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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 3716870, member: 488"] I think your theory is correct, but I'm less certain that Brady in Tampa this year at age 43 is the right case study. He knew he hadn't been the same guy since 2017 and needed a better roster to offset his decline. The Patriots had something close to that in 2018, but between Gronk leaving and Edelman now being 34, he knew he needed to move on. The fact that the Patriots had to replace their QB on top of losing so many guys to FA and then to COVID kind of created the perfect storm for them to suck this year, but I don't think it changes the fact that Brady's declined a bit. 11 wins last year was a bit of a fluke given their schedule, unsustainable turnover margin/ST success, etc. We knew coming into the season that the roster was one of the worst in the league. [/QUOTE]