That is exactly what i noticed watching the NE/Pitt game. Pitt was able to play man to man defense against NE, because NE did not have a serious one on one deep threat to allow Brady to throw over the top. If NE still had Randy Moss, the results of that game probably would have been different.
ya man Pitt exposed a big weakness for the Pats- and this is why a team like the Jets can give the Pats trouble with their tight man-to-man coverage- the Ravens offense had no deep threats last year but they brought in some speedsters and I like them to pay dividends this week