Patriots Top Clayton’s List

John Clayton has published his list of AFC story lines to watch for in 2007, and the New England Patriots wide receivers are Clayton’s top story.  It’s easy to see why.  Tom Brady has put up amazing numbers in the past during his tenure as a Patriot, he has never had a high profile group of receivers during that time.  He has certainly never had the talent down the field that he will have this year.  These receivers are a big part of the reason the Patriots are so high on everyone’s list of Super Bowl favorites.

I believe that New England may almost certainly live and die by the Randy Moss trade in this offseason.  Granted, Tom Brady is amazing and Bill Bellichick has proven time and again that he can outcoach almost anyone in the NFL, but I believe that a healthy Randy Moss playing up to his full potential really puts the Patriots on a completely different level than anyone else in the NFL right now.  Without him, I believe the Patriots could be taken down by a few notable teams in the AFC.  But if he’s playing well, I’m just not sure anyone is going to have an answer for Brady to Moss.

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