[Ruhskins]

This is the reason why the Patriots are going to be contenders every single year and something no other team can replicate:

The Patriots do not have to pay their best/most important player (Brady) what they are actually worth.

I know there are a lot of other things they do right, and having a future HoF coach helps a ton of course (duh). But, they never have to deal with this. I'm sure they've dealt with other players wanting to get paid, but never their most important player.