I think this question would be much better asked after FA AND the draft is over.
Posted by AyyyBoston

In Response to Re: A week into free agency and who's gonna challenge us in the division or afc? : understood,  it we be even better week 16 but there's no best team to someone wins the superbowl other than that it's just opinions and perception, I'm just looking for opinions on what teams have done so far today...  And I think the pats in the afc have improved the 2nd most to Denver but not sure that make them better as of today than us.
Posted by quinzpatsfan

In Response to Re: A week into free agency and who's gonna challenge us in the division or afc? : Lol, fair enough. At this moment, I do like our chances (and we r set up to have a nice draft to fill other needs). Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't Baltimore lost a couple of their starting O-Linemen? That could bite them. I think it's fair to expect a slight drop in defense from the Ravens and Steelers (I think they'll both be good though, don't get me wrong). Ravens lost J. Johnson and Reed/Lewis are going to be a year older. Same for Steelers D (and they could potentially lose Wallace). Texans lost Mario, but their D seemed to do fine without him last year. They could still use some help in the secondary and Schaub's health is a question mark (I don't think they can win it all without him). They still need another WR to play alongside Andre. SD has had a couple nice signings, but they did lose V-Jax. I'll be interested to see Meachem in an offense like SD's with a bigger role. However, they are the Chargers...never know what you'll get. I do like KC's upgrades, but they lost Carr and they don't scare me until they prove that they can do some damage. I'm not too high on Denver until I see Manning in action. Jets...not too worried atm.  Dolphins are in a hole with their QB issues and no B. Marshall. With a good draft and a couple more signings for depth, I like our chances. Draft defense (with maybe a WR and/or O-Lineman somewhere), get another RB and ESTABLISH A RUN GAME (Please :) ?). I think Lloyd will help our passing game out a lot.
Posted by AyyyBoston

On paper and the field no one can challenge the Patriots. An injured player at the wrong time can and will ( Gronk in the superbowl) and can cause problems. As long as Sanchez, Flacco, an under performing Rivers, a we don't know if he can even play Peyton, are our main competitors, we will be fine. Superbowl appearances are determined by coaches and quarterbacks. It is few and far between that average at both positions advance that far. A Rex Ryan and Matt Sanchez will never see a superbowl from the field up. They are the dictionary picture of average. We will and should expect at least 2 more appearances while TB and BB are outpr QB and cach.
Posted by nonola

In Response to Re: A week into free agency and who's gonna challenge us in the division or afc? : Lol, fair enough. At this moment, I do like our chances (and we r set up to have a nice draft to fill other needs). Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't Baltimore lost a couple of their starting O-Linemen? That could bite them. I think it's fair to expect a slight drop in defense from the Ravens and Steelers (I think they'll both be good though, don't get me wrong). Ravens lost J. Johnson and Reed/Lewis are going to be a year older. Same for Steelers D (and they could potentially lose Wallace). Texans lost Mario, but their D seemed to do fine without him last year. They could still use some help in the secondary and Schaub's health is a question mark (I don't think they can win it all without him). They still need another WR to play alongside Andre. SD has had a couple nice signings, but they did lose V-Jax. I'll be interested to see Meachem in an offense like SD's with a bigger role. However, they are the Chargers...never know what you'll get. I do like KC's upgrades, but they lost Carr and they don't scare me until they prove that they can do some damage. I'm not too high on Denver until I see Manning in action. Jets...not too worried atm.  Dolphins are in a hole with their QB issues and no B. Marshall. With a good draft and a couple more signings for depth, I like our chances. Draft defense (with maybe a WR and/or O-Lineman somewhere), get another RB and ESTABLISH A RUN GAME (Please :) ?). I think Lloyd will help our passing game out a lot.
Posted by AyyyBoston