Revisionist history must be great.
You have a case for this year and 2008.
2005, they were coming off a 6 win season.
2006, they were coming off a 9 win season with no playoffs and Drew fucking Bledsoe.
2007, coaching change, team was picked as a solid contender but by no means a Super Bowl favorite.
2008, the addition of some name guys and a good draft. You have a case with this one.
2009, coming off an extremely disappointing campaign where everyone and their mother was calling the team a bunch of losers who couldn't deliver under pressure.
2010, again, you have a case.
2 years out of 6 does not to say "They think they should polish the Lombardi and engrave a star on it every year".
I won't argue that this year hasn't been humiliating, but don't act like this is a yearly thing.