Ryan's NFL Preview: AFC East

Our AFC East preview, thankfully, falls on the first Saturday of college football season. This, of course, means as little attention as possible to the Patriots and the New York Interception Machine. Excellent.

New England Patriots: I don't quite understand why people are jumping off the Patriots bandwagon (and by jumping off the bandwagon, I mean not picking them to have another dominant season). I certainly don't think they'll make another run at perfection, but frankly, this is still a 12-13 win team, especially in the weak AFC east. The scary thing about the Pats is, despite their aging defense, they seem to know how to draft, and will likely patch their wholes just fine.

Buffalo Bills: Trent Edwards is still raw at quarterback, but he has Lee Evans and big rookie James Hardy to help him along. If Marshawn Lynch can keep himself healthy and out of trouble in the mean streets of Buffalo, the ground game should take some of the pressure off of Edwards as well. The defense isn't so great, however, and that's definitely going to hold the team back. Best case scenario, they are the best team in New York this year. Worst case scenario, they are the best AFC team in New York this year.

New York Jets: A geriatric quarterback who almost stayed retired isn't going to be an answer to any questions for the Jets, except "who will lead the team in turnovers?". The Jets have a passable defense that will keep some games interesting, but there is no running game and the receivers are rather pedestrian. Look for them to be heralded as the best 2-7 team ever by many in the media by week 10.

Miami Dolphins: Still bad. But after Ronnie Brown blows out his knee again, at least he can treat the pain with Ricky Williams' special "medicine"