i feel another issue that isn’t talked about right now is the complexity of scheme/coaching, as difficult it is to pick up, why don’t the pats make it more simplistic and allow player skill sets be optimized. IE josh boyce, activate him and make him run slants/ crossers or the go and make his speed an asset? If trust is an issue for Brady/WRs why not make reads simpler (Madden play calling lol not the million route options). A little backyard football is what the pats might need to get rolling!

Ah yes, the “Remedial Offense Theory”. 

I think the problem is that between Belichick/McDaniels/Brady there’s too much pride, too much success and too much belief that this is the best kind of offense to run to ever regress to a simple offense so the wide receivers can figure it out.

It’s pretty simple why this offense is the best, because it adjusts in real time to whatever the defense does. There simply is no substitute for that, especially not relying on pure physical size/speed to win.

And when you look at the problems right now, in 2014, it’s not that LaFell/Amendola/Thompkins (i.e. anyone outside of Gronk/Edelman) don’t know what they’re doing – it’s the protection and the entire rhythm of the offense that is off.

That’s what is making everything look bad. They’re not run blocking well so they’re getting into long down-and-distances, and then they’re not pass blocking those situations well.

It wouldn’t matter if Josh Boyce was running free 40 yards down the field, Brady would never have the time to hit him. 

I do think the offensive game plans could use a little tweaking. The first possessions of both the first and second half were atrocious last week.

If the offensive line starts executing, the trickle down effect will improve the entire offense. Then we’ll see exactly what we have.