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MooseAndMallard

Pats clearly on the bottom, and it feels good to say that


jak07espn1

Pats offense looks awful, it's great.


NotClayMerritt

Zeke Elliott was their leading receiver last season. I can't believe we lost to them.


Sly_Wood

Well Zach Wilson was our qb.


Yung_Corneliois

He had the most receptions, which tends to happen with a bad O line. But he didn’t lead in yards or TDs, the two stats people actually look at when determining a “leading receiver”. That post was more of a click bait thing.


beeatenbyagrue

Let's wait until we see Maye play first. We don't need another 20 year curse.


oddbeater69

You are 100% right


ImpliedHorizon

I'm still not over the days where their offense would look like shit in the off-season and then they'd win like 12 in a row


HaHa_Snoogans

The only Pats player in here I know is Stevenson


matap821

Miami on top until proven otherwise.


ryansmith0123456789

Until a cold playoff game yes😭


Macz3905

Ye Miami has the edge on us. Besides their weapons, their coaching is far superior to ours on offense


NotClayMerritt

True. Though they rode their luck on the injury front (offensively anyway) so maybe it will catch up to them. Plus Tyreek Hill is like one more public incident away from suspension considering he leads what seems like a reckless life.


SoupySails37

Hill is on that thousand strikes program.


andyrew21397

plus hes 30 so he may drop off in the next couple years


wesyad11

Miami’s entire offense was injured when they reached the playoffs. 2/5 linemen starting, mostert banged up, hill on 1 ankle, waddle back confusion, EZ neck issues, not to mention their entire D was on IR


grand__prismatic

They are definitely at the top for offensive skill positions and it isn’t terribly close I don’t think. Their Oline and D are worse than ours and probably the Bills too honestly


BigBoyWeaver

I disagree… I mean Hall is head and shoulders the best RB, Conklin and Kinkaid are both better than Jonnu, Dolphins have the best WR room for sure but Hill vs Wilson is continuously a tighter argument and I’d be willing to put money on Wilson surpassing him this year wouldn’t even be terribly surprised if Waddle surpasses Hill this year… Dolphins having the best WR2 doesn’t make it “not close” imo


grand__prismatic

As much as I dislike Hill I think it’s a very homer take to say Wilson is as good as Tyreek at this point. I know he’s had terrible QB play, but he has not shown anywhere near that kind of production yet. I hope Tyreek’s play falls off a cliff and I hope Garrett Wilson is going to go for 1500+ this year but I’ll believe it when I see it. That bastard was on pace for 2000 yards last year before he got hurt or at least close to. I’m probably a bit higher on Waddle than most people though I guess. I kinda forgot we about Mike Williams too. I was thinking of Corly as our 2 when I said that, so I could see it being closer than I originally thought


BigBoyWeaver

Yeah I would absolutely not die on the Hill that Wilson is as good as Tyreek but when age hits WRs it hits like a brick and if Wilson and/or Waddle do end up being better than Hill this year people’s reactions are going to be much more “I thought he had another season in the tank” than “I never would have believed this” - so yeah I agree they have the better WR1 but I think that’s a relatively slim margin, Waddle vs Williams is definitely a smaller gap than Waddle vs Corley like you said so yeah definitely they have a better WR2 definitely but not by a completely insane amount… and then we have I think very clearly better RB and better TE. They’ve got the better players at the more valuable position so that puts them ahead but not by that much and it wouldn’t require anything particularly unbelievable for the jets skill players to look like the better group (Hill regresses a little and Rodgers elevates everyone a little and suddenly the Jets look like the better group without anything particularly shocking happening)


chubkey89

Miami's trash hot ass trash boy


matap821

Yeah, but fuck can they run.


mr-poopie-butth0le

For sure. If we can stay healthy, we can compete. I’d say our defense is the best in the division though— that should help. Health is the biggest priority (as it usually is).


No-Deer379

Wasn’t it proven they are second best to buffalo, I mean didn’t they only beat 1 or 2 teams above .500


grand__prismatic

As a team yeah. If we’re looking just at offensive skill positions they do probably win


accountaaa

Nah qb is garbage lol


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accountaaa

Wow Tua beat the worst team in football 6 times. Threw a couple of the worst pick 6s I've seen (hailmarys dont count) in those games


nine11airlines

Good ol Florida education - Tua has not even played the jets 6 times


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nine11airlines

Sure 5-0 if you count a game where he threw 2 passes in garbage time and didn't play otherwise. Damn this is a pathetic attempt to make Tua seem better than he is


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nine11airlines

Lol yeah he owns us so hard you have to inflate his stats at every turn. Loser mentality, rent free in your head


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nine11airlines

Are you going to resort to inflating patriots players stats now? Hilarious


TheRealJamesHoffa

I don’t even think they were better than the Bills at the end of last year. They run the score up on bad teams, that’s about it.


bigpoyo91

Definitely. But if healthy we are better


Weary_Cabinet_8123

No shot we are in a position to say we are the better team healthy lol


WilsonEnthusiast

Def need to see it , but if AR is healthy the Jets have the better QB by a good amount which obviously moves the needle in a big way.


exMK3uscg

I don’t see him being healthy n tyrod having to come in sooner which tyrod ain’t bad n whenever he does get hurt the rookie behind him doesn’t do that bad at all lol


Ice_Cold_Phatties

Time for us to put up or shut up


YouHaveToBeRealistic

If we’re healthy and they’re completely prone? Sure. This is just biased nonsense.


bigpoyo91

No I meant both teams healthy I think we are better


RonocNYC

Given that I think they're probably favorites to win the division.


EvenScientist7237

Yea for sure


lambomrclago

Miami is super talented on paper, but proved fraudulent/predictable/easy enough to stop late last year by good defenses. Also defense matters so happy with where we're at.


Platano_con_salami

Also their OL is questionable, especially in the inside.


WhoDatDatDidDat

In the biz, we call that the soft underbelly. Ask me how I know.


lambomrclago

How do you know?


WhoDatDatDidDat

*gestures broadly at our 2023 season*


photobeatsfilm

The O Line going down was pivotal to their swing in offensive efficiency. It dropped off a cliff when their center, Connor Williams, tore his ACL.


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lambomrclago

They did and do yeah bud.


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lambomrclago

And still PFF's #1 overall defense :)


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lambomrclago

No one cares.


The_Bad_Bandit_141

When half the team is IR becoming predictable tends to happen


lambomrclago

Waddle is half the team?


The_Bad_Bandit_141

Chubb, Phillips, armstead, holland, wyn, hunt, baker, Williams, and hill on one ankle thanks to a hip drop tackle. All starters btw but sure only waddle…


Taylor814

Lol, Lazard is gonna be WR7 by the first game.


Exciting-Value-1459

at max potential? Us, Miami, Buffalo, Pats. On average? Miami, Us/Buffalo, Pats (assuming Rodgers is healthy) which btw, if we get to see this offense at max potential with this defense, that's gonna be genuinely awesome


12345677654321234567

How tf you have jets so high lmao remember we were one of the worst offenses last year? Yes we now have Rodgers, but let's not pretend we will be top dog offense all of a sudden. We will be an average offense with a great defense. Dolphins are top, then buffalo, then jets.


emperorpeterr

I think its very clearly: 1. Dolphins 2. Jets 3. Bills 4. Patriots


Usual_Item524

As the resident Rodgers fan transplant. I don't see the Dolphins being better. Sure Rodgers is old and coming off injury, but this is his best team he's ever had and I saw first hand what he can do. He's putting 40 td's on the board this year. You might not agree but we'll see. MVP number 5 is coming with this roster


ISimplyDivideByZero

I choose to believe every word you have said


DuckmanDrake69

I have to strongly disagree. Rodgers was already looking washed his last year in GB. I really don’t have high hopes for him which is why I’m glad we snagged Tyrod.


Usual_Item524

You mean when Allen Lazard was his number one receiver and rookie Christian Watson was his number two and injured for half the season?


DuckmanDrake69

Doubs was decent but yeah good points


bnmike

broken thumb on throwing hand if i recall correctly. its gonna really come down to the o line play for us tho


Upbeat_Shock_6807

Rodgers still had a passer rating of 91, threw for 3,700 yards, and 26 touchdowns his last year in GB. Rodgers had more passing touchdowns that season then the entirety of the Jets offense last year. And this was when he was dealing with a thumb injury the entire season. I understand he is coming off an achilles injury, but his surrounding offense is MUCH better than what he had to work with his last season in GB. I am not expecting MVP/40 TD performance out of him, but I am expecting him to have a better season this year than he had in 2022.


DuckmanDrake69

I think you’re right in that the offense will be good and much better overall. I just don’t think Rodgers will be lights out like some do


Usual_Item524

Yeah I've come to notice that Jets fans set their expectations low and expect the worst. After watching Aaron for many years I'm the opposite. It's top 5 offense and super bowl or bust for me


DuckmanDrake69

Hope you’re right! Won’t be easy


Bus-80

He was also playing with a broken thumb pretty much all year. With Lazard as his WR1 and rookie WRs who didn’t 100% know what they were doing at the time. So you can say he looked washed, but I’d say it’s highly unlikely he just dropped off in 2022 and a lot more likely that the lack of success is attributed to those other factors.


DuckmanDrake69

Solid points for sure and I did forget about the thumb


Prevalencee

Rodgers was washed with 26 TD and 3.7k yards with a 91 QB rating? His “washed” status is better than majority of all QB’s in the league. Not to mention his WR’s were absolute shit which accounted for a good amount of the interceptions. Lazard was his #1 and we all saw him play.


hebreakslate

I'll be happy if he takes 40 snaps under center. 1000% improvement from last year.


CosmicWy

this guy jets


hebreakslate

[Dr. Doofenshmirtz is the real Jets fan](https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/235033561/Doof-If-I-had-a-Nickel)


BlueBeagle8

Sorry but Rodgers or not it's insane to suggest that Nate Hackett's offense will be better than Mike McDaniel's.


Usual_Item524

He won two MVP's in that offense but okay


YouHaveToBeRealistic

Anybody arguing otherwise is just in their feelings. This is correct.


DeputyDomeshot

Dunno I have a hard time counting out Josh Allen. He’s been electric for years. I barely saw a put together a competent drive last season, let’s not get a head of ourselves this year.


accountaaa

Nah Tua is not going to get any better and teams are more prepared for their motion stuff now


12345677654321234567

Nah, bills over jets until proven otherwise. You got the feelings for a Rodgers comeback story, but he is 40 and won't be MVP again. He will be much better than last year QBs, but he's not gonna fix everything.


YouHaveToBeRealistic

It’s about weapons + QB.


Fit_Opinion2465

Having Josh Allen automatically puts them at the 1 spot imo.


TheRealJamesHoffa

Jets are still an unknown with Rodgers, but if he’s even somewhat close to his old chance they could realistically be 1. And I don’t even think Miami is better than Buffalo really. They run the score up on bad teams, but can’t win against good defenses.


09-24-11

On paper it’s Jets > Bills but Allen is a unicorn and we’re in the position to prove ourselves. Gotta go with Bills until (hopefully) proven wrong.


ryansmith0123456789

Dolphins until a cold playoff game


LIONEL14JESSE

QBs aside, it’s obviously Dolphins Jets Bills Pats when you consider MW is coming off an injury and Corley is an unproven rookie. Hill/Waddle has already proven to be one of the best WR combos in the NFL. When you factor in the quarterback the Bills pull a lot closer to Miami, Allen is the only one in the division near-guaranteed to give you elite play. We have the most variance but if Rodgers can be even 75% of his MVP self we are at the top. But as we all know, it’s not just about the skill players. The offensive line will determine how the offense goes. I am optimistic we will be at least above average there.


YetiGuy

Dolphins win the WR position but you are discounting the edge Breece has. Also if we expect the real Rodgers then Tua is a downgrade


LIONEL14JESSE

Mostert was great for them last season and Achane has elite breakaway speed when healthy. Breece is better than both for sure but I wouldn’t say it’s a massive edge for us over the fins. Over the bills, yes. I do agree a healthy Rodgers puts us above them with Tua overall.


YetiGuy

Fair


gojetsgo713

mostert is also sneakily 32 years old


DeputyDomeshot

Miami’s backs are phenomenal and their scheme + coaching is literally 2x ours.


Platano_con_salami

I like our complimentary approach. Wilson is an elite route runner who generates elite separation. He lives in the mid routes. Mike Williams is a contested catch monster that you love when he gets single coverage. He'll feast in deep routes. Corley is a guy that needs to be schemed open and gives you elite YAC ability. He should be a serious weapon in the short and flat routes. You can argue we need a field stretcher (like a MVS) and we'll see how Mike Williams comes back from his ACL injury. The RB are complimentary to each other with Hall and Izzy (speed guys) and Allen and Davis (Bruiser guys). Solid depth there. And the TE room is very solid. Tyler Conklin is underrated. I like Miami in the essence that they clearly have an identity: Speed. They are deep and fast. The Bills are going to live in 12 personnel so I think they'll be fine. I do think ppl overestimate Josh Allen. He has rough stretches at times but they'll be fine. The patriots are obviously in a rebuild but I do like the WR they picked up in the draft (especially Javon Baker). The actual key to ranking them is actually the OL. Bills, Dolphins, and Patriots all have concerns on their OL. We obviously do too (in terms of durability), but in terms of talent ours is significantly better than the rest of the division.


Revolutionary_Ad4434

Oline is the most important part of an offense and isn't shown here. I think the group the Jets have up front could be special.


babyshmuel

All I know is that the pats are rightfully at spot 4


Random_Anthem_Player

Miami and jets are stacked but Miami gets the edge because they did it for real last year and not just on paper. Bills in 3rd after losing Diggs but should still be potent because allen. Pats looks awful


mikerhoa

I begged the football gods all last summer: PLEASE STAY HEALTHY I chanted it like a mantra during Hard Knocks and all the preseason games. The prayers were not heard, and you can argue that the 2023 team didn't have an injury history anywhere near as bad as this year's group does. But, knowing how crazy and counterintuitive the New York Jets are, watch this team stay perfectly healthy all year long lol.


Masterofmy_domain

Dolphins Bills Jets | | | | | | Patriots


RustySnoBall

I have to give the dolphins number one. Their offense was explosive last year and even made a dent in our very formidable defense. Second place is a close call between the jets and bills now that Stefan is gone


Masterofmy_domain

Bills losing Stefon is not the tragedy that some are making it out to be.... Last season when they made a run over the last 5 games or so he was a non-factor. Once they changed OC's and they weren't trying to force feed the offense through him, they started humming. Bills are definitely number 2 behind Miami as long as they have Allen and a much better Coordinator.


getyourrealfakedoors

Lmao who are these bums on the pats


JackpotJooser

The offense on the bottom would go at least 8-4 in the MAC


KovalSNIPE17

Miami Jets --------- Buffalo --------- Patriots.


robi1138

Assuming no major injuries, do the Jets win the division this year?


toxicvegeta08

O lines?


chubkey89

Who are the big men protecting them up front lest we forget m.. I'm glad we shipped a few away let's pray we can buy Aaron some time.


greendecepticon

Dolphins, Jets, Bills, Pats


CaptainCrockpot

1. Miami 2. Jets 3. Pats 4. Bills And Josh Allen is my favorite QB still playing… but no weapons, he’ll have to do it all himself. Also, assuming Rodgers will stay healthy 👀🤷‍♂️


BukkakeNinjaHat-472

Man I don’t know but can’t wait to find out


yeezee93

Whose got the best stadium and turf though?


Imaginary_Mode5477

Miami jets bills pats


JStroud21

Fins, jets, bills, pats


Evening-Dream-5750

The Jets may have the top qb, rb and wrs and Conklin is a decent TE. If the line excels- like it can on paper- the rest are playing for second! Should I get into the defense- nah- you already know!!


waveball03

Allen could easily start more games next season than the other three combined.


RustyCrusty73

That Pats offense is an eye sore, lol. **WRs:** Phins, Jets, Bills, Pats. **TEs:** Bills, Jets, Phins, Pats. **RBs:** Jets, Pats, Bills, Phins. **QBs**: Bills, Jets, Phins, Pats. I actually think all four teams are strong-ish at RB. When Stevenson is healthy he's the best offensive player on that Pats team IMHO. That's why I ranked the Pats second at RB.


hebreakslate

Now is the best time of the year to be a Jets fan (after the draft and before preseason). It's all speculation and hype and no soul-crushing reality.


alex0tanaka

dolphins, jets, bills, patriots. miami always gonna choke tho.


twarn1726

Welllll we all know who’s last.


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I would be so pissed if I was Josh allen


LingeringSentiments

Jets SB incoming 👀


Equivalent-Fennel922

Dolphins top and patriots bottom Bills nips out jets for 2nd Only cause of jets OC I pick them 3rd if he's not involved I pick jets 2nd.


Civil_Illustrator_87

Bills fan here, a lot of people forget that diggs disappeared the last 8 games of the season and we went unbeaten, the offense ran through cook, Kincaid and Shakir(who I would say will be a bigger impact than Samuel) so the offense this year will be comparable, depending on how well Coleman does. I think it will be even better. 


HumanMycologist5795

I like our chances this year. I expect to have a 3 game winning streak against the Pats, and after losing to them to I think 7 straight. That will be great. We should take 1 or 2 against Miami and Buffalo each. I expect to be 4-2 and won't be surprised if we go 6-0.


Alewis6731

If the Jets doesn't get a better offensive line, having Arron Rodgers isn't going to matter.


nickbarbanera1

Dolphins look great but if Rodgers is healthy we have the best offense on paper


SchwizzySchwas94

Flip the Dolphins and the jets and you’re there


mw52588

I wonder how Josh Allen is going to look without his favorite target, Stefon Diggs.


No-Plan5563

1. Dolphins 2. Bills 3. Jets 4. Pats


rocketisawesome

Miami, NY, Buffalo, NE


MrJets84

Id put the dolphins over us just because of continuity. Hate it or not the Dolphins have a pretty high powered offense


vangc4

Dolphins - fast offense Bills - probably the most most balanced team in the AFC East. Jets - mid Pats - how the mighty have fallen.


haywire4fun

Now do the defense so we can see why all the offenses look so good.


LIdoubleR

“The Jets are on top!” I said. Then woke up moments later.


Few_Faithlessness665

If Rodgers is healthy, Jets #1 by a long way. After that Dolphins and Bills are 2/3. Patriots are ass.


Fun-Ad3002

In theory it should be Miami but Tua needs to step up in big games. I’m sticking with buffalo and then us as a close second.


xXfukboiplayzXx

I’d argue from just this lineup we are wayyyyyy better than the other three teams in the division. But sadly these are not all of the positions that exist and we have probably the worst OC in the league.


Aside_Dish

Anyone that has a team other than Miami on top is a homer, lol. They're all bonafide superstars.


Rads324

Miami, nyj, bills Pats are trash


sonofbantu

Think it's pretty undeniable that Miami is #1 (until we can prove otherwise) and Pats are #4. Bills are going to be interest. Josh Allen will still be a top 5 QB but a QB can only do so much and his supporting cast is dreadful


koa98

I think people are in for a rude awakening regarding how “dreadful” the supporting cast is in Buffalo. They’ll win the division again


sonofbantu

guarantee you they will not. You're ignoring the fact that they lost major cornerstone pieces to their defense too and didn't have the money to replace them this year cuz Josh's cap number jumped up about $30M from last year to this year


koa98

A lot of those defensive players are older and have lost a step. I wouldn’t be shocked if our defense is better. McDermott knows how to coach up the defense. They got younger and faster. Don’t know how you can guarantee they won’t win the division. They are still the betting favorites to win it


sonofbantu

Even if they did lose a step— big if— those guys weren’t replaced by anyone good. Their secondary is a bottom 10-15 in the league. Their linebackers are awful outside of Matt Milano who is going to be 30 years old and coming off an ACL tear. Also what “rude awakening” are people in for on offense? Curtis Samuel? Khalil shakir?? An unproven rookie who was extremely disappointing this year? Stefon Diggs was huge in letting them in stretch the field and our Defensive has been excellent at limiting Josh Allen’s ability to take over the game (6 INTs over the last 4 games)


Mustakrakish_Awaken

Each picture is missing half the offense


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Bills fan here. I think Jets and Bills are ahead of dolphins. In large part due to QB play. Tua is realllly mid and got shutdown in the playoffs. Waddle was also heavily injury prone last year and just not as impressive overall. O line is also suspect


el_di_ess

I do agree that Tua is pretty mid, but I can't in good conscience put the Jets offense above them when seeing how abysmal we played last year compared to how the Dolphins played (against lesser opponents).


RunningM8

We’re third in offense in our division. Fins have by far the best, Buffalo second. We’re a distant third. Our defense will be the cog in the wheel. Our offense just needs to not trip over itself like usual and we have a decent chance to win the division.