We all love the Patriots. I'm assuming that because of the nature of this blog.  I think that we should look a bit at the bigger picture though...

  
       The Patriots ended last year with a pretty loud bang.  A bang for the wrong team.  We bounced back heavily in the off-season, in my opinion.  Even though Goodell didn't want us to have a first round pick, we got one anyway! Ha, suck on that one Mr. Commissioner!  Jerrod Mayo looks promising, and Maroney should have a great year as a large part of the attack.  I am a big fantasy footballer, and as i have listened to opinions throughout mock drafts, I am starting to wonder why everyone is against Brady.  Sure, he is ranked as the best QB in the game, but I have heard many   "Oh, he can't possibly have another season like that," and "Those stats were a complete fluke." I think not.  Let us take a look at the AFC East why don't we, and see who the fluke really is. 

As we all know, the Patriots have the best uniforms in the AFC East.  However, there are other factors that will play into the success of our boys in blue.

Laurence Maroney- Maroney has been a little unreliable over the past few seasons, but towards the end of last year, he started coming on strong.  In the regular season, he was consistent but not spectacular (he didn't have to be because of the vicious passing attack).  Towards the end of the year he began to heat up.  In the second to last regular season game (Miami) he set single-game career highs in rushing yards, yards per carry and recorded the longest run of his career while rushing for 156 yards on 14 carries (11.1 avg) and a touchdown in the Patriots' 28-7 win over the Dolphins...  In the first postseason game against Jacksonville, he notched his first 100 yard playoff game, and then had another the next week against San Diego.  The upside is there and he should be a larger part of the offense this season.

Stats courtesy of patriots.com

The Bills of Buffalo suck.  That is a fact and can't be changed.  At least that was true last year.  Last year, they had a year of hell.  The QB position was screwed even before the games started.  JP Losman or Trent Edwards? Can I choose suicide?  Lee Evans, a hyped up reciever, supposedly on of the Top 5 in the game, well (politely put) he was a HUGE bust!!!  The team's offense as a whole was abismal.  They ranked 30th in points per game, 30th in total yardage per game, 30th in passing yards per game, and 15th in rushing yards.  However, we are not here to dwell on the past.  This year, Marshawn Lynch is in tip-top shape, Lee Evans is prepared for a monster year, and the rest of the team still sucks! Maybe they will even finish with a winning record! Haha, only kidding.

HOLY #$@#!!!! DOES ANYONE SUCK MORE!!!!??????

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J!E!T!S! JETS JETS JETS!!! The New York Jets are a gamble this year. 
Thomas Jones is due for a bounce back season, Pennington has a million dollar brain and a wet noodle for an arm, and Cotchery is effectively taking over the No. 1 reciever role.  The one bright spot is the O Line.  Having signed one of the most consistent guards in the game, Alan Faneca, they have helped Thomas Jones' numbers significantly already.  I see the Jets improving, and I think they could possibly break .500 this year.  Maybe.

This has been a report of the AFC East.  If I have any comments (hopefully positive), I will do another report on another division.   Any advice is welcome. Thank you