Most of the Pats players have moved on or are in jail? Really? I'm curious which of those players you mean. Hernandez has been gone for quite a while now and I'm not sure what other Pats players from last year have been arrested, nor do I recall the Pats losing a lot of starters to free agency or retirement. And the Seahawks lost at least a couple of players from their Super Bowl team. So again, I'm not sure why anyone would think there is something for Pats fans who hope for or expect a SB to learn. They have more reason than most fans to expect their team to make it to the Super Bowl based on the success they have had. Other than the fans of the Seahawks, Niners and Broncos, who should feel better about their team's chances than Pats fans?
Oh, and the Pats fans don't have to look at the distant past to see success from their team. They went 12-4 and made it to the conference championship last year.
All of this seems pretty clear to me, and I'm a Niner fan.