Because of arrogance & the Randy Ratio. In their ego-driven quest to break records - both real & imagined - but not win a Championship, the coaches decided to expose Brady with minimal protection behind an overrated OLine who made their undeserved reputation because of Brady's computer-fast information proccessor. The Dink & Dunk won SuperBowls because Brady could find & throw accurately to the best open receiver before the pass-rush could push aside "Pro-Bowl" (snicker) LT Matt Light & the rest of the "try-hard, injury-prone stiffs" (Nolan Nawrocki).
I was disappointed & disgusted when, on Opening Day vs. KC, the Offense began their first drive with - you guessed it - an empty backfield, shotgun snap, spread formation. Did these arrogant fools not learn ANYTHING from the Super Bowl? How about at least pretending, just a little, that you might possibly run the ball? Why give the other team only half as much about which to worry? Why?
As soon as Moss was traded here, I feared that, in their zeal to make him happy, the Offense would change from a Championship-Winning, Dink & Dunking, Keep 'em Guessing, Well-Balanced, No-Nonsense machine to a Phoney-Baloney Record-Breaking, Greatest Show on Turfing, Run & Shooting, Easy-Defending diva of an offense, an offense whose manhood we used to RIDICULE on other teams during the Dynasty years of 2001-04.