2013 AFC East Preview

2013 A F C East Preview

The AFC East Division looks like a case of New England and the Three Dwarfs.  Miami has some promise, but they have lost a major component of their offense with the injury to Dustin Keller.  The Jets appear to be doing everything they can to rid themselves of Rex Ryan and guarantee themselves Jadeveon Clowney with the first pick of the 2014 NFL Draft.  Buffalo sure wishes they had not dumped Ryan Fitzpatrick, as they appear ready to start a rookie free agent at QB in their first game.

 

Even with the loss of Rob Gronkowski to injury for at least part of the season, and with the riddance of accused murderer Aaron Hernandez, it should still be a cruise to first place for New England.  A 10-6 record would be a down year, but the Pats would probably win the East by at least three games if they go 10-6.

 

Look for the NFC South and AFC North to take advantage of the weakened division, as the better teams in both divisions should go 3-1 or even 4-0.  This will help teams like Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, New Orleans, and even Carolina in the playoff picture.

 

We have added a new wrinkle to our coverage this year.  In the past, friends of ours have asked us if we knew how to recreate the exact colors of their favorite team so that they could print those colors on their computer.  We have found this information from multiple sites in the last couple of months, and we are going to show you the RGB numbers so you can replicate those colors.  These can be used in graphics programs, but it can easily be used in MS-Word and MS-Excel.

 

Here are the official colors for the AFC East

West	Color	Red	Green	Blue
Buffalo Bills	Royal Blue	0	51	141
	Scarlet	198	12	48
Miami Dolphins	Aqua	0	98	101
	Coral	249	70	28
New England Patriots	Nautical Blue	0	34	68
	Red	198	12	48
New York Jets	Hunter Green	44	94	79
	White	255	255	255

 

 

2012 Final Standings & PiRate Ratings

AFC East	PiRate	Mean	Biased	W-L-T	Pts	Opp
New England Patriots	112.7	111.2	110.2	12-4-0	557	331
Miami Dolphins	98.8	98.9	98.9	7-9-0	288	317
New York Jets	95.0	94.0	93.3	6-10-0	281	375
Buffalo Bills	94.6	94.2	93.9	6-10-0	344	435

 

 

2013 Preseason PiRate Ratings

East	PiRate	Mean	Biased
New England Patriots	109.2	103.6	109.9
Miami Dolphins	98.5	99.1	99.3
New York Jets	96.3	93.1	96.1
Buffalo Bills	94.7	92.9	95.0

 

PiRate Previews

Team	Buffalo Bills
Head Coach	Doug Marrone
O-Coord.	Nathaniel Hackett
D-Coord.	Mike Pettine
Projected Starting Lineup
Position	Player
	Offense
Quarterback	E. J. Manuel  (Jeff Tuel ?)
Running Back	C. J. Spiller
Fullback	Frank Summers
Wide Receiver	Stevie Johnson
Wide Receiver	T. J. Graham
Tight End	Scott Chandler
Left Tackle	Cordy Glenn
Left Guard	Colin Brown
Center	Eric Wood
Right Guard	Kraig Urbik
Right Tackle	Erik Pears
	Defense
Left End	Alex Carrington
Nose Tackle	Marcell Dareus
Right End	Kyle Williams
Left OLB	Mario Williams
Left ILB	Nigel Bradham
Right ILB	Kiko Alonso
Right OLB	Manny Lawson
Left CB	Leodis McKelvin
Right CB	Stephon Gilmore
Strong Safety	Da’Norris Searcy
Free Safety	Jairus Byrd
	Special Teams
Kicker	Dustin Hopkins
Punter	Shawn Powell
K-Return	Leodis McKelvin
P-Return	Leodis McKelvin
Predictions
Record	5-11
Division	3rd

 

Team	Miami Dolphins
Head Coach	Joe Philbin
O-Coord.	Mike Sherman
D-Coord.	Kevin Coyle
Projected Starting Lineup
Position	Player
	Offense
Quarterback	Ryan Tannehill
Running Back	Lamar Miller
Fullback	Evan Rodriguez
Wide Receiver	Brian Hartline
Wide Receiver	Mike Wallace
Tight End	Charles Clay
Left Tackle	Jonathan Martin
Left Guard	Richie Incognito
Center	Mike Pouncey
Right Guard	John Jerry
Right Tackle	Tyson Clabo
	Defense
Left End	Olivier Vernon
Left Tackle	Randy Starks
Right Tackle	Paul Soliai
Right End	Cameron Wake
Sam LB	Koa Misi
Mike LB	Dannell Ellerbe
Will LB	Phillip Wheeler
Left CB	Brent Grimes
Right CB	Dimitri Patterson
Strong Safety	Reshad Jones
Free Safety	Chris Clemons
	Special Teams
Kicker	Caleb Sturgis
Punter	Brandon Fields
K-Return	Marcus Thigpen
P-Return	Marcus Thigpen
Predictions
Record	6-10
Division	2nd

 

Team	New England Patriots
Head Coach	Bill Belichick
O-Coord.	Josh McDaniels
D-Coord.	Matt Patricia
Projected Starting Lineup
Position	Player
	Offense
Quarterback	Tom Brady
Running Back	Stevan Ridley/Shane Vereen
Fullback	James Develin
Wide Receiver	Danny Amendola
Wide Receiver	Kenbrell Thompkins
Tight End	Zach Sudfeld (Rob Gronkowski ?)
Left Tackle	Nate Solder
Left Guard	Logan Mankins
Center	Ryan Wendell
Right Guard	Dan Connolly
Right Tackle	Sebastian Vollmer
	Defense
Left End	Rob Ninkovich
Left Tackle	Vince Wilfork
Right Tackle	Tommy Kelly
Right End	Chandler Jones
Sam LB	Dont’a Hightower
Mike LB	Brandon Spikes
Will LB	Jerod Mayo
Left CB	Aqib Talib
Right CB	Alfonzo Dennard
Strong Safety	Steve Gregory
Free Safety	Devin McCourty
	Special Teams
Kicker	Stephen Gostkowski
Punter	Zoltan Mesko
K-Return	Leon Washington
P-Return	Julian Edelman
Predictions
Record	12-4
Division	1st

 

Team	New York Jets
Head Coach	Rex Ryan
O-Coord.	Marty Mornhinweg
D-Coord.	Dennis Thurman
Projected Starting Lineup
Position	Player
	Offense
Quarterback	Geno Smith
Running Back	Bilal Powell/Chris Ivory
Fullback	Tommy Bohanon
Wide Receiver	Stephen Hill
Wide Receiver	Jeremy Kerley
Tight End	Jeff Cumberland
Left Tackle	D’Brickashaw Ferguson
Left Guard	Vladimir Ducasse
Center	Nick Mangold
Right Guard	Willie Colon
Right Tackle	Austin Howard
	Defense
Left End	Muhammad Wilkerson
Nose Tackle	Kenrick Ellis
Right Tackle	Sheldon Richardson
Left OLB	Garrett McIntyre
Left ILB	Demario Davis
Right ILB	David Harris
Right OLB	Calvin Pace
Left CB	Dee Milliner
Right CB	Antonion Cromartie
Strong Safety	Dawan Landry
Free Safety	Antonio Allen
	Special Teams
Kicker	Nick Folk
Punter	Robert Malone
K-Return	Clyde Gates
P-Return	Jeremy Kerley
Predictions
Record	4-12
Division	4th