I differ with both of you. What I see as winning the games was neither kicker nor quarterback, but a group that is willing to play as a team and get done what needs to be done.
As a from day one Patriots fan I agree with you.
Quarterbacks are key players, but the are also IMHO the most overated players on the field when it comes to getting credit for victories.
Brady is playing on a winning team. The Patriots are not winning all those games because of his quarterbacking.
Defense, special teams and a really good kicker have made the winning streaks possible. But Capt. Tom you know Tom Brady wins, he wins he wins. Yes, so doesn't Matt Light, because they are both on a winning team, and they both get their job done.
The Patriots got a Heisman trophy winner in 1971 named Jim Plunkett for a quarterback. He threw more interceptions than touchdown and got the crap kicked out of him because he was not on a good team, although he was a competent QB.
Beat up and injured he went home to Calif.for a role as a backup QB. The SF team let him go to Oakland. Jim was a backup to Pastorini, and took over when Dan got injured in 1980. They won the superbowl and Jim Plunkett was MVP. He wins! He wins! He wins!(Odd that he couldn't do that here in New England do you tank a mediocre team might be a factor)
In 1983 Plunkett backed up Marc Wilson. When Wilson got injured Jim came in and they won another superbowl. He wins! He wins! He wins! And IMHO for the same reason Brady wins they both ended up on good teams,and were competent quarterbacks.- Tom