Dec 21, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New England Patriots quarterback
Tom Brady(12) throws a pass against the New York Jets during the game at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Only once in the last ten years did the division crown not go to the New England Patriots, and that was in 2008 due to Tom Brady tearing his ACL in the first quarter of the first game of the season. There seems to be a consensus that this may be the strongest division the Patriots will have to face in order to defend their crown.
The New York Jets, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins have all spent a lot of money to give Brady and the Pats a run for their money and that should make this year very interesting. The 2013 Dolphins are proof that winning the offseason doesn’t always mean winning during football season, but other teams have shown that it can.
In this post I will analyze both additions and losses of personnel for each team and then also give my prediction for each teams season. Since there are still currently uncertainties about Brady’s availability, I will simply take things as they currently stand in that situation. Obviously things can drastically change in-season due to injuries to key players, but these are my predictions for the teams as they currently are. So here we go:
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