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Originally Posted by trashmanssd
I have very little question that the Pats offense even with Garoppolo will be good enough to win (put 20 something on the board) as long as you have Gronk and Edelman and Lafell and what ever guy the plug in at run back that week. For me it is all about the defense or lack their of. Corner back position is a complete gamble, I think we are back in the spot we were few years ago where you felt better on 3rd and short then you did 3rd and long because maybe the other team would run and we had a chance to stop that. D-Line scares me a bit with Vince gone or his 300 HHMMM and 25 lbs gone (looks more like 375 lbs). I think the Line backers actually look like are a strong point but may suffer from trying to hard to help the people in front and behind them, and look bad in the process. I think the division is a toss up if Brady misses 4 games if its 2 games I fell better about the division. But I still don't see us making past division weekend in the playoffs unless there is a huge surprise from the defensive backs.
My Guess at standings are: (and I can see those going plus or minus 2 games for any those teams.)
Pats: 10-6
Miami: 9-7
Buffalo: 9-7
Jets: 5-11
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See, I actually think the defense will be good enough in the first 3 out of 4 games to keep them in the game without Brady. The real question will be can they scare the opposing defense enough on offense to score TDs. Kicking FG's just wont win them any games....
With Brady at QB, there wasn't any play off the table. Without him, I think that seriously hinders some of the playcalling on offense. If the Pats can run the ball well, they will be in every game they play without Brady. If not, it's not going to look good.
I say they go 1-3 against the first 4....and probably finish up 10-6 like you predicted....but I think Buffalo or Miami will be ahead of them to win the division.