Patriots Headed Towards a Down Year?

I am not feeling good about the Patriots this season but if anyone can prove me wrong it's the genious that is Bill Belicheck. The injuries just keep piling on in Foxborough and right before an inexperienced Jimmy G makes his first official NFL start. It was announced today that breakout running back Dion Lewis will be getting a second surgery on his knee after tearing his ACL last season. That is not good news for the Pats since their running back corps is quite weak with guys like LeGarrette "just blaze" Blount and James White. Don't get me wrong Blount can be an alright starter, but Lewis' catching ability is going to missed for the long haul with receive Danny Amendola being on the IR and Edelman coming off a season ending injury and a some pre season problems. With Tom Brady not being freed from prison until week 4, Jimmy G and Gronk are going to have carry the team on their backs. It's not going to be an easy task though, with offensive lineman Sebastion Vollmer having a nagging shoulder injury and Shaq Mason breaking his hand. With the Pats OL being weaker then the running back corps, an inexperienced Garoppolo is going to be getting wrecked if he is missing two starting lineman. I think he has a lot of potential; he showed it in his pre season game against an upcoming Bears defense, but if he doesn't have the pieces to help his transition to the regular season then the patriots could very well fall to at worst 1-3. My bold prediction after this breaking news will be that Belicheck will play his cards correctly and sign the newest free agent running back Karlos Williams. If anybody can motivate that man to lose some pounds it's one of the winningst coaches of all-time. Williams could be deadly in New England after his suspension is over, and with an offense being fucked over by injuries he could be exactly what Jimmy G and a returning Tom could use to make teams fear them more then ever.

By Bob