record and in last place in the division.

Following the firing of three-year head coach Pete Carroll in January, Patriots owner Bob Kraft pursued Jets assistant head coach Bill Belichick for the Patriots' head coaching vacancy. Belichick, who had been an assistant coach under Bill Parcells with the Patriots in 1997, followed Parcells to the Jets after that season and was contractually named Parcells' successor. A day after the 1999 season, Parcells resigned as head coach of the Jets and made his second retirement from NFL coaching.^[1] Belichick, who had been assistant head coach of the Jets, became the Jets' next head coach. The following day, at a press conference for his hiring, Belichick wrote a resignation note on a napkin ("I resign as HC of the NYJ."^[2]), and proceeded to give a half-hour resignation speech to the press.^[3] Despite rumors that he had been offered the Patriots' vacant head coaching position, Belichick cited the Jets' uncertain ownership situation following the death of owner Leon Hess earlier that year as the reason for his resignation.^[4] The Jets denied Belichick permission to speak with other teams, and as had happened in 1997 with Parcells, the NFL upheld Belichick's contractual obligations to the Jets. Belichick then filed an antritrust lawsuit against the NFL in federal court.^[4] After Parcells and Kraft, talking for the first time since Parcells' resignation from the Patriots, agreed to settle their differences, the Patriots and Jets agreed to a compensation package to allow Belichick to become the Patriots' head coach.^[4] With the deal, the Patriots sent their first-round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft and fourth and seventh-round picks in the 2001 NFL Draft to the Jets, while also receiving the Jets' fifth-round selection in 2001 and seventh-round pick in the 2002 NFL Draft.^[4]

Belichick restructured the team's personnel department in the offseason,^[5] and later proclaimed that the team "could not win with 40 good players while the other team has 53,"^[6] after a number of players showed up out of shape for the start of training camp.^[6] The Patriots went on to finish the season 5–11, finishing last in the AFC East and missing the playoffs for the second straight season. As of 2016^[update], this represents the Patriots' most recent losing season.

Offseason[edit]

2000 NFL Draft[edit]

2000 New England Patriots Draft Selections
Round	Overall	Player	Position	College
2	46	Adrian Klemm	Offensive tackle	Hawaii
3	76	J. R. Redmond	Running back	Arizona State
4	127	Greg Robinson-Randall	Offensive tackle	Michigan State
5	141	Dave Stachelski	Tight end	Boise State
5^[a]	161	Jeff Marriott	Defensive tackle	Missouri
6	187	Antwan Harris	Safety	Virginia
6	199	Tom Brady	Quarterback	Michigan
6	201	David Nugent	Defensive end	Purdue
7	226	Casey Tisdale	Linebacker	New Mexico
7	239	Patrick Pass	Fullback	Georgia

	compensatory selection

Staff[edit]

New England Patriots 2000 staff

Front Office

Chairman/CEO – Robert Kraft
Vice Chairman – Jonathan Kraft
Senior Vice President/COO – Andy Wasynczuk
Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Scott Pioli
Director of College Scouting – Larry Cook
Assistant Director of Pro Scouting – Andre Tippett
Football Research Director – Ernie Adams

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Bill Belichick
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Dante Scarnecchia

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Charlie Weis
Quarterbacks – Dick Rehbein
Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears
Assistant Offensive Line – Jeff Davidson
Coaching Assistant – Ned Burke

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Line – Randy Melvin
Linebackers – Rob Ryan
Assistant Linebackers – Pepper Johnson
Defensive Backs – Eric Mangini
Defensive Assistant – DeWayne Walker
Coaching Assistant – Brian Daboll

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Brad Seely
Special Teams Coaching Assistant – Mark Jackson

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Mike Woicik
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Markus Paul

Opening training camp roster[edit]

As of the Patriots' first training camp practice at Foxboro Stadium on July 17 (practices at Bryant College started on July 23), they had the NFL maximum of 80 players signed to their roster. The Patriots received four roster exemptions for the NFL Europe allocations of Garrett Johnson, Marc Megna, Sean Morey, and Noel Scarlett. Additionally, the Patriots allocated tackle Ed Ellis to NFL Europe and received a roster exemption for him, but he was released before the start of training camp.

New England Patriots 2000 opening training camp roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

18 Aaron Bailey
82 Vincent Brisby
80 Troy Brown PR
16 Matt Bumgardner ^UR
19 Shockmain Davis ^UR
14 Tony Gaiter
88 Terry Glenn
1 Tony Hamler ^UR
85 Sean Morey
81 Tony Simmons

Tight Ends

86 Eric Bjornson
46 Chris Eitzmann ^UR
83 Rod Rutledge
84 Dave Stachelski ^R
48 Rob Tardio

Offensive Linemen

67 Jason Andersen G
78 Bruce Armstrong T
75 Terrance Beadles G ^UR
61 Adam Davis G ^UR
69 Rob Gatrell C ^UR
70 Adrian Klemm G ^R
68 Max Lane T
77 Greg Robinson-Randall T ^R
63 Lance Scott C
72 Ryan Tujague T ^UR
62 Brent Warren G
76 Grant Williams T
65 Damien Woody C

Defensive Linemen

72 Maurice Anderson NT ^UR
90 Chad Eaton NT
74 Reggie Grimes DE ^UR
91 Bobby Hamilton DE
60 Garrett Johnson NT ^UR
93 Jeff Marriott DE ^R
98 Brandon Mitchell DE
92 David Nugent DE ^R
97 Noel Scarlett NT
95 Henry Thomas DE

Linebackers

54 Tedy Bruschi ILB
51 Chad Cascadden ILB
52 Ted Johnson ILB
59 Andy Katzenmoyer ILB
55 Willie McGinest OLB
96 Marc Megna ILB
50 John Munch ILB
45 Tony Ortiz ILB ^UR
53 Chris Slade OLB
94 Greg Spires OLB
99 Casey Tisdale OLB ^R
58 Maugaula Tuitele ILB ^UR

Defensive Backs

42 Chris Carter FS
26 Cory Gilliard SS
23 Antwan Harris CB ^R
34 Tebucky Jones CB
38 Antonio Langham CB
24 Ty Law CB
22 Kelly Malveaux CB
36 Lawyer Milloy SS
39 Rodney Rideau FS ^UR
31 Kato Serwanga CB
25 Larry Whigham FS
27 Mike Woods CB ^UR

Special Teams

-- Chad Holleman K ^UR
10 Lee Johnson P
5 Jimmy Kibble P ^UR
66 Lonie Paxton LS ^UR
-- Thad Sheldon LS ^UR
4 Adam Vinatieri K

Reserve Lists

data possibly incomplete

47 Robert Edwards RB (Active/NF-Inj.)
64 Derrick Fletcher G (Active/PUP)
17 John Friesz QB (Active/PUP)
41 Tony George SS (Active/PUP)
71 Todd Rucci G (Active/NF-Inj.)
-- Martinez Williams WR (Active/PUP) ^UR

Notations

R: 2000 Rookie
UR: 2000 Undrafted Rookie

Week 1 roster[edit]

New England Patriots 2000 Week 1 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

30 Tony Carter FB
33 Kevin Faulk KR
37 Chris Floyd FB
21 J. R. Redmond ^R
44 Harold Shaw FB

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

67 Jason Andersen G
78 Bruce Armstrong T
61 Adam Davis G ^UR
64 Derrick Fletcher G
72 Sale Isaia G
68 Max Lane T
77 Greg Robinson-Randall T ^R
76 Grant Williams T
65 Damien Woody C

Defensive Linemen

90 Chad Eaton DT
97 Reggie Grimes DT ^UR
91 Bobby Hamilton DE
55 Willie McGinest DE
98 Brandon Mitchell DT
92 David Nugent DE ^R
94 Greg Spires DE
95 Henry Thomas DT

Linebackers

54 Tedy Bruschi OLB
58 Matt Chatham OLB ^UR
50 Rob Holmberg OLB
52 Ted Johnson ILB
59 Andy Katzenmoyer ILB
53 Chris Slade OLB

Defensive Backs

41 Tony George SS
23 Antwan Harris CB ^R
34 Tebucky Jones FS
38 Antonio Langham CB
24 Ty Law CB
36 Lawyer Milloy SS
31 Kato Serwanga CB
45 Otis Smith CB
25 Larry Whigham FS

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

data possibly incomplete

75 Terrance Beadles G (IR) ^UR
47 Robert Edwards RB (NF-Inj.)
70 Adrian Klemm G/T (PUP) ^R
71 Todd Rucci G (NF-Inj.)
63 Lance Scott C (IR)

Practice Squad

-- Carl Bradley DT ^UR
69 Rob Gatrell C ^UR
60 Garrett Johnson DT ^UR
51 Olrick Johnson OLB
35 Patrick Pass RB/KR ^R

Notations

R: 2000 Rookie
UR: 2000 Undrafted Rookie
Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.

Final roster[edit]

New England Patriots 2000 final roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

30 Tony Carter FB
33 Kevin Faulk KR
35 Patrick Pass KR ^R
21 J. R. Redmond ^R
44 Harold Shaw FB
46 Jeff Paulk FB

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

83 Rod Rutledge
85 Jermaine Wiggins ^UR

Offensive Linemen

78 Bruce Armstrong T
72 Sale Isaia G
70 Adrian Klemm G/T ^R
62 Josh Rawlings T ^UR
77 Greg Robinson-Randall T ^R
67 Grey Ruegamer C/G
76 Grant Williams T
65 Damien Woody C

Defensive Linemen

90 Chad Eaton DT
97 Reggie Grimes DT ^UR
91 Bobby Hamilton DE
60 Garrett Johnson DT ^UR
55 Willie McGinest DE
92 David Nugent DE ^R
71 Chuck Osborne DT
94 Greg Spires DE
95 Henry Thomas DT

Linebackers

54 Tedy Bruschi OLB
93 Antico Dalton OLB
50 Rob Holmberg ILB
51 Olrick Johnson OLB
52 Ted Johnson ILB
99 Marc Megna OLB
53 Chris Slade OLB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

data possibly incomplete

63 Joe Andruzzi G (IR)
75 Terrance Beadles G (IR) ^UR
58 Matt Chatham OLB (IR) ^UR
47 Robert Edwards RB (NF-Inj.)
46 Chris Eitzmann TE (IR) ^UR
59 Andy Katzenmoyer ILB (IR)
68 Max Lane OT (IR)
24 Ty Law CB (Susp.)
87 Dane Looker WR (IR) ^UR
98 Brandon Mitchell DT (IR)
63 Lance Scott C (IR)

Practice Squad

data possibly incomplete

9 Brad Costello P
61 Adam Davis G ^UR
14 Tony Gaiter WR
69 Rob Gatrell C ^UR
58 Maugaula Tuitele ILB ^UR

Notations

R: 2000 Rookie
UR: 2000 Undrafted Rookie
Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 3, 2000	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 16-21	0–1	60,292
2	September 11, 2000	at New York Jets	L 19-20	0–2	77,687
3	September 17, 2000	Minnesota Vikings	L 13-21	0–3	59,835
4	September 24, 2000	at Miami Dolphins	L 3-10	0–4	73,344
5	October 1, 2000	at Denver Broncos	W 28–19	1–4	75,684
6	October 8, 2000	Indianapolis Colts	W 24–16	2–4	60,292
7	October 15, 2000	New York Jets	L 17-34	2–5	60,292
8	October 22, 2000	at Indianapolis Colts	L 23-30	2–6	56,828
9	Bye
10	November 5, 2000	Buffalo Bills	L 13-16	2–7	60,292
11	November 12, 2000	at Cleveland Browns	L 11-19	2–8	72,618
12	November 19, 2000	Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–13	3–8	60,292
13	November 23, 2000	at Detroit Lions	L 9-34	3–9	77,923
14	December 4, 2000	Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–24	4–9	60,292
15	December 10, 2000	at Chicago Bears	L 17-24	4–10	66,944
16	December 17, 2000	at Buffalo Bills	W 13–10 (OT)	5–10	47,230
17	December 24, 2000	Miami Dolphins	L 24-27	5–11	60,292

Standings[edit]

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	323	226	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Indianapolis Colts	10	6	0	.625	429	326	W3
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	321	321	L3
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	315	350	W1
New England Patriots	5	11	0	.313	276	338	L1

Notes[edit]

^ The Patriots' received the St. Louis Rams' fifth-round pick in 2000 as part of a trade for Mike Jones in 1998.^[7]

References[edit]

^ Take That! (p. 2) Football Digest. Accessed December 16, 2007.
^ The Buzz: Bobby's world isn't all bad The Virginian-Pilot. Accessed December 16, 2007.
^ McEntegart, Pete (July 28, 2006). "The 10 spot". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Take That! (p. 3) Football Digest. Accessed December 16, 2007.
^ "Patriots fire Grier". Associated Press. The Standard-Times (New Bedford). May 2, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Freeman, Mike (July 26, 2000). "PRO FOOTBALL; Belichick Has Patriots' Ears; Now the Hard Part". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
^ Patriots.com summary

External links[edit]

Season page on Pro Football Reference

[8] The Patriots' received the St. Louis Rams' fifth-round pick in 2000 as part of a trade for Mike Jones in 1998.^[7]

[TakeThat2-1] Take That! (p. 2) Football Digest. Accessed December 16, 2007.

[2] The Buzz: Bobby's world isn't all bad The Virginian-Pilot. Accessed December 16, 2007.

[3] McEntegart, Pete (July 28, 2006). "The 10 spot". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 13, 2010.

[TakeThat3-4] Take That! (p. 3) Football Digest. Accessed December 16, 2007.

[5] "Patriots fire Grier". Associated Press. The Standard-Times (New Bedford). May 2, 2000. Retrieved June 1, 2008.

[40players-6] Freeman, Mike (July 26, 2000). "PRO FOOTBALL; Belichick Has Patriots' Ears; Now the Hard Part". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2008.

[7] Patriots.com summary

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Contents

Offseason[edit]

2000 NFL Draft[edit]

Staff[edit]

Opening training camp roster[edit]

Week 1 roster[edit]

Final roster[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Standings[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Disclaimer