Welcome to the AFCE, AJ Brown!

My take:

The positive: AJ is an incredible upgrade for Maye. He will help the QB  immensely in year 2. The Patriots did NOT have a WR capable of stretching the field, the way AJ can. Their success relied on some crazy passes by Maye, and that is not sustainable. Brown, together with Doubs, will immediately improve this O. AJ is also familiar with the HC, as the two have already worked together. This move gives the Patriots a shot at repeating as divisional champs.

The Negative: AJ Brown has been a lousy locker room guy in Philly for the last two years. He didn’t get along with either OC and QB. Something that a WR has to do, in order to be the focal point of that O, as he wanted to be. These traits scare me. Yes, he worked with Vrabel, but that was when AJ was a youngster in the league. Now his head has grown in size, and he is NOT the same person he was at TEN. The other concern for me is his age together with his health issues. Patriots will need to manage his snaps to keep him around all season. But, does he accept sitting a few plays a game?

Final Thoughts: After playing in the SB last season, the Patriots have to keep improving. Not sure anyone including HC believed they would have had the success they had in 2025-6. Clearly, to keep improving, you have to get more players, and Brown has played in SBs. Overall, hard to argue with the Patriots in making this trade, not every day you can get your hands on one of the top WRs in the league.

Jets were a huge disappointment last season, in every facet of the game. HC?GM were on fans chopping block, and many felt that Woody “Adolf ” Johnson wanted to fire Glenn after one season.

Will a good draft and free agent signings improve things?

Will Geno become the Seattle version of Geno?

Will the D finally get a an INT?

Will they get to the QB? Second worst sack totals last season

It all better happen, or heads will roll yet again setting things back years. Continuity is something that this team has not had since Weeb Ewbank, it’s time!

Patriots surprised the NFL and even their fans a year ago. First by winning the division that had been owned by the Bills. Second by making it to the SB, where eventually their weakness showed up.

Will they do it again?

Is Maye ready to make a big jump and follow Tom’s success?

Will the Russini/Vrabel tabloid bonanza affect the team?

If Maye improves, this team has all the tools to win the division again. Making it to the SB again? Not so sure, but, hey, they did it a year ago?

Dolphins world came crashing down in 2025, and heads rolled, as they should have. Tua was released as well as many others, and Waddle traded.

Will a real good draft turn things around?

How good can Malik be as a starter?

Will the team try to win, or is tanking the only task?

They have tanked before (Suck For Luck), but it didn’t help. Although the HC and GM have free rein to lose, will that keep the fans happy?

2025 season had to be considered a huge disappointment for the Bills. Many expected them to take the next step and get to a SB, instead, they lost the Division, leading to the HC’s demise.

Will they retake the Division in 2026?

Will they make it to the SB?

Was Sean McDermott really the problem?

Our picks are in, all experts will now grade them, but only time will tell, so no grades from me. But I will add some notes:

We drafted a lot of players from Texas schools

Dolphins had the most players, making sense redoing their roster

Jets grabbed the most quality since they had the highest picks

Bills and Patriots, more advanced then us,  added depth

Buffalo Bills

T.J. Parker – Edge – 6’3″263 lbs Clemson

Davison Igbinosun – CB – 6’2″189 lbs Ohio State

Jude Bowry – OT – 6’5″314 lbs Boston College

Skyler Bell – WR – 5’11″192 lbs UConn

Kaleb Elarms-Orr – LB – 6’2″234 lbs TCU

Jalon Kilgore – S – 6’1″210 lbs South Carolina

Zane Durant – DT –     6’1″290 lbs Penn State

Miami Dolphins

Kadyn Proctor – OT – 6’6″352 lbs Alabama

Chris Johnson – CB – 6’0″193 lbs San Diego State

Jacob Rodriguez – LB – 6’1″231 lbs Texas Tech

Caleb Douglas – WR – 6’3″206 lbs Texas Tech

Will Kacmarek – TE – 6’5″261 lbs Ohio State

Chris Bell – WR – 6’1″222 lbs Louisville

Trey Moore – Edge – 6’2″243 lbs Texas

Kyle Louis – LB – 6’0″220 lbs Pittsburgh

Michael Taaffe – S – 5’11″190 lbs Texas

Kevin Coleman Jr. – WR – 5’10″179 lbs Missouri

Seydou Traore – TE – 6’4″235 lbs Mississippi State

DJ Campbell – OG – 6’3″313 lbs Texas

Max Llewellyn – Edge – 6’6″258 lbs Iowa

New England Patriots

Caleb Lomu – OT – 6’6″313 lbs Utah

Gabe Jacas – Edge – 6’4″260 lbs Illinois

Eli Raridon – TE – 6’6″245 lbs Notre Dame

Karon Prunty – CB – 6′ 2″, 192 lbs Wake Forest

Dametrious Crownover – OT – 6’7″319 lbs Texas A&M

Namdi Obiazor – LB – 6’3″229 lbs TCU

Behren Morton – QB – 6’2″221 lbs Texas Tech

Jam Miller – RB – 5’10″209 lbs Alabama

Quintayvious Hutchins – Edge – 6’3″233 lbs Boston College

New York jets

David Bailey – Edge – 6’3″251 lbs Texas Tech

Kenyon Sadiq – TE – 6’3″241 lbs Oregon

Omar Cooper Jr. – WR – 6’0″199 lbs Indiana

D’Angelo Ponds – CB – 5’8″182 lbs Indiana

Darrell Jackson Jr. – DT – 6’5″315 lbs Florida State

Cade Klubnik – QB – 6’2″207 lbs Clemson

Anez Cooper – OG – 6’6″334 lbs Miami

VJ Payne – S – 6’3″206 lbs Kansas State

This week’s theme:

ARE WE PATRIOTS DEPENDENT AGAIN?