Reaction to the Patriots new Receiving Corps

The big question going into yesterday’s game against the Bills was how would Tom Brady perform with his new receiving corps.  Well after watching the game, he did just fine.  He threw for 288 yards, went 29 for 52 with two touchdowns and a pick.  He threw to five different receivers. Danny Amendola had 10 catches, Julian Edelman and Shane Vereen both had seven, Kenbrell Thompkins had five, and Michael Hoomanawanui had one. I was fairly impressed with the receivers this week. Amendola put on a Welker like performance, with 104 yards to go along with his 10 catches. I also loved to see Julian Edelman playing a bigger role in the offense now that the receiving corps is not as dense as last year. I have been an Edelman fan since he emerged onto the scene in 2009.

For the next few weeks, Shane Vereen will be taking on the role of #1 running back due to Ridley’s broken wrist. So, I hope to see Matt Slater and Josh Boyce have big games in the future. Because let’s face it, Brady can’t throw to two guys until Ridley is back.  And hopefully (cross your fingers), we will see Gronk back by Week 3 against the Buccaneers, or even this week against the Jets. All in all, I was fairly impressed with the performance of the receivers, but in the future, guys like Slater and Boyce should get more playing time, and more receptions. Doing that will give Brady more targets to throw to, and when Brady has several targets to throw to, success will follow.