Tom Brady 2008 (1 Viewer)

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- HOW they pass will likely change up dramatically. Pats have been practicing a lot of short routes, Welker dump offs, WR screens for far of Brady getting pummeled.

Exactly why Welker is going to be money this year... perhaps even surpassing his totals from last year.

 

[David Yudkin]

Here's what I think I know/have been told on this situation . . .- Pats offenesive line as currently constituted is A MESS. If I was not clear the first time . . . THE PATS OFFENSIVE LINE RIGHT NOW IS A MESS.

Any idea why Draft Dominator has them graded as an "A" then? Just curious.

When healthy they should be awesome again. But they are banged up, some guys aren't practicing and still on preseason PUP, and Matt Light is a COMPLETE mystery. I have not heard a peep about what his issues are, and neither has anyone else. He could be in the Witness Relocation program for all I know. Factor in that Brady hasn't been practicing either and I'm beginning to wonder what impact this will have heading into the season. It's one thing to have some questions and health issues say 4th of July, but hte season is right around the corner/

 

[Alias]

Here's what I think I know/have been told on this situation . . .- Pats are still actively planning on passing a lot.- They plan on trying to run the offense that worked in the very beginning of the season.- For those that don't remember September from last year, the Pats did run a fair amount but were still essentially a pass first team.- RBBC, almost a textbook definition. Maroney, if healthy, if playing in 16 games, will see his stats go up but only on a pr-rated basis (meaning he does not get 20_ carries a game).- Pats offenesive line as currently constituted is A MESS. If I was not clear the first time . . . THE PATS OFFENSIVE LINE RIGHT NOW IS A MESS.- Teams will try to exploit the missing link (the line) and send everything but the kitchen sink to get to Brady given that the line right now is totally banged up and they are having major chemistry/assignment problems.- HOW they pass will likely change up dramatically. Pats have been practicing a lot of short routes, Welker dump offs, WR screens for far of Brady getting pummeled.- They may score a lot of points, but don't look for a lot of deep passes early on as Brady won't have time to hang in the pocket. - I suspect the Pats will have decent yardage totals but will not have as many TDs overall. They turned the ball over so infrequently last year that the law of averages will make them have more turnovers this year.We can revisit what to expect once the OL gets healthier, but for now I'd be a little concerned if I invested a lot of fantasy stock on Pats players, at least early in the season.

The pats should run the veer formation, I hear that works really well when your OLine is decimated.

 

[hickbones]

significant dropoff due to a lack of sideline cameras.