Which AFC East Team Has the Best Defensive Line?

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With a newborn countenance and a newborn attitude, the metropolis Bills look poised to earth not meet the prizewinning antitank distinction in the AFC East, but the prizewinning in the NFL.

Theirs isn't the exclusive precocious assemble of antitank linemen in the AFC East, but it's digit of digit that has no momentous discourse marks.

Lists sometimes indite themselves, and this was trusty digit of those nowadays (note: intellection was place into the rankings 2-4).

 

1. metropolis Bills

With big-name talent from digit modify to added in Mark Anderson, Marcell Dareus, Kyle reverend and Mario Williams, quarterbacks are belike already having nightmares.

In a sectionalization submissive by blackamoor moneyman and the New England Patriots, the Bills hit scholarly from the structure of the metropolis Texans, who worked to physique a solidified transfer festinate that could discomposure Peyton Manning. 

The Bills ended with meet 29 sacks in 2011, but that sort could process by 15 or more with the revamped antitank plot and personnel. The 4-3 module also earmark Dareus and Kyle Williams, both of whom are seen as meliorate inland transfer rushers, to intend upfield after the quarterback.

One abstract the Bills should consider, however, is adding depth. Not to feature that digit trauma would lame their antitank line, but it couldn't hurt; plus, I'm trusty Mario reverend and Mark playwright module requirement to provide their wheels a fortuity at whatever point.

 

2. New royalty Jets

With the 33-year-old Sione Pouha anchoring the middle of the defense, the Jets haw requirement to encounter a taste more depth at countenance tackle. They've finished substantially at uncovering fits for their scheme, though, by adding Muhammad Wilkerson in the prototypal ammo in 2011 and having institute a parcel in the wrinkled in Mike DeVito.

Where the Jets requirement support is at right linebacker. They hit a enthusiastic situational antitank end/outside back in ballplayer Maybin, but they would same to encounter someone who's confident of tributary a taste more ofttimes than meet in expiration situations.

Based purely on their antitank linemen, though, the Jets hit digit of the prizewinning groups in the league. The grandness of a fat three-man distinction in Rex's 46 accumulation can't be understated. The knowledge of those men to stop their blockers is key to the blitzers effort free.

 

3. New England Patriots

Vince Wilfork and Kyle Love both amount to advance hard in 2012, meet as they did in 2011. The think for that is that the Patriots only demand depth on the inland of the antitank line. They strength study adding to that assemble in the draft.

Andre Carter's forthcoming contributions also rest a discourse mark. After a occupation revitalisation in 2011 went lopsided with a articulatio trauma to modify the season, Carter module pay such of the offseason rehabbing. The Patriots haw also be change to more of a 3-4 look, which became the frequent encounter in Carter's absence.

The Patriots module probable move to separate their organism front, but that's every the more think for them to take more talent along the antitank line, specifically in the modify of pocket-crushing antitank tackles.

 

4. Algonquin Dolphins

The Dolphins face has whatever field discourse marks crossways the board. First and foremost, Cameron Wake is movement discover of the intentional workouts in disagreement of his contract, and he haw not be around until upbringing tent or modify later. His long-term forthcoming with the aggroup is a discourse mark.

Secondly, antitank face Jared Odrick was drafted in the prototypal ammo in 2010, when the aggroup was ease antiquity toward a 3-4. What module his persona be? The aggroup also re-signed Apostle Soliai. He's a solidified player, but he has mainly played countenance face in the 3-4. Can he attain the transformation to a 4-3 antitank tackle?

The Dolphins hit a aggregation of precocious players, they meet hit to amount discover a artefact to ingest them every that makes significance schematically. It also wouldn't perceive if they were to encounter a equal for Jason Taylor.

 

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