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mornelithe on 14 January 2016
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RolStoppable said:
mornelithe said:
Interesting site that examines player injuries, the value to the team, total man games lost etc... I'm of a mind to conclude that the AFC East was a steaming pile of shit this year, given the volume of players who missed games this year for the Patriots.

http://www.mangameslost.com/nfl-regular-season-end-games-missed-due-to-injury-january-4-2016/

The AFC East played against the AFC South and NFC East this year, so if you consider both of them awful divisions, it's pretty obvious that the records of AFC East teams were boosted by an easy schedule, making the division look a lot stronger than it actually was.

Oh I wasn't gauging by their competition, I was gauging by their on-paper roster(I guess that's where looks can be deceiving).  Jets/Dolphins/Bills were all looking good (except at QB) going into this year.  It's why many folks thought you'd see at least a bit more competition in the AFC East (though, I strongly disagree with anyone who suggested the Pats would have competition for the Division).

Seriously though, 245 total man games lost by the Pats this year...incredible that the wheels only started coming off in the last 3-4 games, really.