OK, two very different takes from you. On the one hand, "People are whistling right past that 0-4 graveyard," and here you "expect Jimmy G to do good and have success."
Anyway, on the individual points, you're throwing a lot of stuff together and trying to make it sound bad, I guess, but stuff like "brand new offensive personnel" isn't scary to me. What, you mean like that new tight end?
The Pats uncharacteristically stumbled down the stretch last year. I repeat, uncharacteristically. That unusual dip actually gives me greater confidence this year, not less.
JG will be fine. When people say it's a QB league, it's a matter of winning titles. There's only a handful of guys who are up there and who can do it. Maybe JG will be one someday, but we don't have to find out this year. He's just got to keep the ship afloat. Pats go 2-2 at worst before a fresh Brady returns. They'll be fine.