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AFC East The New York Jets won ten games last season, of those ten wins, exactly one came against a team with a winning record. What does that tell me, it tells me that if the Bengals would have played the Jets schedule, our Super Bowl parade would have been awesome. However, this division is all about the Patriots, and it always will be as long as Tom Brady is fathering babies and Bill Belichick is designing his game plans with God. So without any further adieu, I give you the last place team in the East... 4. Miami Dolphins- Remember when Robert Geathers laid that nasty hit on Trent Green in the opener last season, because Trent Green doesn’t. With that being said, the Dolphins have a few players capable of catch a football, including; Ted Ginn, Az-Zahir Hakim and Chris Chambers, but the problem is going to be getting the football to them. Trent Green is washed up (trade him to some gullible schmuck if he’s your fantasy QB), and I wouldn’t let Cleo Lemon quarterback my old high school team. Jason Taylor, Zach Thomas and company had better bring 175 percent to every game or this could be a long season. Best Case Scenario-8-8 Trent Green looks like Dan Marino and the defense gives up one touchdown the entire season. Worst Case Scenario-5-11 Jason Taylor retires, Ted Ginn is a bust and new Head Coach Cam Cameron gives up on the team after he realizes their offense is as potent as the 78’ Buccaneers’.
3. New York Jets- Eric Mangini should have his picture in the dictionary next to beginner’s luck (or maybe his picture should be in the Old Farmers Almanac, because I don’t think the dictionary defines phrases so much as it defines words). A New York Jets player once called QB Chad Pennington an “eggshell,” so each season I like to play a game called “guess what body part Chad injures this season, win Jets season tickets.” However, a Pennington injury won’t be as devastating as it would have been in the past. By all accounts, second year man Kellen Clemons is having a phenomenal preseason and he may take Mr. Pennington’s job before the season is over. However, three things can kill a team’s season before it starts; quarterback controversies, motorcycle accidents and federal indictments, good luck Jets.
Best Case Scenario-9-7 I don’t know how this team is still managing to fly under the radar, they made the playoffs last season for heaven’s sake.
Worst Case Scenario-6-10 Chad Pennington goes Humpty Dumpty on the team and Mangini can’t put them together again. 2. Buffalo Bills- This pick is squarely based on J.P. Losman. I could name all nine Supreme Court Justices before I could name another Buffalo quarterback. If Losman can continue what he did to end last season (4-4 with the losses to the Colts, Chargers, Ravens and Titans by a combined 17 points) then the Bills will be a force to be reckoned with. Marshawn Lynch will be a welcome addition to the backfield and Peerless Price and Lee Evans give Losman some hope in the passing game. However, Dick Jauron gives them no hope, in six and half seasons as a coach, Jauron has exactly one winning record (13-3, 2001 Bears, lost divisional playoff), keep in mind that is only one more winning record then I have as an NFL head coach.
Best Case Scenario-10-6 Does it really matter if Buffalo is good, everyone knows they are cursed to lose any Super Bowl they ever play in.
Worst Case Scenario-7-9 I just had an amazing idea, “Scott Norwood bobblehead day.” 1. New England Patriots- Randy Moss, Reche Caldwell, Jabar Gaffney, Donte’ Stallworth, Wes Welker. Remember when Kelley Washington didn’t want to stay in Cincinnati because he thought he would never see any playing time behind Chad, T.J. and Chris Henry... Anyway, I digress, this team cannot be stopped, on top of their 29 wide receivers, they have Laurence Maroney and Kevin Faulk at running back. If Tom Brady was ugly, it would make the Patriots success easier to tolerate.
Best Case Scenario-12-4 Tom Brady is named sexiest man alive and Bill Belichick buys a new hooded sweatshirt.
Worst Case Scenario-9-7 With games at Baltimore, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, it’s possible New England will not be cakewalking to the playoffs this year. John Breech Growlzone.com News |
