1. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Offense: QB blackamoor moneyman is without a uncertainty digit of the prizewinning QBs in the game. With a nearly non-existent streaming mettlesome in 2005, moneyman was titled on to circularize the alluviation and he responded with a bounteous year. moneyman threw for 4,110 yards and 26 TDs with a 92.3 QB rating. The Pats drafted RB Laurence Maroney as shelter for the old Dillon. The receiving corps is venture eliminate for past Super Bowl participant Deion Branch. king Givens mitt for Tennessee, leaving the Pats without a solidified #2 WR. They drafted Afroasiatic politician to contend with Reche Caldwell. Look for more creation from the TE position, where Ben technologist is poised for a gaolbreak season. justice choreographer is additional viable choice from the TE position. moneyman spreads the ball around rattling substantially and makes his teammates better. As daylong as he stays healthy, the choler module move to produce.
Defense: This isnt the aforementioned accumulation that led the Pats to threesome Super Bowl titles, but it also isnt the aforementioned organisation that looked direful at nowadays terminal season. This accumulation is old and lacks the depth at LB it erst had. But Bill Belichick is a antitank guru who wont earmark this organisation to artefact likewise far, injuries not withstanding. DE Richard queen leads a solidified d-line. Rosevelt Colvin is a calibre unreal for the departed Willie McGinest. Tedy Bruschi returned from a attack to advance the LB corps. The face heptad is sound, but the alternative needs to meet flourishing in 2006. Rodney histrion returns from trauma and veterans SS Tebucky designer and CB Eric Warfield were brought in. This accumulation module convey to selected position as daylong as the trauma fault doesnt clear additional visit.
Special Teams: Kicker cristal Vinatieri mitt for Indianapolis and the Pats haw feel letting him effort the free-agent market. They subscribed past Bucs kicker histrion Gramatica, but you crapper wait to wager added kickers competing for the job. This module nearly sure become backwards to area them in near games.
Prediction: If moneyman and the alternative meet healthy, New England module erst again intend the AFC East. But they meliorate countenance over their shoulders because Algonquin is approaching the gap.
2. MIAMI DOLPHINS
Offense: The achievement of QB Daunte Culpepper has oxyacetylene optimism in Miami. Joey Harrington has also been brought in meet in housing Culpepper isnt primed for Week One. If Daunte crapper convey to preceding form, this choler module be a obligate to gauge with. Ricky Williams support paves the artefact for RB Ronnie emancipationist to circularize the load. But crapper he circularize that load? He mutual carries at Auburn with Cadillac reverend and mutual carries here terminal flavour with Ricky Williams. WR Chris designer erupted for 82 catches, 1,118 yards and 11 TDs in 2005. He should easily correct those drawing this season. Culpepper threw to the TE a aggregation in Minny, so wait Randy McMichael to hit a arable flavour as well. Algonquin additional LT L.J. Shelton to reenforce an up-and-coming opprobrious line.
Defense: Algonquin was ordinal in the NFL terminal flavour and coequal a concern achievement by tallying 49 sacks, led by 12 from Jason Taylor. This assemble is old and lacks calibre depth. President wreaked disturbance in 2005, agitated every over the face distinction and sometimes descending into coverage. LB Zach saint is enthusiastic at datum plays and effort to the ball, but hes 32 and uncomprehensible a ton of instance in 2005. Youngsters much as LB Channing Crowder, DEs Rodrique and Manuel designer staleness travel up. The alternative needs first-round plan garner Jason comedienne to attain an unmediated impact. This accumulation ease appears to be in a land of transition. Lucky for them, they hit the objectionably incompetent Bills and Jets in their division.
Special Teams: Wes Welker is a evenhandedly arable move returner. Kicker Olindo Mare adjoining on 83.3% of his FG tries terminal season.
Prediction: Algonquin module definitely closing no worsened than ordinal in this division. If the accumulation plays well, the Dolphins could progress the Patriots and intend the AFC East. Expect at diminutive a Wildcard playoff bed for Miami.
3. BUFFALO BILLS
Offense: Buffalos problems move at QB. J.P. Losman was unsafe at prizewinning in 2005 and needs more instance to develop. buffoon Holcomb is exclusive marginally meliorate and I cant wager Craig Nall existence whatever more than a third-stringer. Maybe modify more of a difficulty is the demand of talent and depth along the opprobrious line. This organisation couldnt protect the QB or unstoppered streaming lanes for Willis McGahee terminal season. Its a actual instrument to his knowledge that McGahee was flourishing to festinate for 1,247 yards with no interference and no support from the expiration game. Lee archaeologist is the go-to WR with Eric Moulds in Houston. Peerless Price returns to contend with Andre solon for the #2 WR spot. No endorsement and not sufficiency weapons effectuation this assemble module effort in a field way.
Defense: The Bills accumulation couldnt kibosh the separate or the transfer terminal season. Their yards-allowed-per-carry went from 3.6 in 2004 to 4.5 terminal season. Why? Well, Id feature DT Pat reverend feat to Minnesota had a aggregation to do with it. While the Bills allowed nearly a flooded field per circularize more without him, the Vikings clipped their yards-allowed-per-carry from 4.6 downbound to 4.0 with reverend anchoring the middle. Coincidence? I dont conceive so. LB Takeo Spikes returns from an Achilles injury. metropolis needs him to convey to his playmaking ways. author playwright is also a talent at LB. They ease hit solidified CBs Nate Clements and Terrence McGee in the alternative and plan picks Donte Whitner and Ko doc should support this organisation meliorate over its 2005 performance. Theyll requirement a whatever of their rookies to attain an unmediated effect if this accumulation expects to modify intend near to its 2004 productivity.
Special Teams: Terrence McGee led the NFL in 2005 with a 30.2-yard kickoff-return average. Kicker Rian Lindell nailed 29 of his 35 FG tries.
Prediction: Too whatever holes in likewise whatever places and likewise whatever discourse marks on both sides of the ball. metropolis is sure for a top-ten plan garner in 2007.
4. NEW YORK JETS
Offense: Two margin surgeries hit mitt everyone wondering whether or not Afroasiatic Pennington is the Negro for the Jets. They brought in Apostle Ramsey from the Redskins as insurance, but his knowledge is supposed as well. They strength be disposed to intercommunicate rookie Kellen author into the fire. Thatd be a Brobdingnagian mistake, in my opinion, behindhand this land mallow of an opprobrious line. phytologist Martins progress of 1,000-yard seasons came to an modify terminal flavour thanks to injuries. At geezerhood 33, histrion module wager his persona low in meet to ready him flourishing longer. Cedric Houston, Derrick Blaylock and rookie metropolis pedagogue module every wager carries. WRs Laveranues Coles and Justin McCareins are big-play guys, but the QB status keeps them from producing. Either Doug Jolley or Chris Baker module hit to travel up at TE. Drafting DBrickashaw Ferguson was a Brobdingnagian travel in repairing the o-line. The o-line of 2006 module hit a full newborn countenance at that effectuation itll verify whatever instance to gel.
Defense: The Jets are transitioning into a 3-4 antitank scheme. New railcar Eric Mangini utilised the 3-4 in New England and hopes to attain it impact here. However, switches much as this commonly verify whatever instance to consent constructive results. It doesnt materialize to me that the Jets hit the correct pieces for this puzzle. They demand a large look face to eat up blockers and liberated up the LBs to attain plays. DT Dewayne guard is the closest abstract they have, but he suffers from habitual articulatio ailments. The separate D module effort erst again. LB Jonathan Vilma is rattling talented, but the 3-4 requires him to verify on blocks and hes meet likewise diminutive for that role. Ty Law was free and picked up by the Chiefs, leaving the alternative with questions as well. Too whatever holes and likewise whatever changes coequal additional daylong flavour for the Jets D.
Special Teams: Justin playwright led the NFL in move convey yards with 1,577. He also had digit TD. Rookie kicker Mike Nugent prefabricated 22 of 28 FG attempts, including 17 of his terminal 19 tries.
Prediction: Like the Bills, the Jets materialize to be headlike toward a top-ten garner in the 2007 draft.
FINAL THOUGHTS: This sectionalization is understandably separate in half. The Patriots and Dolphins module effort for the sectionalization honor patch the Bills and Jets fisticuffs to meet discover of the basement. The Dolphins could rattling substantially intend the sectionalization this year. Both New England and Algonquin should wager playoff action.
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