The loss against the Saints on Monday night showed a few of the weaknesses of the Pats. Wes Welker and Randy Moss were doubled-teamed the entire game with the result being a total of nine catches between them for 99 yards. In the 25 games Brady, Moss and Welker have played together, teams have only been able to do hold them to fewer than 10 receptions and 100 yards on four occasions. The game saw the emergence of Sam Aiken as a dependable third receiver.
The rotation of 3rd and 4th receivers was impacted by the designation of Julien Edelman as the emergency 3rd QB. This kept him out of the game, except for an emergency. The team has been trying to find their 3rd receiver from the likes of Aiken, Edelman and Isiah Standbeck. Although the Pats deployed a double and triple tight end scheme, they were used primarily as blockers.
The designation of Edeleman as the 3rd QB raised concern that Brady might have some type of injury that is effecting his play.
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