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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.

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Receiving redux: Could sluggish passing game cause Patriots to revisit old blueprint? – WEEI | Christopher Price

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Receiving redux: Could sluggish passing game cause Patriots to revisit old blueprint? – WEEI | Christopher Price

Really good perspective from Christopher Price…

In 2006, Brady – who had turned 29 prior to the start of the season – struggled out of the gate as he worked to build a bond with the newcomers. Even though there were some wobbly moments, that team still had a 6-1 record after seven games. There were plenty of growing pains. Through the first seven games that season, Brady complied more than 60 percent of his passes on just two occasions and topped 300 receiving yards on just two occasions. On more than one occasion through the early stages of the 2006 season, the Patriots were saved by an overachieving defense, as New England eked out early wins over the Bills and Jets.

Tuesdays with Brady: Rookie WRs reaping benefits of private film sessions with QB – WEEI | Christopher Price

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Tuesdays with Brady: Rookie WRs reaping benefits of private film sessions with QB – WEEI | Christopher Price

“I was so proud of that man,” Dobson said of Thompkins, who had three catches for 45 yards and a touchdown in the win. “Just for him to come through like that. That last drive was crazy. It was real exciting. For it to end like that, and for him to have that catch, it was just a great feeling.” Even though they allowed themselves to enjoy the unlikely win over the Saints, both of them acknowledged Monday afternoon they know exactly where they will be come Tuesday. “It’s an ongoing process – [we’re] just trying to get better every day,” Thompkins said. “We got the Jets this week, so we’re just going out there trying to go out there and have another good week of practice and execute the plays that have been called for us.”

Diagnosing Tom Brady’s struggles: Video, numbers show issues with rookies, accuracy in short area of field | masslive.com

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Diagnosing Tom Brady’s struggles: Video, numbers show issues with rookies, accuracy in short area of field | masslive.com

The biggest change from years past to this season is the number of bad passes that Brady has thrown this season, which are defined for practical purposes as passes where he missed his mark. In all, 41 of Brady’s 85 incompletions were categorized in this manner. A few completions, such as the aforementioned Amendola play, could also be counted as bad passes. It will not surprise critics of rookies Kenbell Thompkins (13) and Aaron Dobson (10) were Brady’s targets on more than half of his bad passes, while Julian Edelman (eight) and Danny Amendola (four) are next of the list.

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A perfect example of what a running game can do has been the Patriots. Through three weeks, a struggling pass offense helped keep New England to a 13.7 percent DVOA (11th in the NFL). Despite a lack of dependable targets for quarterback Tom Brady, the Patriots had a 60/40 pass-run balance playing three games that were either close or in which they had command of (Bucs). But I don’t think it’s a coincidence that in their best victory of the season, the Patriots had a perfect run/pass balance of 31 rushes and 31 pass attempts against the Falcons. As a result, the New England jumped to seventh in DVOA. Their overall number took a dip—mostly because the defense gave up a bunch of yards after the Falcons trailed by double digits—but their offensive DVOA went from –10.7 percent (23rd) to 2.6 percent (15th).

Too much passing; Lions-Packers; Bears-Saints, more Week 5 notes | The MMQB with Peter King

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For Patriots, new season has brought completely new offense – WEEI | Christopher Price

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For Patriots, new season has brought completely new offense – WEEI | Christopher Price

When it comes to 2013, there’s a relatively small sample size – four games worth – but it’s becoming clearer that the last time the Patriots made a such offensive overhaul was between the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the addition of receivers Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Donte’ Stallworth, when the Patriots went from almost a straight-up balance between run and pass in 2006 to a pass-heavy bunch that relied heavily on its receivers. The most obvious change from last year to this year is the slower pace. Through the first four games, the Patriots have been in the no-huddle on 17 of their 287 offensive snaps, a rate of 6 percent. That represents a sizable shift from the last two seasons, when New England was in no-huddle for approximately 25 percent of the time and regularly ran teams out of the building. (Through four weeks last year, the Patriots were in no-huddle for 85 of their 299 plays from scrimmage, a rate of 28.4 percent.)