AFC East 2007 Projections and Projections

East Division:

1) New England: We correctly picked the Pats to capture the crown in the very weak AFC East division last year, heck, even one improved our projected regular season finale last year by posting a 12-4 record and with some breaks. ended up making it to the AFC Championship game only to be ousted by eventual SB winner Peyton Manning and company.

The Patriots needed to improve their WR body and they did so by adding Randy Moss, Donte ‘Stallworth and Wes Welker to their roster through free agency, which should bolster what was a really weak area last year, however. , with Corey Dillon like new. England need to find a backup running back for Laurence Maroney, who enters this season with a fresh shoulder surgery.

Defensively, the Pats added Pro Bowl linebacker Adalius Thomas to their roster, which should help a rushing D who allowed 114.3 yards per game on average last season, however the threat of resistance from CB Asante Samuel and injury. from DB Chad Scott to an already suspicious defense. high school could well turn out to be Pats’s Achilles heel. Projected record: 11-5

** Watch to play AGAINST the Patriots on Oct 1 when they visit Cincy for an MNF reunion, a look at the old history book reveals the Ben Gals have posted a 7-1-1 ATS mark against the Pats the last They’ve met 9 times and that includes covering 5 of their last 6 at home against the visiting Patriots, and oh by the way, this is a rematch for the Ben Gals who lost at home last year to New England for the disgraceful final. Scoring 13-38 as a 6-point home favorite, Cincy has a goodbye after this matter and should be extremely focused!

2) NY Jets: HC Eric Mangini did wonders with the flyboys last year in some way, managing to win 10 games despite having an offense ranked 25th and a defense ranked 20th in the league, the main reason for success It was because the team can stay relatively healthy and that includes having injury-prone QB Chad Pennington on the field all season.

Running back Curtis Martin, veteran and future Hall of Famer, decided to hang up his cleats for good, prompting the Jets to fill the vacancy with Thomas Jones. HC Mangini knows well that his team was very lucky to win 10 games last year and chose to beef up the defense during the offseason with the additions of David Bowens, Kenyon Coleman, Michael Haynes and Andre Wadsworth. All four have the ability to play defensive end or outside linebacker positions, which means Mangini might be planning to attack opposing quarterbacks more often this season by installing more blitz packages, this is something to keep in mind. during the preseason. Projected record: 8-8

** Watch to play AGAINST the Jets in their first home game of the season against the visiting Patriots, a check back in time reveals that the Jets have not been able to cover their last 8 straight home games against New England, in fact the host in this divisional rivalry has failed to cover the number 14 posted of the last 16 times ATS against the visitor!

3) Miami: These phins are apparently in a complete mess, HC Nick Saban came on board to right the ship, but after posting a combined 15-17 record during his two years, he has returned to the college ranks to train Crimson. Tide. from Alabama. Cam Cameron will take over, who was the offensive coordinator in San Diego.

Cameron has more problems than his fair share going into this season. At the top of the list is an old center Trent Green who will deliver the ball to Ronnie Brown, this poses a problem because both players have been prone to injury for the past two seasons and must rely on a makeshift offensive line. that will be a work in progress.

Miami’s defense has some star power with players like Jason Taylor, Zach Thomas, Joey Porter, Keith Traylor and Vonnie Holliday, but in truth each of these players is on the downside of their careers and thinks they will be better off at it. as the season progresses because the infraction will not be able to grant them any clemency. Projected record: 6-10

** Watch to play for the Dolphins in their first home game against Dallas on 9/16/07, the phins will probably settle in as a local doggie or small favorite and that suits us well because there is so much talent and pride in this team Phin will play well in his first home game and Dallas will come to town in possible “disappointing” mode after playing his first home game of the season against divisional rival G-men and having a date on deck against the Bears who They were representative of the NFC Super Bowl last year, can you say “sandwich game”?

4) Buffalo: The Bills are now in full rebuild mode and especially on the defensive side of the ball after losing Takeo Spikes (Eagles) to LB, London Fletcher (Redskins) and CB Nate Clements (49ers) and now they have to rely youngsters like rookie linebacker Paul Posluszny (Penn State), second-year safes Donte Whitner and Ko Simpson, and LBs Angelo Crowell and Keith Ellison.

On offense, Buffalo will look to first-round pick Marshawn Lynch (Cal) to fill the vacancy left by Willis McGahee as running back, who is now wearing Raven purple. The Bills’ offensive line needs a lot of work and will try to find consistency with the additions of guard Derrick Dockery (Redskins) and tackle Langston Walker (Raiders). QB JP Losman has shown flashes of brilliance, but if Buffalo wants him to improve his career QB rating from 77.4 (four years) with a TD / INT ratio of 27 to 23, they will need to find him a good enough receiver to line up. opposite Lee Evans and retrofitting a line that allowed 47 sacks last year. Projected record: 4-12

** Watch Buffalo play on Sept. 16 when the Bills travel to Pittsburgh, with the public in mind that we should get exceptional line value on this matter because the Steelers just disarmed Cleveland in their first game of the season and Denver will have he probably did the same with Buffalo. The Bills performed well like a dog last year covering 7 out of 10 ATS in this role and that includes covering in New England and Miami last year to start the season while receiving +9.5 and +6.5 respectively, also good to know. which according to the old history book Buffalo has covered 14 of its last 16 ATS games during week 2 of a new season.