during Julian Edelman’s suspension Every year Youth Joe Thuney Jersey , Football Outsiders releases their Almanac to preview the upcoming NFL season. We spoke with Rivers McCown of Football Outsiders to get the inside scoop on the New England Patriots. Click here to purchase the Football Outsiders Almanac!The Patriots have historically ranked extremely well on offenses, but they’ll be without Julian Edelman for the first four weeks and will have to replace #1 wide receiver Brandin Cooks and #1 running back Dion Lewis. Which players on the roster are most capable of stepping up to fill the void of production?I really like and agree with the idea that Rex Burkhead is going to pick up a lot of the offensive slack over the first four weeks of the season while Julian Edelman is suspended. We could see James White gaining some yards, too, but it will be the running backs that Tom Brady will rely upon to start the season.Without Edelman, the top targets will be Rob Gronkowski and Chris Hogan and I think Cordarrelle Patterson will be able to carve out a niche role in the offense with 5-10 touches per game.But I expect Brady to dump the ball off to Burkhead and White to gain yards after the catch as much as possible to supplement the typical short routes of Edelman.What are some areas of Tom Brady’s game that he improved in 2017? Any notable areas of decline? I asked this question because Brady has improved upon different facets of his game in each of the past four years. In 2014, Brady worked on his mobility and moving outside of the pocket. In 2015, he worked on his pre-snap reads and motions to evaluate opposing defenses and win the down before the ball is snapped. In 2016 White Jonathan Jones Jersey , Brady really improved his deep ball. In 2017, he improved his ability to throw while pressured.It’s fair to ask if there’s anything else that Brady has left to improve. He’s accurate and decisive and he can make all the throws. It’s unreasonable to expect him to throw with more zip at his current age, but he’s also not showing any signs of decline.I think McCown’s description of an “oops throw” is probably the most accurate way to describe Brady’s biggest (last remaining?) flaw. Brady’s always good for a jaw-droppingly dumb interception three or four times every year, usually early on a drive where he forces the ball to a double-covered receiver for no reason or when he panics under pressure and just throws the ball up instead of eating the sack.Between 2001-12, Brady threw 15 red zone interceptions over 949 pass attempts (1.58%). Over the past five seasons, Brady has thrown 10 red zone interceptions over 480 pass attempts (2.08%). It’s worth noting that Brady commit three of these interceptions in each of 2013, 2014 Youth Malcom Brown Jersey , and 2015, and only one over the past two seasons (Eric Weddle, December 2016), so perhaps this isn’t an issue at all.So we’re really just splitting hairs here. If Brady doesn’t decline, he’s the best quarterback in the league and there’s no reason to expect him to decline in 2018. Both the Chiefs and Patriots are without key defensive starters for their Sunday night matchup.Unbeaten Kansas City won't have one of their top pass rushers with defensive lineman Justin Hamilton inactive with a hamstring Injury. Hamilton is third on the team with three sacks. He injured the hamstring in last week's win over Jacksonville. Rookie Breeland Speaks will likely start in his place. Safety Eric Berry missed another week of practice and continues to recover from the heel injury that has kept him sidelined all season.Defensive tackle Malcolm Brown is inactive for New England after starting all five games this season. Brown was slowed this week by a knee injury. Cornerback Eric Rowe is active after missing three straight games with a groin injury.The full list of inactive players:KANSAS CITY-NEW ENGLANDChiefs: S Eric Berry, S Eric Murray, RB Darrel Williams http://www.authenticsnewenglandpatriots.com/cheap-shaq-mason-jersey , LB Justin Houston, OL Kahil McKenzie, DL Justin Hamilton, LB Tanoh Kpassagnon.Patriots: CB JC Jackson, DE Keionta Davis, DL Malcom Brown, DL Geneo Grissom Youth Devin McCourty Jersey , OL Cole Croston, OL Ted Karras, DE John Simon.