Comments on: 2010 AFC East Predictions

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:45:09 +0000

I am wondering why defense is not mentioned in any of these predictions besides Revis??
You also left out the fact that Maroney is in the Belichick’s dog house from what I have heard. Unless I missed something in the last few day I thought it was looking like the Pats will be starting 2 rookie cornerbacks, with all those talented recievers you mentioned (and the ones you didn’t)how can that not be a factor?
Then the Dolphins defense, they lost 2 guys in the offseason that made up for almost 1/2 of the teams sacks, it would be ridiculous to think that won’t have some effect on their pass rush.
The Jets unlike the Dolphins and Pats have a defense. They look promising but all of the possible success rests on a second year qb who threw 20 int last year (2nd most in the league)? You can have all the talent in the world at every position but without a consistant QB it will be hard to be successful.
The Bills have way more questions then answers going into the season most of which revolve around the QB. Like the jets like lack consistancy from that position. If they get performances from Trent Edwards like before the Arizona hit 2 years ago things could come together for them. They have a great secondary who was 2nd in the nfl last season in int. The biggest problems the Bills have had in recent years besides what I already mentioned has been staying healthy and run defense. Both of which I think were addressed this offseason. The 3-4 should allow the linebackers to play a bigger part in run defense and the Bills endured a totally different kind of conditioning under Coach Gailey.
Bottom line I am not saying that I totally disagree with you at all but you have failed to mention some of the major points when discussing the AFC EAST.

By: Dave in Tucson

Dave in Tucson — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:46:23 +0000

My thoughts on the first 3 preseason games:

– I really hope the defense has been holding back. Delhomme was 6/7 for 66yds on a TD drive, Hasselbeck was 11/15for 127yds, 1TD, and Manning was 15/26 for 214yds, 2td, 1int (things did fall apart for him at the end). If that’s the way the pass D is going to be this year… the Packers are likely going to need to put up 35+ points every game to have a chance to win.

– The offense looked a little slow at times, but I’m willing to chalk that up to the preseason. I think they’ll be fine.

– I haven’t seen any games, so I can’t say much about special teams. I was glad to see Mason Crosby made all his FG tries, including a long of 51 yards. That will be a huge improvement right there if he’s more reliable in the field goal game this year.

By: DaveK

DaveK — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:36:32 +0000

This is trade week in the NFL. The injury bug has hit some teams harder then others and other teams know they are going to have to cut some good players and want to get something in return. Six round picks will be flying around the league!

I think Colledge was excellent again last night. My guess is that he is off the trading block and will be the starting LG for the Packers this season. My hunch is the Packers would love to keep Spitz also. How nice is it to have a starter quality player able to step in and play all three interior line spots and then you have Bulaga waiting to play LG or LT. What a change from last year in terms of quality and depth. This offense could be fantastic if the line stays healthy and performs well.

We might get a 6th rounder for Evan D-Smith. If a team is desperate for a interior lineman we might get real value (OLB!!) for Spitz. (think Dallas) Donald Lee might also garner a 5th or 6th round pick if a team doesn’t want to risk losing him on the waiver wire.

By: Dave in Tucson

Dave in Tucson — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:35:13 +0000

Check out this vid of him running a ko back for a td against the Badgers. Dude has got some jets!

By: Trav

Trav — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:15:27 +0000

Special teams is definitely shaky. I discount the return in the 4th Q as the game was in garbage time. The muffed return by Indy was a gift and not having anything to do with our coverage from what I could see. jury is still out with this part of the team.

D started out very weak, then made a stronger statement with some takeaways. Tramon did not do himself any favors last night with his coverage. We need to get our core defense together for at least a series or two before we open the season. Granted, it is pretty much the same group from last year, but it would be nice to see them all on the field once.

Took my soon to be 8 year old son last night for his first ever trip to Lambeau. Loved every second of it and was so happy he had is #80 jersey on when Driver scored. Another fan in the making. So much more interested after having been there than just watching it on TV.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:44:12 +0000

First string D looked shaky in the beginning, and that has been a hallmark of MM Packer teams…not prepared to play on Play #1. After that, they looked ok, but we will not be able to afford big holes every game this season.

Hopefully we can get all of our starters to play next week so they have a chance to play together before week 1.

The O looks awesome. ARodg is in mid-season form and JFin is going to be near unstoppable this season.

Flags have been very low so far, which is great, but special teams have been a little off and on so far. Seen too many long returns to be comfortable again.

By: cindy Van Vreede

cindy Van Vreede — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:48:23 +0000

Any comments about the game last night?

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:22:19 +0000

Totally agree Mark. He made a fantastic play last night at CB (yes, even though it was against Curtis Painter), and while he had trouble fielding the ball against Cleveland in the punting game – he could be great on kickoffs or as a potential end around type guy on offense. Given his speed and experience at WR, you could use him in a number of positions to throw defenses off. Even as a decoy, it could be great.

All that to be said….A Rodg looks fantastic so far. He seems to be in a zone where nothing will phase him. He hasnt come close to a INT yet, and it seems as though when there is nothing there, hes throwing it to places where only a WR can get to. Worst case, just an incompletion. Also, hes been unloading the ball quickly and scrambling early to get out of jail. Just awesome to watch.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:43:10 +0000

it seems this site is slow right now on current events- but i gotta say that we need to exploit Sam Shields- hes the fastest guy on the team and used to be a receiver at the “U” so he could be the “X ” factor like Desmond was back at the last Super Bowl (4 us )

By: RayMidge

RayMidge — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:51:18 +0000

I love the Dolphins this year. I always trust that a Parcells-run organization will be prepared and will find players that others have overlooked, Henne is a potential breakout QB and they seem to be flying under the radar.

I agree with everyone about the Jets. The defense is for real, but Sanchez doesn’t seem to be ready to lead a top flight team.

NE is a mystery to me, wouldn’t be surprised if they go 13-3 or 7-9.

Poor, poor Buffalo . . .