Vibes are immaculate in New England these days. With a 28-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 10, the Patriots are now 8-2 on the season (5-0 on the road!), a dominant record that’s reminding Pats fans of the feeling they had when Tom Brady was under center.

Since Brady left New England in 2019, the franchise has been mired in mediocrity, with only one playoff appearance coming in 2021 — a 47-17 shellacking in the wild-card round at the hands of the Buffalo Bills.

Bill Belichick struggled to find Patriots success following Brady’s departure, as did Jerod Mayo, not to mention any Pats QB not named Brady. The Mac Jones era never got off the ground. Cam Newton, Brian Hoyer, Bailey Zappe, and Jacoby Brissett weren’t capable of moving New England into its proper post-Brady ph

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