A number of the Patriots’ key players have underperformed through New England’s first six games of the season.
Julian Edelman has looked like a shell of himself, only logging 13 catches outside of his monster Week 2 performance. Stephon Gilmore also hasn’t been even close to as dominant as he was in his last two seasons with the Patriots.
New England will need Edelman, Gilmore and other team leaders to elevate their games if the Patriots are going to right the ship. This certainly includes Cam Newton, who ESPN believes is the Patriot who most needs to step up at this point in the campaign.