New England is averaging a respectable 4.4 yards per rush, but Tom Brady has been sacked 26 times — which is one shy of the number of times he was taken down all of 2012 and puts him on pace for a career-high 46. Those 26 sacks are fifth-most among starting quarterbacks in the NFL this season; Miami’s Ryan Tannehill has been taken down 35 times, including six times in the second half by the Patriots.
Patriots’ problems on offensive line are perplexing – Sports – The Boston Globe
Don’t think this is all on the offensive line, when receivers are winning at the line of scrimmage, or running the right hot routes, it’s just as much their fault as the offensive line. What matters most is that Brady isn’t forcing things. He takes the sacks when there’s nothing there and lives to fight another down. I do think Connolly, Mankins and Wendell have all struggled at times, but it’s hard to pin it all on them.
