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October 11, 2013

Bills:

The Bills have shown their bright spots on the field, but could management be the ones who made the dire mistake?

http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/15175

Fins:

Here’s a nice piece on the Fins’ WRs and TEs. Isn’t Charles Clay quite the surprise? Imagine this team with a viable running game…

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-dolphins-1011-20131010,0,1607298.story?track=rss

Pats:

There’s serious concern about the integrity of Gronk’s surgically repaired arm. Dr. Andrews was brought in to clear up those concerns. It just sounds better if we say there’s SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF GRONK’S ARM.

http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/report-gronk-delayed-concern-over-arm

Jets:

The Jets front seven is All-World, which at times makes us forget they even have a secondary anymore. So, I guess this isn’t even really news:

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/jets-cromartie-hurt-knee-practice-report-article-1.1482504

Notes to note:

The NY Giants. Anyone think Coughlin would bench Eli for a while? He’s not a bad QB, but he’s clearly in a funk. At 0-6, why not try something else?

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