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The 2011 draft was short on sensationalism for the AFC East. Even the sexiest pick was easy to rationalize. The New England Patriots took Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, but the decision didn't seem out of whack in the third round. Clubs wen...

ESPN Insider subscribers can thumb through Scouts. Inc. founder Gary Horton's files on AFC East teams entering next week's draft. Horton uses his 20 years as a talent evaluator in college and the NFL to break down what he sees as strengths and wea...

Breakdown: The Miami Dolphins were doomed in their bid to be a contender last season because they won only a single home game. They'll have an immediate opportunity to stash those problems in the past with consecutive home dates to begin the seaso...

Breakdown: The New England Patriots must be ready to roll from the jump. Three of their first four games will be on the road. They'll open at the Miami Dolphins on Monday night, visit the Buffalo Bills in Week 3 and travel across the country to pl...

Breakdown: The Bills had the NFL's drabbest schedule last season. They had zero primetime games. They didn't have any 4 o'clock kickoffs. Every week -- home and away -- they played at 1 p.m. Sunday. This season's schedule doesn't provide much more...

ESPN's upcoming hour-long documentary, "The Brady 6," looks back on the New England Patriots' fortune of drafting Tom Brady 199th overall in 2000. Much of the analysis focuses on the successes and failures of the six quarterbacks taken ahead of Br...

Super Bowl week is upon us. Prepare to get bombarded with stats, analysis, anecdotes and obscure storylines about the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. I won't go out of my way to hammer folks over the head with Super Bowl angles all week...

Mailing in a performance in a meaningless season finale makes a more lasting impression on Power Rankings than previous results. Blowout losses will leave a bitter taste heading into the offseason, and they were distasteful to the Power Rankings c...

Perfect sense: Nobody can argue with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady starting for the AFC. He's setting efficiency records and is the frontrunner for league MVP. Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Cameron Wake was named a starter. He broke ...

ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss put together a tidy analysis on what next Monday night's rematch between the New York Jets and New England Patriots will mean. Each team is 9-2. The Jets won the first game, giving them the edge in the AFC East standing...

Check here for a full list of roster moves. Biggest surprise: The Dolphins' decision to release tight end David Martin isn't surprising on account of his ability, but because of the depth chart. Joey Haynos is out with a foot injury, leaving incum...

New York Jets New York Post columnist Steve Serby shares the moment he believes Mark Sanchez officially became the Jets' leading man. New York Daily News scribe Gary Myers leads off his Sunday notebook with an analysis the Darrelle Revis holdou...

Notable players: QB Bob Griese, QB Earl Morrall, RB Larry Csonka, RB Mercury Morris, WR Paul Warfield, C Jim Langer, G Bob Kuechenberg, G Larry Little, DE Bill Stanfill, MLB Nick Buoniconti, SS Jake Scott, FS Dick Anderson. Analysis: As it turns o...

In an analysis for ESPN Insider subscribers, Football Outsiders managing editor Bill Barnwell broke down the bingers and the penny-pinchers by position to answer a few questions. Do owners that spend more at a given spot actually see a return on th...

Matthew in New York City writes into the AFC East mailbag with a hot-button question: What's the deal with your seemingly constant disdain and skepticism for Chad Henne? I feel like anytime a report or give an analysis of him that comes out in a pos...

On Monday, with the help of Boston Globe reporter Albert Breer, we took a cursory look at how old the AFC East is skewing for 2010. Pro-Football-Reference.com writer Chase Stuart gives a more advanced examination of the chronology teams are dealin...