This is a joke, right? The NFL sucks now. The Patriots may be averaging a lot of points because every team is unstoppable, but this is easily their worst offense since 2013. Outside of Sony Michel I don’t see a single reason why this offense is anywhere close to 2014, 2015, 2016, or 2017. Gronk and Edelman are their worst versions by a large margin. Their only receiver who can beat single coverage is currently peeing into a cup for the third time today. Hogan is a shell of himself. Brady may be just as good as before - it’s debateable- but he definitely isn’t better than a previous version and may be worse. No Dion Lewis or Danny Amendola either, two guys who were amazing and clutch and weren’t really replaced.
That's honestly pretty funny.
Rob Gronkowski isn't noticeably worse than he was in 2014. His lack of production in the first 4 games was due to a mix of having 0 other threats on offense and ankle hindrances. But can you honestly say from a less than stellar first couple games that Gronkowski is worse than he has ever been? Less than a year ago, Gronk had 116 yards and 2 TDs in the Super Bowl. All of last year, he had up and down games - which is to be expected for a player that isn't a full time receiver.
Edelman isn't his "worst" version either. We've seen plenty of players come from ACL injuries - and Edelman has done fine since he's come back. Can we veritably say that Edelman has been worse until we've lost a game because our receiving group hasn't shown up? Right now, we have a balanced offense with many threats across the field. Edelman wasn't ever going to get 100 receptions in the season with our current personnel because we have many mouths to feed - White has been getting a ton of receptions, Gordon is being integrated into the offense, Edelman has gotten 4+ receptions over the last few games, Michel has been getting many more carries per game than we've given to a RB in a long time, Gronk is always getting catches in high pressure situations, etc. I didn't even include Patterson who always gets a couple plays per game. This isn't an offense where Edelman and Gronk were the only threats. Our offense now is much more multifaceted and balanced than what we've seen in a while - and
completely different from the personnel we had in the first couple weeks. Take it not from me, but from other coaches who feel that NE has more talented skill players now than they have had in a while.
Josh Gordon is a guy who has shown to be growing into the bonafide #1 WR that we haven't had anytime from 2013-2017 (Cooks was a bit different). Michel is a RB that our coach has the trust in giving 20 carries a game, like other star RBs. Our offensive line has been
very good, and we've let up the 2nd least sacks all season (and OL is probably more crucial to our offensive prowess than anything else). We have guys like Phillip Dorsett and Chris Hogan who aren't getting as much playing time, but would start on a majority of other NFL teams. This offense can be more dynamic than any unit we've had in a long time.
