Around the AFC East: Posluszny craves more

August, 27, 2009
8/27/09
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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham


Buffalo Bills
Sal Maiorana of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle checks in with linebacker Paul Posluszny, who wants to make more big plays in 2009.Buffalo News reporter Mark Gaughan writes the Bills will need to come up with a couple bucks to keep cornerback Terrence McGee.Running back Fred Jackson isn't concerned with his injured hand, Gaughan writes.

Miami Dolphins
Miami Herald reporter David J. Neal takes a look at where the Dolphins stand at No. 2 receiver.South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist Ethan J. Skolnick sees second-year running back Lex Hilliard as a keeper.Palm Beach Post columnist Dave George cautions Dolfans not to get too carried away with Hilliard.Omar Kelly of the Sun-Sentinel writes the plan for Thursday night's game is to play Chad Pennington and Chad Henne mucho.

New England Patriots
The Boston Globe's Mike Reiss notes the whirlwind Derrick Burgess has faced since joining the Patriots three weeks ago.Boston Herald reporter Ian R. Rapoport foreshadows a bigger role for Laurence Maroney in the passing game this year.Some Pats fans might be underrating safety James Sanders, writes Providence Journal reporter Shalise Manza Young.Glen Farley of the Quincy Patriot Ledger wonders who will replace offensive lineman Ross Hochstein.Jennifer Toland of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette checks in on BenJarvus Green-Ellis, who's fighting for a place in a crowded backfield.

New York Jets
USA Today's Jeff Zillgitt marks the dawn of the Mark Sanchez era.New York Daily News reporter Rich Cimini looks at how Kellen Clemens lost the quarterback battle to a rookie.New York Daily News columnist Gary Myers writes the Jets made the right call, but it might not always seem that way this year.Eli Manning has some advice for Sanchez about being a rookie starter in Metropolis, the New York Post's Lenn Robins writes.

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