Rodney Harrison: "It's time to win a Super Bowl and everyone has to be held accountable"

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Rodney Harrison was in town last night for his old buddy Ty Law's induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame. He also talked to the press after the ceremony, and didn't mince words about his expectations of this year's team.

"It's attitude. It's about being excited about playing football. You have an opportunity to play for the greatest organization on the planet. How can you not get it done? It's not good enough to win a playoff game, it's not good enough to make it to the AFC Championship game. It's time to win a Super Bowl and everyone has to be held accountable"

"I mean, Bill Belichick, he doesn't go into a season and say, 'hey this is a successful season if we win 12 games'. No, it's about getting to the Super Bowl and winning it."

It's clear that the impassioned Harrison is excited not only about the potential of this year's team, but also a return to the physical style coverage that he and Law brought to past championship teams.

"It's about time! It's about time!" Harrison exclaimed when asked about the Pats offseason additions of Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner.

"I mean, how many years since I've been retired? Six years? I've been very disappointed, quite frankly. I take pride in this Patriot team, and what Bill Belichick believes in. To see the type of guys that was on that stage and not have the same production, it hurt my heart to criticize this secondary on Sunday Night. It hurt my heart, but at the same time there has to be a certain level of accountability. You get to the point where you realize that, yes it's nice to score points on offense, but you need a defense and you need guys that aren't afraid to get up there and jam guys and play man-to-man defense and hit you in the mouth, and that's what Revis and Browner give you."

For the entire interview, including Harrison's thoughts on the need for Devin McCourty to step up into a leadership role, listen here.