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		<title>By: paulman</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what may be the NFL Weakest Divsion from Top to Bottom (Besides the AFC South)

 Patriots - 13-3 - No contest on who the Division Winner is, the big question for the Pats this year is LT on the OL and can the Front 4 Put consistent Pressure on the QB// They drafted some much needed helpd to help improve their Defense and they do have a very young and promising LB Corps with Mayo, Spike &amp; Hightower..Their Safety Play is still a little suspect and will give up some big plays down the field 

 Bills  (9-7)  Are built for passing and offense (which is a mistake when you play in Buffalo due to their difficult weather conditions come Nov/Dec in triying to play with that wind and the elements.. An improved squad who had a lot of new pieces on Defense and should be much improved in their front 7 &amp;with the likes of Mario WIlliams,mark Anderson, Alex Carrington,Marcel Dareus, and a good LB Corp with Nick Barnett,Kelvin Shepard,Arthur Moats, Scott McKillop and added 2 Rookies in Nigel Bradham and Tank Carder to get along with Top Pick CB Stephon Gillmore who I feel has a great chance to be a big time player for them and a perennial Pro-Bowler at CB.... 
They will go how QB Fitzpatrick plays who started on fire last season and then really struggled the 2nd half of the Season, They have some weapons on Offense in RB&#039;s Fred Jackson, CJ Spiller, &amp; TE Scott Chandler and Draft Pick Lee Smith but are still a little thin at WR outside of Steve Johnson, they have Don Nelson,Derek Hagan, TJ CLowney and a few rookies so I believe most Defenses will key on taking Steve Johnson away and then what do you have.. The Big Question remains with their OL which is continually a work in progress though they Drafted 2 young OL in OT Zebre Sanders and Cordy Glenn who have very promising Futures but will most likley be rusheds into playing time so there will be an adjustment period with them.. (this is one reason why I was not high on Eagles Signing Demtress Bell who didn&#039;t impress the Bills Staff enough to even warrant contract offer over the Off-Season when he was a free-agent and where they had an obvious need but that&#039;s another story for another day . 

#3) NY Jets - (7-9)  - As the old saying goes, when you have 2 Quarterbacks, you really have none... Neither QB Sanchez or Tebow appears to be top echelon NFL QB and the Jets have issues along their OL, no real deep threat but will win their share of games with an opportunistic Defense who should rebound with a strong season, the key for them will be the play of their Safeties with new Plyers LeRon Landry, Eric SMith, Y Bell and Rookie Antonio Allen who was a sleeper pick in this years Draft at Safety.. They have Q Coples to go along with last years top Pick WIlkerson along the DL and stil have good LB Play with C Pace,D HArris B Scott and probably the best CB Tandem in the NFL with Revis and Cromartie so even though their Offense stinks right now and will be a work in progress all seaon long, their Defense will kepp them in a lot of games with Turnovers,SHort Fields and possible points made on INt&#039;s, Fumble recovery.. Good SPecial Teams is definitely going to be needed to help with the field position for them as well.. If they get off to a good Start, then Jets could compete for a Playoff SPot in a weak AFC this year, but I expect a slow start, Sanche to be benched in favor for Tebow and then if Tebow Struggles, then what... 

#4)  Miami DOlphins  (4-12)  Will struggle as new HC J Philbin employs an entirely new System based on ath ePAcker Version of the West Coast whisch is quick passing routes to good Wr&#039;s that they don&#039;t have yet.. QB Tannehill looks promising thus far and is obviously very familiar with OC Mike SHerman who coached him at Texas A&amp;M so his learning curve will not be as great as people think.. They just don&#039;t have the weapons on the outside right now .. ( another Side Note, I would love to see the Eagles Trade WR J Maclin to the Dolphins for SAM LB Kao Misi and a Draft Pick which would be a win-win for both clubs.. I liked LB Misi 3 years ago when he was in the Draft and is big,(6-3 260lbs) physical and can play all 3 Downs while having a mean streak in him.. I think the Eagles have enough depth at WR to absorb Maclin #&#039;s and Production between 2-3 other WR&#039;s (Avant,Cooper,D Johnson and possibly McNutt) 

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In what may be the NFL Weakest Divsion from Top to Bottom (Besides the AFC South)</p>
<p> Patriots &#8211; 13-3 &#8211; No contest on who the Division Winner is, the big question for the Pats this year is LT on the OL and can the Front 4 Put consistent Pressure on the QB// They drafted some much needed helpd to help improve their Defense and they do have a very young and promising LB Corps with Mayo, Spike &amp; Hightower..Their Safety Play is still a little suspect and will give up some big plays down the field </p>
<p> Bills  (9-7)  Are built for passing and offense (which is a mistake when you play in Buffalo due to their difficult weather conditions come Nov/Dec in triying to play with that wind and the elements.. An improved squad who had a lot of new pieces on Defense and should be much improved in their front 7 &amp;with the likes of Mario WIlliams,mark Anderson, Alex Carrington,Marcel Dareus, and a good LB Corp with Nick Barnett,Kelvin Shepard,Arthur Moats, Scott McKillop and added 2 Rookies in Nigel Bradham and Tank Carder to get along with Top Pick CB Stephon Gillmore who I feel has a great chance to be a big time player for them and a perennial Pro-Bowler at CB&#8230;.<br />
They will go how QB Fitzpatrick plays who started on fire last season and then really struggled the 2nd half of the Season, They have some weapons on Offense in RB&#8217;s Fred Jackson, CJ Spiller, &amp; TE Scott Chandler and Draft Pick Lee Smith but are still a little thin at WR outside of Steve Johnson, they have Don Nelson,Derek Hagan, TJ CLowney and a few rookies so I believe most Defenses will key on taking Steve Johnson away and then what do you have.. The Big Question remains with their OL which is continually a work in progress though they Drafted 2 young OL in OT Zebre Sanders and Cordy Glenn who have very promising Futures but will most likley be rusheds into playing time so there will be an adjustment period with them.. (this is one reason why I was not high on Eagles Signing Demtress Bell who didn&#8217;t impress the Bills Staff enough to even warrant contract offer over the Off-Season when he was a free-agent and where they had an obvious need but that&#8217;s another story for another day . </p>
<p>#3) NY Jets &#8211; (7-9)  &#8211; As the old saying goes, when you have 2 Quarterbacks, you really have none&#8230; Neither QB Sanchez or Tebow appears to be top echelon NFL QB and the Jets have issues along their OL, no real deep threat but will win their share of games with an opportunistic Defense who should rebound with a strong season, the key for them will be the play of their Safeties with new Plyers LeRon Landry, Eric SMith, Y Bell and Rookie Antonio Allen who was a sleeper pick in this years Draft at Safety.. They have Q Coples to go along with last years top Pick WIlkerson along the DL and stil have good LB Play with C Pace,D HArris B Scott and probably the best CB Tandem in the NFL with Revis and Cromartie so even though their Offense stinks right now and will be a work in progress all seaon long, their Defense will kepp them in a lot of games with Turnovers,SHort Fields and possible points made on INt&#8217;s, Fumble recovery.. Good SPecial Teams is definitely going to be needed to help with the field position for them as well.. If they get off to a good Start, then Jets could compete for a Playoff SPot in a weak AFC this year, but I expect a slow start, Sanche to be benched in favor for Tebow and then if Tebow Struggles, then what&#8230; </p>
<p>#4)  Miami DOlphins  (4-12)  Will struggle as new HC J Philbin employs an entirely new System based on ath ePAcker Version of the West Coast whisch is quick passing routes to good Wr&#8217;s that they don&#8217;t have yet.. QB Tannehill looks promising thus far and is obviously very familiar with OC Mike SHerman who coached him at Texas A&amp;M so his learning curve will not be as great as people think.. They just don&#8217;t have the weapons on the outside right now .. ( another Side Note, I would love to see the Eagles Trade WR J Maclin to the Dolphins for SAM LB Kao Misi and a Draft Pick which would be a win-win for both clubs.. I liked LB Misi 3 years ago when he was in the Draft and is big,(6-3 260lbs) physical and can play all 3 Downs while having a mean streak in him.. I think the Eagles have enough depth at WR to absorb Maclin #&#8217;s and Production between 2-3 other WR&#8217;s (Avant,Cooper,D Johnson and possibly McNutt) </p>
<p> That&#8217;s it for now</p>
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