What every AFC team must solve to remain (or return) to fantasy football and real-life relevancy

AFC EAST

New England Patriots – Remaking the offensive personnel

New England may only have two starting-caliber players at the offensive fantasy positions under contract for the 2024 season: running back Rhamondre Stevenson and slot receiver DeMario “Pop” Douglas. I like both guys for what they are — Douglas impressed me as a man-coverage beater from the inside — but neither would qualify as a star-level player right now.

In addition to the issues in the skill-position room, both the Patriots’ starting tackles are set to hit free agency. We could be looking at an utterly barebones roster remake on that side of the ball in New England.

Quarterback remains the biggest concern but one has to wonder if the new Patriots leadership takes the long view with this roster. What kind of environment are you dropping a young quarterback into given the state of the roster? This team must build up the talent around that position if they consider taking the third quarterback off the board at the No. 3 overall pick in April.

New York Jets – Filling out the offense beyond the young stars

2023 only further cemented what we all should have known after their rookie seasons: Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall are franchise cornerstone stars. However, the fraught campaign also highlighted what a rough state the rest of the offense finds itself in right now. Obviously, Aaron Rodgers’ Week 1 injury sunk the season before it began, but if you watched last year’s Jets beyond the quarterback and saw a Super Bowl team, you’re a bigger dreamer than me. New York needs to get serious about building the offensive line first and foremost. We also can’t stock the supporting wide receiver spots with just guys who Rodgers likes. Legitimate complementary threats beyond Wilson and Hall are needed.

Miami Dolphins – Do we just run it all back in 2024?

Most of the fantasy players you know here are coming back this season as they’re all under contract. The only big contract decision the team must…

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Publish date : 2024-02-20 20:41:00

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