Preamble: I fanatically unconditionally support the Patriots for heritage purposes. I think Brady and his receivers had a spectacular game on their season opener against the Dolphins on Monday.

I have seen a lot of New England press these last few days that follows the narrative of “YOU THOUGHT BRADY DIDN’T HAVE A DEEP THREAT WHAT ABOUT THAT 99 YARD PASS PLAY TO WELKER” This is from the Patriots blog, which will do nothing but compliment the Patriots of course … but let’s be honest.

(( I apologize for not having source material … ))

Brady said himself something along the lines of “It’s not like I threw it 99 yards. I threw a 16 yard pass and Welker took it all the way”

The 99 yard run should really be more of a fault of the Dolphins defense than a credit to the Patriots’ offense. I don’t think risking those deep threat runs are a good idea to be honest; the Patriots proved last season that throwing smart, short route is a smart offensive strategy. By throwing short, safe routes, you prevent turnovers and maintain a consistent drive up the field until you get into the red zone.

I just don’t think New England fans should start claiming we have some sort of unprecedented deep threat. I think Belichick and Brady would agree with me.

Unbelievable.