Here are four players that must step up for the Patriots this postseason:
1. James White
In the playoffs, good defenses will try to take away your best weapons. Whether they actually accomplish that feat is a whole different story, but they will sure as hell try. And when you play the Patriots, the top two guys are always Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski. Defenses will do their best to stop them, and if by some miracle they do slow them down, other players have to step up. We know Danny Amendola will, but in tight games, you need someone else to go to, and I think James White is that guy for Tom Brady.