Despite a 10-2 record, the New England Patriots are one of the most criticized teams in the NFL right now.
They are currently second place in the AFC conference behind the Baltimore Ravens, with the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs right behind them. New England clearly has the least efficient offensive unit right now and help doesn’t seem to be on the way.
Julian Edelman and James White have been Tom Brady’s only reliable receivers, with undrafted rookie Jakobi Meyers and newly aqcuired Mohamed Sanu as the next-best options. Brady has been visibly frustrated with this lack of offensive firepower, and the Patriots only have four regular season games to figure it out.
White doesn’t seem to be worried, and he expressed that during a press conference on Wednesday.
James White now- says #Patriots have all the pieces they need on offense, just need to bring it together and execute more on the field. Repeated a few times that the team “Knows we have what we need,” in terms of personnel. pic.twitter.com/NDV92ZJxEk
— Tyler Krusz (@TKrusz34) December 4, 2019
The Patriots will head into the postseason with Edelman, White, Meyers, Sanu, Phillip Dorsett and N’Keal Harry as the receiver group. Although the Patriots have limited time to figure it out — it’s not an unrealistic thought that they can put together enough offense to compliment the defense.
New England will have to put this on display in Week 14 when they host the Kansas City Chiefs.
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