Give me A, but history tells us that it would be a really stretch for the Pats offense to end up in the teens. The lowest they’ve been with Brady is 12th in 2003, and that was the only time they were out of the top 10. That includes the dreaded 2006 season (7th) everyone like to point to as when Brady had no weapons, and the Matt Cassel 2008 season (8th).
The fact is that Brady and the coaches are too good for this to suddenly dip to an average offense regardless of who’s catching passes. And the Pats never had anyone like Gronkowski or Hernandez in 2006 either.
Ultimately I do believe that defenses win championships, and the Patriots have put enough pieces in place for them to finally ascend to a level of a defense that can win games, and not just hold on or require a turnover to preserve a victory.
If the defense can continue to build on the success they had in the second half of last season, and add some final talent tweaks in a couple spots over the next month in free agency and the draft, they should definitely be headed toward a season in the top half of the league rankings.
