We didn't have a very threatening run game last year at all. There were a few games where we had success vs teams we usually run well against. A lot of the rushing yards came due to the threat of our passing attack. I assure you Baltimore and Seattle did not think our run game was a threat. Again, I am unsure what the 2013 Broncos or their fans have to do with the Patriots. The 2013 Broncos were unsuccessful, and only put up 8 points in the SB, while the Patriots had success using the short/quick passing game as a substitute for the run game last year in the playoffs. We averaged 36 PPG in the postseason with no run game (outside of the Indy match up, who we always run well against.) Once we get all of our weapons back, there's no reason why we can't duplicate that. If Trey Williams can do even half of what Lewis did for us this year, that will be a bonus.
Brady's weapons that we fielded on Sunday were easily the worst in the NFL. It's really not even close. Keshawn Martin, James White, Brandon Bolden, Chris Harper, Asante Cleveland, etc. We did have Gronk for most of the game, and he had a big game despite receiving by far the most attention from your defense since all our other receivers were scrubs. We were moving the ball on his final drive, and we very well may have scored, but once he went down we had nobody. That Brady managed to drive down the field for a game tying FG, with a bunch of nobodies, is shocking to me. Even with Brady at QB, that's not something that should have happened. I don't think a team like Buffalo (who held us to 20 points at home with Gronk playing a full game and Amendola playing) would have allowed that to happen.
