Tom Brady and the New England Patriots’ offense have gotten off to a terrible start but it may be too early to panic
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have been an absolute mess so far this season. They were able to mask some of their problems with a 2-1 start but it all came to a head in their 41-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Monday night. The Patriots clearly have plenty of problems and Tom Brady appears to be one of them.
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Although Tom Brady has not looked good, Albert Breer of NFL.com writes the protection and receivers are the Patriots’ biggest problems.
"Another evaluator, this one an AFC personnel executive, said, “You can mask a couple of problems, but when it comes to protection and you are a pocket QB, those problems can be hard to overcome. And the receivers have to get open, but there’s no deep threat there, and without the vertical element, the defense can play tighter.” So in a nutshell, the protection problem means the ball has to come out quicker, and without a deep threat, the defense can take away shorter routes and create the extra second it takes to get a hit on the passer. Add it up, and the Patriots’ offense is in a position it’s been in for short stretches in the past: forced to hope Brady can again make wine out of water."
Tom Brady has won with subpar receivers in the past but this may be his toughest task yet.
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