."If Tom Brady can pull this off and come anywhere close to that level of productivity, they aught to at the end of the season just slam dunk him into the Hall of Fame.
- Brian Billick, on the Patriots talent exodus
productivity level may be hard to come by in 2013 for the Pats ...
Down Welker
Down Hernandez
Down Brandon Lloyd
Gronk could miss significant time ( arm and back surgery ) remember he dropped in the draft because of his back so it is an ongoing issue
Never count the Patriots out with Belichick at the helm.
See Matt Cassel 2008.
"With love, with patience, and with Faith
....She'll make her way" ~ Natalie Merchant
That's a lot of productivity they're losing (except for Lloyd) but they still have weapons. They added Danny Amendola, Donald Jones and Michael Jenkins - all decent guys. And I wouldn't sleep on Lavelle Hawkins making an impact. Nor Josh Boyce. They'll be more than fine at tight end with Jake Ballard and Dan Fells if Gronk can't go for a while. And they still have a stable of solid running backs. Add an efficient quarterback in Brady and I think they have enough to get by. Maybe excel if some of those pieces play up to potential.
"If you are holding on to something that you no longer need to hold on to, I encourage you to let go." - Rashard Mendenhall
and they call him Mr. Innocent