New England Patriots: 3 Reasons Tom Brady won’t want to return

2. Patriots offense needs some work

At the beginning of the 2019 campaign, it looked like the New England Patriots would consist of one of its most talented offensive groups since Tom Brady broke into the NFL in 2000.

With running backs Sony Michel and James White out of the backfield to go alongside wide receiving targets Julian Edelman, Phillip Dorsett, Josh Gordon and the late addition of Antonio Brown, the Patriots offense was looking to be one of the more potent offensive units around the league this year and perhaps the most talent that Brady has dealt with as his time as a professional.

Then, it all started to fall apart in New England.

Brown couldn’t avoid drama — and still hasn’t been able to do so — which resulted in the Patriots parting ways with the dominant wideout shortly after signing him a few weeks prior. Gordon ended up getting hurt, put on the injury reserved list and then later was released by the organization and Dorsett dealt with injury issues of his own throughout the course of the regular season.

That left three players left within that group to surround Brady on offense, which limited New England’s ability to take games over on the offensive side of the field.

Going into the offseason, that continues to be a glaring issue for Brady and the Patriots, which might drive the veteran quarterback to find another reason not to want to return to New England in 2020.

During the 2019 campaign, the Patriots ranked 15th in the league in total yards on offense, which is the worst since the 2003 season. New England also ranked seventh in points per game, which is the lowest ranking since the 2008 campaign.

Going into the offseason, the Patriots are going to have to improve things on the offensive side of the ball to try and convince their Hall-of-Fame quarterback to return in 2020. But that reason might just end up being another reason why Brady might not want to return this upcoming year.