NFL 11/12 Preview: AFC EAST

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I’ve made a few Team Reviews – these were made before the free agency, so some things have changed. In this post I’ll make my picks for The AFC East Division, numbers 1-4.

AFC - East:
We begin with the AFC – East, I’ve made a few Team Reviews for this division and here are first my picks and then the review of the strength, and so on and so forth:

AFC East:

1. New England Patriots

2. New York Jets

3. Buffalo Bills

4. Miami Dolphins

- In this division we have a very tough battle for the top position, the Bills have definitely gotten better – but then again they are up against two very tough NFL-Teams. The Jets want to throw more this season, but they have lost Cotchery & Braylon Edwards – fortunately for Sanchez he now has Derrick Mason & Plaxico Burres to throw, and of course, also Keller & Holmes. Another guy the Jets will be glad to have this season is Jeremy Kerley, he will probably be ’’the new Brad Smith’’, meaning he’ll be the return specialist. Sorry people of Miami, but I don’t see any good thing happen to the ‘Fins this season – IMHO they have no decent QB, and if they don’t get Kyle Orton – they’ll ride solely on Marshall, Bush & rookie Thomas’ shoulders. As for the Bills I have only noticed +’s since they started recruiting for the new season. I especially notice the signing of Brad Smith & the undrafted rookie Joshua Nesbitt – the Bills will be the new Wildcat team – only rivalled by the Eagles, but I’ll get to them later. IMHO, Nesbitt should have been picked up by the Jets, but maybe there was a reason he went undrafted… I’ve picked the Pats to win this Division this year, that’s because of them strengthening their squad with guys like OchoCinco & Haynesworth (who I see having a great year – this is the only team that’ll be able to control him, IMHO.). This team will be good!

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#8: NFL Picks - AFC East: Miami Dolphins

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After The Buffalo Bills review I move on to another team in the AFC East, The Miami Dolphins.
The Dolphins:
The Dolphins play in Miami, Florida and are used to go up to North-East America, more precisely to New York & Massachusetts. Once again we’re dealing with a team that’s an underdog in the race for AFC East supremacy – like the Bills the Dolphins lack the front figure like Rex Ryan & they lack the amazing offense that is the Patriots & the Jets.
With no real danger on the offensive side of the ball they added Brandon Marshall (in 2010), so that they now have two very good athletes in Ronnie Brown & Brandon Marshall – we’ll get to the defence later on. Not a lot of years ago the Dolphins added a quarterback that, in my opinion, is a very talented guy – but unfortunately for Henne as well as the Dolphins, he has yet to show remarkable talent in the NFL. Henne has been up against the former Jets QB Chad Pennington, but definitely proved that arm strength is an advantage of his. I really like their chances with this guy alongside Jake Long, Brandon Marshall & Ronnie Brown – to name a few. If we look on the statistic side of things the Dolphin offence has been rather mute, and sometimes boring – this has at times been due to injuries. A good example of really poor offensive football came against the Chicago Bears when they lost 16-0 at home (w/ Tyler Thigpen at QB, if I remember correctly). Defensively, however, the Dolphins have been rather good! Both on the passing side and the running side – so that’s something to be proud of. If I remember correctly their defensive backs are rather young and very talented.
I have a lot of faith in their defence, and therefore I’d like to see a stronger offense to complement their talented defence. So when the draft was upon them they of course looked towards offensive talent. With 6 choices in the draft they chose 1 offensive lineman, 1 Running back, 1 Tight end, 1 Wide receiver, 1 Defensive back & 1 defensive tackle. The biggest name of their draft of course came in the 1^st round with Mike Pouncey – brother of Maurkice Pouncey. The Dolphins of course hope that talent is in their blood – and of course it must be there, since he was drafted in the 1^st round. I believe that these people can help their team tremendously – but, some might say that this team needs a much more talented quarterback.

I’ll be back soon with another review.

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#7: NFL Picks - AFC East: Buffalo Bills

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As I mentioned on Twitter I’m going to begin picking the division winners and so on and so forth. In these posts I will try not to mention the lockout, but, of course they’ll have some sort of impact on rookies – but I will try not to mention the lockout a lot.
I begin with the AFC, more precisely AFC East. This division is a really tough division to guess because of especially two very good teams – The New York Jets & The New England Patriots. But nonetheless I’m going to review every team’s draft and opportunities in the coming season.

The Bills:
The first team I will review is the Buffalo Bills from Buffalo, New York. This team is a very tough team to evaluate because they have a lot of spirit – and therefore they can surprise a lot of people in the coming season. The squad was very interesting going into the draft and had a lot of needs in the draft. If we look at the Special Teams first here’s what I have to say; the Kicker Rian Lindell & the Punter Brian Moorman are the most interesting people to talk about – these guys are really experienced and therefore a lot of trust is thrust upon them. This brings me on to the Defence – The Bills had a lot of problems defending the run last season and therefore that was a very tough spot to fill – I believe they were the worst team against the run. On the other hand, this team was very good against the pass – they were the third best team against the pass, so that is a statistic that is worth remembering. This team also have a lot of interesting people on the defence; Jairus Byrd, Terrence McGee, Leodis McKelvin, Kyle Williams, Paul Posluszny & Shawne Merriman. These people definitely point towards a great season in 2011 – not to mention the draftees, some of which I’ll comment on in a bit. Offensively I’m not thrilled about this team, although I do have a couple of guys I’m really excited about. The team was the 18^th best running team and the 24^th best passing team – and also the 28^th best scoring team; so definitely not a lot to be thrilled about in the statistic section. But still I enjoy the way Fitzpatrick plays, and I enjoy watching their games because they always give their all.
On the coaching front the Buffalo Bills have Chan Gailey as Head Coach – I really support the former Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, and I have a lot of faith invested in him. I definitely hope this team will surprise a lot of people this season – The team ended last season with a 4-12 record, so they definitely have to get better!

In the draft the Bills were given a good opportunity to bolster either their defence or their offense – because they had the 3^rd pick in the draft. The team ended up drafting a total of 9 guys, 2 Defensive linemen, 3 Defensive backs, 2 Linebackers, 1 Offensive lineman & 1 Running back. I’m going to review their first, and the 3^rd overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. The Buffalo Bills picked Defensive Tackle Marcell Dareus from the University of Alabama. He seems like a very aggressive and talented lineman, and I definitely believe this guy will help this team a lot, and hopefully he’ll help the team towards a better season – and a better running defence!

After I’ve focused on each team in the AFC East, I’ll try to guess their position in this division!

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