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Here is what you want to pay attention to:
FO Drive Stats
As long as the Pats stay in the top handful of teams in Drive Success Rate (DSR, Pats were #2 last week and may drop a little), Brady is doing fine. Considering the level of competition and the transitioning of new pieces into the offense (Branch, Tate, Hernandez, Gronk, Connelly, BJGE, Woodhead), he is actually doing remarkably well.
The offense is certainly a little unsettled, but they have had to "figure it out" on the fly. Unfortunately for Brady, this transition has happened against teams he traditionally has some difficulty with (all except Buffalo). Fortunately for Brady, the upcoming schedule gives him teams that he seems to do well against (Minn and Pitt)...and the remaining Jets/Fins games are at home.
It should be pointed out that, while Pittsburgh is a top overall defense, they are #25 against the pass. And, as you've mentioned, Brady has generally had a good amount of success vs. LeBeau.