Kraft wishes Patriots docuseries had 'a more positive approach'

Robert Kraft was left disappointed by "The Dynasty: The New England Patriots" documentary series.

The Patriots owner was asked about the Apple TV+ series at the NFL's Annual League Meeting in Orlando on Tuesday and admitted he wishes it focused more on the positive aspects of his team's 20-year run under Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

"I loved the first three episodes," Kraft said, according to ESPN's Mike Reiss. "I felt bad that there was so much emphasis on the more controversial and let's say 'challenging' situations over the last 20 years. I wish they had focused more on our Super Bowl wins, our 21-game win streak.

"I felt bad there were players who gave hours and hours of interviews and they felt only the negativity. People like Devin McCourty and Rodney Harrison and Matthew (Slater) - although I just heard quietly they've all felt that way. Actually there were some really prominent people who were interviewed for hours that never were used. So a little disappointed that there wasn't more of a real positive approach - especially for Patriot fans who have lived the experience with us."

McCourty, who spent his entire 13-year career with the Patriots, recently said that he felt like he got "duped" by the series because most of the interview footage used of him came across negatively toward Belichick.

When asked specifically about Belichick's portrayal in the series, Kraft replied, "Look, I'll state this clearly: I feel so privileged that we had Bill here. We hope when he's finished that we're going to have a chance to honor him the way we will do with Tom Brady this year. We did this little ceremony at halftime of the Eagles game (for Brady), but it was not adequate. ... I look forward to the privilege of putting Bill into the Patriots Hall of Fame one day in the future."

There's been speculation that Kraft was involved in the production of "The Dynasty" since "Kraft Dynasty LLC" appeared in the credits of each episode, but Reiss reports that the LLC was set up to protect the archived video footage the Kraft family provided to the production company.