The New England Patriots: The Best Offense in the NFL

It seems many people are quite upset when you bring up the New England Patriots. Is it because they are so good? You decide. But in any case, there is a lot of hatred toward this team, and for what?

I guess the Patriot haters realize how big of a threat New England really is.

I for one, am a fan of the Pats, but really more so, a fan of the entire NFL. But hey, I call it like I see it. Which is why I am here to say that the Patriots hands down, will have the most dangerous offense in the NFL this year.

This team will give opposing teams' defenses nightmares, and who can blame them? Personally, I have never seen an offense like this in the NFL. Sure, we have seen great offenses in the past, such as the Dallas Cowboys in the 90's, the 49ers in the 80's, etc. But, none seem to stack up to what we are seeing in the Patriots this year.

The Pats have Tom Brady at QB, a guy who resembles Joe Montana from the 49ers. Then they have Randy Moss at wide-out, a man who resembles Jerry Rice. You also throw in Wes Welker along with Joey Galloway, and you have a receiving core that is almost impossible to stop.

Of course you see a guy like Fred Taylor in the backfield who has over 11,000 rushing yards in his career. He is a guy who can come out of the backfield and catch the ball along with running down the throat of any defense.

But it doesn't stop there, he will share time with Sammy Morris who played really well last season.

Morris was a guy who was considered in Miami to never be a starting running back, he could do well enough to get the job done, but he was not the highlight real Miami wanted. Which was why he was not given as much playing time as he should have been.

He goes to New England and actually has blockers, and shocker, he does very well. Now, he was not the starter at the beginning of the season, but when Lawrence Maroney went down, someone had to step up.

Kevin Faulk was hurt too, so Morris stepped in. The Patriots already had the loss of Tom Brady, which meant they had a backup QB in there. The Pats figured that they could rely on the running game, but with their two best guys down, what would they do?

Morris stepped up and carried the Pats when they needed it the most. Morris ran over defenses, and then he still had enough juice to run around them at times. While he did not finish the season at the top of the NFL's rushing yards list, that was never his goal.

His goal was to get the short yards; to get the first downs on third. Matt Cassel could only do so much, so Morris really had to step up and step up he did.

You also throw in the fact that Maroney is great when he is healthy too, and you have a running game that is hard to stop. With the addition of Taylor, that means you have three men in the rotation that can get the job done.

The Pats have never really been known for the running game during the Bill Belichick era. Even when Corey Dillon came in and had a Pro-Bowl season, it was the passing game that got the attention. Was it right? Probably not, but that's just the way it goes.

Morris, Maroney, and Taylor will easily be X-factors this season. You also throw in the veteran Faulk, and you have a backfield that can stand up with any in the league.

Now, don't think these men are going to be highlight-reel men, who will get the 60-yard runs every other game.

To me, that is not the role they have in New England. The passing game will always be the main focus, but it doesn't have to be the only thing the Pats rely on anymore.

Brady and the passing game can be even better if the Pats have a dangerous running game that defenses have to keep an eye out for. The trick plays will be even tougher to defend because no defense will know who to target.

The Pats have three Pro-Bowl caliber wide-outs in Moss, Welker, and Galloway as I mentioned before. Most teams have one or two good cornerbacks. If you have three receivers out there at all times during the passing game, the Pats will get the upper hand 80-to-90 percent of the time.

Remember, Brady didn't always have great receivers to throw to. When he became the starter in New England, Brady's best option was Troy Brown.

Brady also had Branch to throw to, but again, he was not a big time wide-out. Branch really turned into a great receiver in his final year or so in New England. Despite all of that, Brady still managed to get it done.

The fact that Brady was successful, shows how good he really is, especially with having three different offensive coordinators in his career.

When Welker and Moss arrived, Brady finally had weapons to throw to. You add them along with Brady's great ability and you get pure greatness, as we saw in the 2007-08 season.

With the new additions, it only adds to the great offense the Pats have.

I feel that we could even see offensive records go down this year. If Brady is anything like he was in the 2007-08 campaign, then we could easily see records flying.

To me, this offense is one of the best in NFL history on paper. If they actually live up to the potential, many will say that they are, indeed, the best offense the NFL has ever seen.