When Brady was young and Charlie Weiss called the plays, no one had a clue what was coming next. NEM often wondered if Charlie even knew.
I agree that our offense became quite predictable as Brady was really forced to lock in on the only guy he could count on being in the right place at the right time (especially when Gronk was out).
This year will certainly be very different. I am convinced this passing game develops overtime into a very productive and feared group.
I disagree with that a bit.
In 2001, the offense was very predictable. Short pass to Troy. Short pass to Givens. Short pass to Troy.
The 2003 offense was predictable too. Hence why the Pats had the worst third down percentage of Brady's career that year. They couldn't convert third downs for the life of them.
I think 2002 and 2004 had fairly unpredictable offenses, but that was because in 2002 no one expected what they got out Brady and in 2004 the Dillon factor allowed the Pats to utilize the play-action far more.
And still don't think the offense has become nearly as predictable as people say it is. In fact, this offense stalls far more often because McDaniels tries to get too unpredictable with some trick plays that take too long to develop.
At times it may look predictable because designed plays to say an Ochocinco ends up becoming a short pass to Welker because Ocho can't get open and Brady goes to his security blanket. I think it is the lack of trust in receiver and poor receivers that has hurt the unpredictability in recent years because the only guys getting open are same dependable receivers.
Beside, I find unpredictability overrated. The best way to totally take a defense out of their game is when they know what is coming and you run it over and over again and they can't do anything to stop it. You ask any defensive player and they will tell you that is far worse than having no idea what is coming before the ball is snapped.
Personally, I can't think of many or possibly any games where the Pats have lost because they were too predictable. Maybe the SECOND Giants Super Bowl because the Pats only really had Welker and Hernandez as receivers. I know people say the first Giants' Super Bowl, but the Pats threw the entire playbook at the Giants in that game but they were so dominant at the line of scrimmage that it didn't matter.
