That’s right, I said it; The Patriots will not win it
all this year. Tom Brady will do Tom
Brady things and that offense wont struggle too much through the season,
however, the offense is not their problem, it is their defense. This is
something that I knew would be a problem before the disaster of a first game
happened. Alex Smith and Kareem Hunt diced them up with 537 in total offense and
42 points, I was surprised but at the same time, I was not.
The
Patriots defense lacks any sort of pass rushing, Alex Smith had more than
enough time to throw the ball and you cannot give an experienced QB such a Alex
Smith time to throw because he will expose your DBs. The worst part about them
not being able to get pressure is; The Chiefs offensive line isn’t anything
great. I have no doubt that the coaching staff in New England can figure
something out to help out the pass rush, but they will still struggle immensely
against great offensive lines such as The Raiders. Even if the Patriots had
great DBs they still wouldn’t be able to get any stops because no one can cover
a receiver forever.
Now
on to the DBs, they don’t really have any. Malcom Butler is above average and
Devon McCourty is pretty good, but beyond that, there really isn’t anyone else.
The DBs are probably going to get a harsher wrap than they should because of
the non-existent pass rush, but they still weren’t very good. Players were
missing tackles, getting burned on simple routes, it was just too easy to dissect
coverages.
I
think that Tom Brady can win two more, at the most, but I think it can happen.
Bill Belichick is the greatest coach of all time, do not debate me on this
because this is not an opinion it is a fact. So Patriots fans do not fret, you
guys will be fine, but this year is just not your year.
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