That did not take long. Seven weeks was all anyone needed to positively identify Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. as the No. 1 reason for all those great New England Patriots seasons. Those talk-radio debates have now been settled in favor of the GOAT, challengeable only on appeal. Let the record show there can be no substitute for the Tier 1 quarterback, even an aging one. If coach Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels prove otherwise over the Patriots’ remaining 10 games of this season, they’re even greater than advertised. But after watching the Patriots score 28 points over the past three games, the lowest three-game total of the Belichick eras in New England and even Cleveland, it’s looking like the NFL’s realities apply to everyone, including the post-Brady Patriots. The fact that Brady and his new teammates in Tampa Bay have run the Green Bay Packers and Las Vegas Raiders off the field in successive weeks does not hurt the...
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