Brady6
Pro Bowl Player
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It is very easy to chalk things up to Tom Brady getting old; it is the logical assumption. That does not mean it is accurate, in my opinion, Tom Brady has been here before, in 2013 lost Welker, Llyod, Hernandez and Woodhead, and Gronkowski missed 9 games with injuries. This year he is without Cooks, Amendola and Lewis, and Gronkowski has missed multiple games with injuries, plus Edelman missed the first 4 games due to suspension. Chris Hogan is the only offensive skill player who has been on the field for more than 75% of the team's offensive snaps this season, back in 2013 only Edelman was on the field for 75% or more of the snaps.
To put things in perspective James White leads the team in targets, he is a RB, Edelman is second and he has only played in 6 games after missing all of last year, Josh Gordon a player we traded for after the season started is third in targets. The problem is not Brady being old, the problem is Brady having to rely on a RB as his most targeted receiver, and having all other targets be on the field inconsistently.
If you look at the stats Brady is performing at a very similar level to 2013, except this season is better across the board, which is why everyone should stop getting so caught up with his age and instead look at his situation, compare it to previous situations that were similar and if the result is that much different.
To put things in perspective James White leads the team in targets, he is a RB, Edelman is second and he has only played in 6 games after missing all of last year, Josh Gordon a player we traded for after the season started is third in targets. The problem is not Brady being old, the problem is Brady having to rely on a RB as his most targeted receiver, and having all other targets be on the field inconsistently.
If you look at the stats Brady is performing at a very similar level to 2013, except this season is better across the board, which is why everyone should stop getting so caught up with his age and instead look at his situation, compare it to previous situations that were similar and if the result is that much different.