Frenz of the Family: Must-Reads Around the AFC East, July 20 Edition

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims of the Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting. Here are some links to hopefully help get your mind off of things and get your Friday started.

New England Patriots

Pete Prisco of CBSSports predicts the Patriots will go 16-0, with colleague Josh Katzowitz sharing thoughts on their offseason moves.

Bleacher Report Patriots featured columnist Oliver Thomas gives a comprehensive training camp preview.

Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston reports that five rookies failed their physicals.

New York Jets

According to Rich Cimini of ESPN New York, Jets players believe running back Joe McKnight has breakout potential this year.

Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger has a question-and-answer segment with wide receiver Jeremy Kerley.

Chris Gross of TurnOnTheJets.com plays fact or fiction on topics pertaining to Mark Sanchez and Santonio Holmes.

Buffalo Bills

Former Bills running back Thurman Thomas told Scott Kindberg of the Jamestown Post-Journal that he sees 10 or 11 wins for the Bills (hat tip Tim Graham for the find).

Chris Brown of BuffaloBills.com wonders whether wide receiver Stevie Johnson will earn most of his keep through the air or in YAC next year.

B/R Bills featured columnist Robert Quinn previews the cornerback position.

Miami Dolphins

Alain Poupart of Dolphin Digest says that all it took for running back Steve Slaton to stay in Miami was one conversation with new offensive coordinator Mike Sherman.

John Congemi of MiamiDolphins.com sits down with running back Lamar Miller and talks about staying at home to play professional football.

Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post writes about the storylines headed into HBO's Hard Knocks.

Around the League

Tim Graham of The Buffalo News ranks Mario Williams at No. 6 on his list of the top 25 players in the AFC East.

This one dates back a while (forgive me, I was on vacation), but Kerry Byrne of Cold Hard Football Facts speaks the truth about one of the most important stats in the pass-happy NFL: yards per attempt.

Erik Frenz is the AFC East lead blogger for Bleacher Report. Be sure to follow Erik on Twitter and "like" the AFC East blog on Facebook to keep up with all the updates.