New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady still hasn't gotten going on the young season. Though the team is 2-1 after its 16-9 win over the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Brady has yet to have a big game.
Tom Brady’s numbers continue to disappoint Patriots, fantasy owners
It’s been a really slow start to the season for the New England quarterback. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Sunday was Brady’s best fantasy day on the year, with 234 yards on 24-of-37 passing and one touchdown pass. That was good for 13 fantasy points after back-to-back nine-point outings to start the season.
Fantasy impact: The puts Brady at 31 fantasy points on the season so far, also known as one fewer point than Matt Ryan put up in Week 1 alone. A popular bounce-back candidate to enter the season, anyone who burned an early- to mid-round pick on Brady is really disappointed through three weeks.
Brady's touchdown came on a connection with tight end Rob Gronkowski, and the two nearly connected on a second score later in the game. Brady still has weapons -- Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Shane Vereen, etc. -- and it's hard to imagine the once-great quarterback has just lost it, but at this point he needs to show something to be considered any kind of must-start going forward.
