• Projecting the Patriots Passing Success

    Passing Success for Patriots is on Brady’s side   For the last few months one of the biggest arguments for a Patriot down year has been the turnover at WR and TE.  On the surface, I can see why it would appear that way and the homer in me screams “look at...

  • Donkey Punches..Weekly Picks

    Each week I plan on doing a weekly Picks Post. I will select each AFCE game, a best bet, and an upset special.  Without further ado….   Jets hosting Tampa,  Tampa is a 3 1/2 point Fave. Tampa is the Pick.   With Sanchez as the 247th ranked QB, and Geno is...

  • What does the Concussion Settlement mean to You?

      “NFL, ex-players agree to $765M settlement in concussions suit PHILADELPHIA — The NFL has reached a tentative $765 million settlement over concussion-related brain injuries among its 18,000 retired players, agreeing to compensate victims, pay for medical exams and underwrite research. A federal judge announced the agreement Thursday after months of court-ordered...

  • The State of the (AFC East) Nation, Part 1

    State of the AFCE Nation   It’s that time again. That time in late August of every year, when we know all that we can know from four preseason game. That time when professional journalists, sports analysts, and beat writers put pen to paper and pass on what they have learned from...

  • ARENA FOOTBALL – THE WIDESCREEN VERSION

      Gentlemen, we can rebuild this team. We have access to young players. We have the capability...

  • Tim Tebow throws 2 TD passes, but will he survive cuts?

    If that was Tim Tebow’s last play for the New England Patriots, it was one of his best. Trying to the very end to secure his roster spot, Tebow threw his second touchdown pass with six seconds left and the New England Patriots beat the New York Giants 28-20 on Thursday night...

  • Rex Ryan: The Footsteps of Failure

    On January 16th 2011, Rex Ryan may have hit the pinnacle of his Jets Head Coaching Career. Having beaten his rival Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, Rex proclaimed: “Same Old Jets going to the AFC Championship Game two years in a row”. At...

  • Marrone says he won’t judge players on past

    Doug Marrone prefers to look at the present, not the past, when judging his players. That’s a...

  • Call of the Saddened Loon

      CALL OF THE SADDENED LOON I am sooooo sorry but right here in the middle of the afcenews first monthly donation week (August 24 – 31) I’m forced to print a correction/retraction. In my earlier post on fundraising for the site     http://www.afcenews.com/call-of-the-loon    I spoke of my desire to have an audio...

  • Player Profile – Brandon Gibson – Miami Dolphins

    Brandon Gibson enters his fifth NFL year with the Miami Dolphins.   Gibson spent his last almost 4...