What does that prove exactly? Brady had no weapons the first half of his career and did just fine. Won a superbowl without Gronk etc. Though I'm not gonna lie, I can't wait for Edelman and Josh Gordon to get in there. But the problems in the last two games are unfortunately much broader.
This is the second week in a row that nobody played well at all in any phase. Yeah, they are snake bit with injury atm, but that's no excuse for poor execution and what looks like poor effort overall, neither of which is a hallmark of a BB team. The main issue last night was the defense could not get off the field. Offense couldn't get into rhythm.
The biggest difference I've see with this team in comparison to prior years is that they are soooo thin. One or two injuries at key spots and they are in trouble. Right now, without just two guys (Trey Flowers and Patrick Chung), they have no pass rush nor run defense. Contrast that to a usual Pats team who is very deep and relatively insulated from injury. c'est la vie
