Other than Joe Pa's and coach Schnelly's age, the teams have almost have the same road map to rebuilding results.

Check out the 3rd paragraph.

The Larry Johnson-led 2002 team went 9-4, and then things fell off the map going 3-9 in 2003 and 4-7 in 2004. Last year's team was full of veterans and had everything come together on offense when Michael Robinson, who was everything but a decent quarterback before his senior season, turned in a brilliant, defiant performance becoming the league's most valuable player. He's gone now, along with the entire secondary, 3/4th of a great defensive line, and all but one starter on the offensive line. This would've been cause for panic sirens to go off in 2003, but yeah, it's not 2003.

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