It’s hard to really say anything definitively right now, because there will be at least 2-3 more WRs added and that could change the outlook. Of course right now, with just Amendola and Donald Jones it’s a little scary at the moment.
But ultimately Brady has always been known as a quarterback who finds open receivers. I know I write a lot about worrying if Brady can develop chemistry/trust with new guys not named Branch/Welker, but as long as they find guys who can get open, Brady will find them.
Right now I’m really looking at it like this… Brady has five years left, maybe 2-3 at peak level before he starts to drop off. We don’t need him and his WRs to be elite by September 2013. We need them to start clicking by next January, so there’s no question it will be a work in progress.
But with the pieces in place I doubt the Patriots offense is going to suddenly stink. They’ll have their up and down moments, but in the long run they should be better set up than if they tried to ride Welker into the ground and keep hoping Brandon Lloyd would stop his catch and hit the deck routine.
