Frenz of the Family: Must-Reads Around the AFC East, May 9 Edition

Here's the latest news from around the AFC East this week.

Buffalo Bills

Jerry Sullivan of The Buffalo News wrote a great column about the message that GM Buddy Nix has sent to the locker room. That message: It's time to take the Bills seriously, and it's time that the Bills get committed to winning. 

On that note, Bills lead writer Chris Trapasso of BuffaLowDown reflects on Sullivan's piece.

In another edition of his training camp battles series, B/R Bills featured columnist Robert Quinn talks about the battle at linebacker, another position where they drafted two players with experience in the 4-3. 

Miami Dolphins

Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post gives us a deep-dive look at the Dolphins draft class, breaking the group up into tiers based on expectations for production in their rookie season.

In a headline that made me raise my eyebrows a bit, Omar Kelly of the Sun-Sentinel tells Dolphins fans that they don't have anything left to whine about.

New England Patriots

Patriot tight end Daniel Fells spoke with the media on Tuesday, and Mary Paoletti of Comcast SportsNet writes that Fells' leadership could be great for Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.

Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston gives us a "ridiculously early 53-man roster projection" for the Patriots in his weekly mailbag and explains some of his questionable calls in a separate piece.

New York Jets

Mike DeVito took a pay cut to remain with the New York Jets, and ESPN New York's Rich Cimini points out that his value may have been diminished by the team's drafting of Quinton Coples in April.

Kristine Reese of The Green Room talks about the story that just won't go away regarding Coples and Bruce Irvin, both of whom were on the Jets board and in their sights. They were set to trade with the Steelers until the Seahawks picked Irvin.

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