Only Brady Can Keep This Ship on Course

Let's take a look at Brady's receiving corps this season.

According to Ourlads—one of the best depth-chart sites out there—Michael Jenkins and Danny Amendola currently stand as the Patriots' starting receivers. Jenkins spent last year in Minnesota, and Amendola in St. Louis.

Further down the list, Donald Jones came over from Buffalo. He'll be fighting for No. 3 receiver honors with second-round pick Aaron Dobson—recently drafted out of Marshall. Of course, fourth-round pick Josh Boyce out of TCU will want some snaps as well.

Of the top six receivers on the Patriots depth chart, only Julian Edelman has previous experience catching passes from Brady. Only Edelman has had more than a couple of months of time between being handed offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels' playbook and being asked to execute it.

That said, talking about the relative talent of some of those players seems pedantic at this stage. No matter how good that receiving corps is, it's going to take some time to gain chemistry and find rhythm.

That's a level of pressure not only for Brady to peak one last time before it's too late but to do so under the most difficult of circumstances. He does so not only for himself and for his legacy, but for his teammates who are counting on him.

No other NFL player is under that kind of pressure in 2013. Frankly, no one comes close.

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Breaking Down the State of the Baltimore Ravens Offensive Line

One of the keys to the Baltimore Ravens' playoff run that led them to a Super Bowl victory was the reworking of their offensive line. The Week 17 toe injury suffered by left guard Jah Reid sparked a shuffling that affected positions beyond his own, to positive results. The moves paid off, with quarterback Joe Flacco being sacked just four times during the postseason while throwing for 1,140 yards with 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. Running backs Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce combined for 508 rushing yards and two scores of their own. It appeared the Ravens had finally found the magic formula of offensive linemen to help their team move the ball down the field. With Reid out during the playoffs, Kelechi Osemele was moved from right tackle to left guard. Regular-season left tackle Michael Oher was moved into the right tackle position as a result, and Bryant McKinnie—who played only 132 regular-season snaps—was made the new starting left tackle. Only Marshal Yanda at right guard and Matt Birk at center retained their starting jobs from the regular season to the playoffs. Birk has retired, and Yanda has just returned to practice after offseason shoulder surgery. McKinnie again showed up to training camp overweight, and two other sources of protection and blocking—tight ends Dennis Pitta and Ed Dickson—are both sidelined by injuries (Pitta potentially for the season, Dickson for the time being). What worked for four games last winter may not work this September. Now that the 2013 season approaches, the question lingers about the what the Ravens will choose to do about their offensive line this year. They caught lightning in a bottle when they shuffled their linemen during the playoffs last year, but this season things are different. More: Shop For Cheap Jerseys baltimore ravens jerseys on Sale Cheap packers super bowl jerseys

American Humane Association Sending America's Hero Dogs To Hollywood

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