I think Brady's tendency toward a short, high efficiency game is more due to the makeup of the Patriots roster. When he had a healthy Gronk & Randy Moss, it was bombs away. The Patriots have missed on many WR draft picks along the way, so I think it's Brady & Belichick adapting to the realities of their team.ericanadian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:14 pm This was never a good fit as Brady has generally been heavily reliant on short, high efficiency passes to the slot, TE and RB. Arians likes the deep ball.
That said, this wouldnt be the first season where Brady looked average in the first game, only to turn it around down the stretch, so I wouldnt count him out yet.
Personally, this feels a lot like Philly trying to assemble a dream team in Andy Reid’s second to last season and I don’t envision it ending well regardless of whether or not Brady gets it together.
This Tampa team has great receiving options, so I'd expect Arians to still get his way and have more shots downfield. The Saints have a great defense and Evans was playing hurt, so I wouldn't assume week 1 is the norm.