I was just gonna post a thread about it. Yeah he doesn't really say anything negative about the Phins but I still question a lot of things in his article.
Like, how in the heck does he get away with in his own head maximizing the loss of Laveraneous Coles to the Jets, while not even MENTIONING the loss of Peerless Price to the Bills? I mean, no offense Drew Bledsoe, but I consider Chad Pennington to be the better QB. No offense to Travis Henry, but I consider Curtis Martin to be the better RB. No offense to the Bills OL, they're good definitely but even with Nutten replacing Thomas, I think the Jets OL is pretty good. Not saying the Jets should outplay or outscore the Bills, not at all their WR weaknesses are glaring compared to the Bills, but considering the surrounding cast I'm just not sure why Vic can say "There is no minimizing the damage of the New York Jets' losing free-agent receiver Laveranues Coles, offensive guard Randy Thomas and kick returner Chad Morton to the Washington Redskins"
I mean, Thomas got replaced by Nutten, and of the lose-and-replace moves this season that one was probably the closest they came to getting a player of the caliber they lost. Then Morton...well no offense, but he's just a KR. Losing Coles is HUGE, but I mean one could easily say something like "There's no minimizing the damage of the Bills losing Peerless Price, Jay Riemersma, and Keith Newman"
Reading that article, you wouldn't even frickin realize that the Bills have changed the face of their entire offense. You wouldn't even know that Peerless Price, a 1200 yard receiver, took off for greener pastures.
Honestly I might think the Dolphins and Patriots had the best offseasons in the division. Neither lost anyone they didn't make a conscious effort to upgrade (ie Tebucky Jones for Rodney Harrison, Derrick Rodgers for Junior Seau, etc) and both had solid drafts that should pay dividends in 2003, not in some distant future like McGahee. The Patriots left a gaping hole at starting RB but I guess they are confident in Antowain. The Dolphins, depending on who you talk to, left gaping holes at starting WR and QB but we're confident in Derrius, Chambers, and Fiedler.