Agree with all this. Brady himself would have had the same results yesterday, as he had in his final playoff game here. NO has a great defense, one of the best if not THE best in the NFL. Last season they rolled Tampa Bay twice, and they beat the Packers 38-3 three weeks ago.
Until we get Trent Brown back, we're going nowhere cause we can't run the ball without him. He's the mismatch we need up front, it all works with him and none of it works without him. If he's back against Tampa, the offense will look noticeably better.
Our WR's look good enough, the TE's will improve. We made a mistake trading Michel, which was basically a Stevenson for Sony swap. Then a week or 2 later we lose all faith in Stevenson? That, together with Trent Brown missing all 3 games so far, is the root of our offensive problems.
Mac Jones looks great given all this, he's the least of our problems. He's getting a crash course facing very good defenses against a very suspect OL, with turmoil in his backfield, and all new receivers to get adjusted to.