Maybe it wasn’t all Tom Brady, after all. Or at least that’s how you might be updating your viewpoint on the still-standing Patriots dynasty, 12 weeks into Brady and Bill Belichick’s second season apart. And that would be an update, because just six weeks ago, there was valid and mounting evidence to the contrary.
The Patriots were 2–4 then, a point at which they stood 9–13 in their first 22 games A.T. (After Tom). Meanwhile, the Brady-led-and-changed Buccaneers were 20–6 (including playoffs).
Since then, everything has changed—or at least that’s how it’s looked to all of us on the outside.