That’s a good question, because a lot of Ridley’s yards were the byproduct of the no huddle attack. You look at his 151 yards against the Broncos and most of them were a direct result of the Broncos being totally unable to stop the Pats blitzkreig. So, can he still put up big yards when it seems like the no-huddle will be slightly less efficient as Brady breaks in new receivers? That’s the big question.
I lean that he can, and with a full healthy Logan Mankins that should help too. But it’s a huge question, because last year the Patriots could run when teams were on their heels, but they couldn’t necessarily run when teams were prepared for it. That will be the biggest challenge of 2013.