Excited by Absence of Tom Brady, Pats’ Rivals Likely to Be Disappointed Again

July 15, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

Deflategate is now over. It's dead. Gone. Finally. Goodbye and good riddance.
Tom Brady has given up his fight and will serve his suspension. That opens a window to beat the Patriots, right? No Brady means the Pats are vulnerable, correct?
That's what one player on the New York Jets believes. There is an opening this fall that hasn't existed in years. A big one. He talks about it like a party is coming. 
"With Tom gone those first four games," the player said, "they could go 2-2 or even 1-3. It's a good opportunity for us."
Oh really?
The opportunity he's referring to isn't about beating the Patriots directly—the Jets don't play them until Week 12. It's the notion that New England may stumble to a slow start thanks to the absence of Brady.
I heard something similar from a player on the Bills. I'm sure the same is being thought in Miami and by the rest of the division the Patriots have owned during the Brady era.
It's not just the AFC East. ...

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