New England Patriots: 5 reasons team’s best football is ahead of them

Tom Brady will be better

All eyes will be on Tom Brady the final six weeks of the season and he will respond.

Throughout his long NFL career, Brady has always excelled when there was criticism surrounding him and this season will be no different.

With many of his haters claiming his time has come, Brady recognizes he has to adjust to improve the team’s offense.  He is also not ready to give into time just yet.  The New England Patriots quarterback has still thrown for 2,748 yards and 17 touchdowns this season despite not looking his best.

Now that he’s done trying to catch the wall, Tom Brady recognizes he has to spread the ball around.  Given the weapons he will have coming out of the bye week, finding the open man will help get the offense back and gear and turn Tom Brady back into Tom Brady.

"“I have to figure out a way to get the ball to everybody, so we can all make plays,” Brady said Monday, as transcribed by ESPN.  “When everyone is making plays, I think our offense is tough to stop.  That will certainly be something we try to focus on and make sure everyone is getting looks they deserve and make plays when we get them.”"

With Rob Gronkowski returning, that should be easier.  In the game against Tennessee, Brady forced the ball to both Julian Edelman and Josh Gordon too many times.  With other weapons on the field like James White, Chris Hogan and Phillip Dorsett to go along with Gronk, Gordon and Edelman, Tom Brady will have his choice of targets on any given play.

As long as the offensive line does their job, the offense will be just fine down the stretch if not more explosive.