- The OL was a mess for a major portion of the schedule. Even when whole they've had some very spotty moments.
- You didn't have JE11 for the first 4 games.
- Gordon didn't have training camp and then left the team. He was only an option for half the schedule.
- Because of the #3 you only replaced Cooks for half the schedule.
- Gronk is a diminished version of himself.
Even with all his weapons and terrific OL go watch the Dallas game and see how good Drew Brees was when he didn't have time or open receivers for the first time all year. Watch his awful interception to seal that game. Brady as usual has done so much more with less. You give Brees this offense they're the #4 seed. Rodgers has this offense in GB this year and he's out of the playoffs.
But what sells papers and clicks is Brady is declining.