Kid~Brady

So, this year the AFC East's teams have reloaded and changed alot.

The Jets and that freakshow added Tebow and Rexy lost 100 pounds.
The Dolphins added Ocho-nevermind and drafted a rookie QB that may be the starter.
Interesting enough, the Bills signed Mario Williams and grabbed Mark Anderson from us. I think they are actually pretty good, depending on how Fitzy plays.

Honestly, I think on paper, the Bills are the #2 team in the AFC and can actually pose a sizable threat to the Patriots this year. I think they have a better chance than the Jets anyways.

Your thoughts?

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betterthanthealternative

Injuries. 10 chars

Pujo

Miami is a non-starter.

On paper, the Bills look like they might be the better team over the Jets, but they always find a way to under-deliver. I'd say just like the Pats are the best team in the AFC East until someone knocks them off, the Jets are the second best team until someone does something about it. Maybe Buff can do it, but I wouldn't bet any serious money on that.

My predictions:
Pats: 15-1
Jets: 10-6
Bills: 8-8
Fins: 5-11

PlainOldEd

So you think the Jets made a 25% improvement over last year?

I can't argue that until someone does something about it they are the #2 team in the AFCE, but I think 10-6 may be a stretch. And I wouldn't be at all surprised if Buffalo does do something about it this year....

Deus Irae

To me, it depends first on how the Jets bounce back. If Sanchez finally improves enough to get out of the bottom tier of QBs, and Greene shows himself to be a decent overall RB, and the ORT isn't a turnstile, and the WRs can make plays, the Jets could not only stay as the #2 team in the division, but could be a legitimate playoff team. If those things don't happen, they could get passed by the Bills.

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Pujo

Two games would only require a 12.5% improvement (2/16 = 1/8 = 0.125).

Their biggest improvement was probably replacing Schottenheimer with Sparano at OC. Not sure if that's worth two games, but a two game swing is very possible even without improvements (they have an easy schedule this year, too, playing the AFC South and the NFC West). The real question with them is whether last year's slide was indicative of the walls caving in, or if it was just a temporary setback. If it was the former, they could do worse than 10-6, or even 8-8, but I have no idea what last year was for them.

PlainOldEd

I meant a 25% improvement in wins. Last year they had 8 wins, to get to 10 they would need to improve on 8 wins by 25%.

Pujo

That's not a very useful way of looking at it. If a team only had one win, going to two wins would be a 100% improvement - it sounds like a lot, but isn't. Hell, that's more of an improvement than a team with 9 wins going to 16 wins the next season. But yeah, if you want to look at it that way, a 25% improvement for the Jets is certainly possible.

sly24

All depends on injuries but right now my predictions are:

1. Patriots
2. Bills
3. Jets
4. Dolphins

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PatsDeb

We have seen the biggest threat in the AFC East, and it be us.