Much of Brady's frustration is because of offensive personnel decisions and Scar's retirement
- true
They are still running Patriots offense for dummies
They obviously didn't know what the heck they were doing when they traded Mankins
Where are his weapons?
They should improve every offseason, instead went a giant step back
I disagree.
It is no secret that Belichick has emphasized rebuilding the Defense. It needed it the most, as even a cursory look at the Defense and Offense ratings over the past few years can attest.
The Offense has had less investment because it needed less. It has a been Top3 for three of the past four past years.
But it has NOT been neglected. In turn, the OTs have been replaced, with high picks. The RBs have been replaced. The TEs have been replaced and even augmented again this year re-replacing APerp. The WRs were rebuilt last season. Now the interior line is being renewed this season. The WRs and TEs were augmented this season again too.
I will admit that Belichick did not draft a DIVA headcase Superstar at WR. That is good in my book. The only one he had a shot at, Corderelle Patterson is dumber than Granite and a jailbird in waiting.
The players added to the Offense are not all Superstars, merely good players. One Tackle has been to a Probowl. One is a 1300 yard/season RB, who is still on course for another 1100 yard season. It includes the GOAT TE, with as many TDs as Megatron. It includes a 1000 yard/ 100 catch WR, who is close to setting the all time, NFL, Punt Returner record.
Frankly this talk of "no weapons" is bovine pasture patties !
It has as much substance as the Felgeresqe gasbag emanations that the Team is torn with hatred, and they all "hate their coach", that Kraft is cheap and incompetent, and Belichick can't coach anymore.
Belichick pondered the trade for Mankins, fully recognizing the disruption. But he chose to help Brady, re-filling the TE "hole", giving him back his TE and receiving TE weapons, as more important, even though he had to eat $8 million in Dead Money for Mankins.
Anyone with a modicum of football common sense knew that renewing three positions on the Offensive line
simultaneously, would take multiple games to accomplish, at least 4, and maybe 8 games, assuming the talent is there. BB drafted replacement talent for two positions and assumed veteran Cannon would make a fine starter at Left Guard.
There has been some disappointments and successes, as you would expect.. Stork is now established as the new big, and talented, tough Center. But the veteran conversion of talented reserve OT, Marcus Cannon to LG, did not go well.
Unexpectedly, Solder has had problems at LOT, where he has played much better in prior years. And Flemming at RG, had to be aborted due to injury. Maybe for the time being.
OTOH, Connolly has adapted to LG, and Wendell has played adequately at RG, We shall see when a big DT comes to town, like Dareus, Ngata or Suh,who have given Wendell fits.
The Offensive line has started to come together. We are 3-2, and tied a top the AFCE, and have beaten an AFC power thoroughly.