The AFC East has seen some seismic changes this offseason.
The division-champion Buffalo Bills parted ways with several veterans, including trading star receiver Stefon Diggs to Houston. Miami saw turnover, including losing guard Robert Hunt in free agency and releasing several veterans. The Patriots ended two-plus decades of the Bill Belichick dynasty, starting over with first-year coach Jerod Mayo. The New York Jets went on an offseason binge, adding several big names like Tyron Smith, Mike Williams and Haason Reddick.
After Miami sputtered down the stretch last season, opening the door for Buffalo to take over the division, the AFC East feels wide open heading into the 2024 season.
Dolphins offensive tackle Terron Armstead joined NFL Network's Total Access on Monday and said the focus in Miami is all about what they can do in their own locker room, not worrying about what other clubs added or lost.
"It's all in house, it's all in house," he said. "We don't really look at all the other moving pieces within the division, or around the league, because we feel like we have enough. We're talented enough, we're skilled enough, we're tough enough, we just have to do. It's now time to show improvements, to show we can win those big games and live those big moments. So it doesn't matter who's traded, we don't look at that, we have enough to beat anybody at full strength, and that's really our mindset, it's our mentality. We have that confidence, but we just have to go out and do it."
The Dolphins stubbed their toe down the stretch, seeing a once-strong division lead evaporate, losing three of their final five games and getting bounced in the wild-card round in Kansas City. Defensive injuries and an offense that sputtered led to the
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