Some teams had a big overhaul in certain aspects."

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This weekon the AFC East Roundup we’ll take a look at the biggest change the teams have made during the past couple of months.Buffalo Bills: OffenseThe Buffalo Bills went into the offseason with one major goal, improve the offense to give Josh Allen some help and boy did they deliver on that promise. Brandon Beane signed 13 new players on offense with a lot of them set to have a big impact this season. Center Mitch Morse—who people said was the best center on the market after spending last year with theKansas City Chiefs—will now be snapping the ball to Allen for at least the next four years. Wide receivers John Brown and Cole Beasley will be new weapons catching the ball and making impact plays. The team also added future hall of fame running back Frank Gore to pair with LeSean McCoy which could make for an electric backfield if they play up to their expectations. Miami Dolphins: QuarterbackThe Dolphins fired head coach Adam Gase after last season but their biggest change came at the quarterback position after moving on from Ryan Tannehill. The team signed veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick who was expected to be the starter until the team could not resist a trade on draft night for practically nothing to obtain Josh Rosen—who was a first round pick last year. Now the two will be in a competition all throughout camp to see who will be under center when the season starts. Miami could be in this position again next year if things do not work out due to the talented quarterbacks expected to be in the draft next year. New York Jets: ManagementWe mentioned above that Adam Gase was fired from Miami. Following that dismissal, he accepted a job within the division to be the new head coach of the Jets. Also in May, the team decided to fire general manager Mike Maccagnan, which was a curious decision timing-wise for the team after Maccagnan had control of free agency and the draft. Gase was the interim GM until the team hired Joe Douglas on Saturday. With the team’s new management it will be interesting to see how they respond with second-year quarterback Sam Darnold and new running back Le’veon Bell. Bell was one of the prize signings in free agency even though he did not play a snap last year due to contract negotiations in Pittsburgh. New England Patriots: Rob GronkowskiThe biggest change for the Super Bowl champs this year will be the absence of Rob Gronkowski, who retired at the end of the season. The team will lose a big game changer and Tom Brady won’t have one of his favorite targets. This also affects the offense, because now defenses won’t have to worry about where Gronk is on the field and Brady won’t have the multiple mismatches to exploit when Gronk would line up wide as a receiver. New England will have to find a new target at tight end to step up. That could come via Benjamin Watson but he is suspended for the first four games of the season due to a failed drug test. The result was due to a substance he took when he was briefly retired and did not think he was going to play again. The Buffalo Bills offensive line didn’t play well enough in 2018. They fired offensive line coach Juan Castillo and replaced him with up-and-comer Bobby Johnson. What does that mean for the vacant right guard spot and soon-to-be free agent guard John Miller?Read our information and then vote in the poll at the bottom of the article.All-22 Review(Read the entire analysis by Jeff Kantrowski)Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 2015, offensive guard John Miller has had a roller coaster of a career to this point. The primary starter in 2015 and 2016, Miller was replaced by Vlad Ducasse early in the 2017 season. With Ducasse sliding to the left side in 2018 Logan Thomas Jerseys 2019 , Miller reclaimed his rightful spot on the line. However, toward the end of the season, Miller lost significant snaps as the Buffalo Bills tinkered with his position. It seems clear that the Bills would like to upgrade. Let’s turn to the tape to see if we can find what’s fueling their ire.Miller unfortunately has what could be the single worst trait for a lineman, known as “inconsistency.” He’s strong enough to take on a double team and ward off the likes of Margus Hunt but he’s just as capable of letting his feet slip up and getting shoved around as a result. He’s agile and fast enough to move block and bounce around the field, but can be indecisive. Miller’s volatility means that when he turns in a bad rep, it can be really bad. As a result, it’s not unfair to consider Miller a liability.Watch all the GIFs in the full article here.John Miller Contract Projection(Read the entire article with yearly breakdowns by Matt Warren)Comparable contractsMichael SchofieldLos Angeles ChargersSigned a two-year, $5 million contract in 2018Joe LooneyDallas CowboysSigned a two-year, $2.1 million contract in 2018Billy TurnerDenver BroncosSigned a one-year Youth Zay Jones Jerseys , $2 million contract in 2018If I’m the Bills, I offer Miller Vlad Ducasse money because I’m probably only keeping one of them around. Ducasse is set to make $2 million in 2019, the final year of his contract. That number is mostly in line with the other contract listed above, which value marginal starting guards at just over $2 million per season.Two years, $4.8 million including $500,000 signing bonusIn-house replacement options(Read the entire article by John Boccacino)Veteran Vlad Ducasse was benched during the 2018 season on the left side when Buffalo inserted a rookie. He is still under contract for one year at $2 million, but after being benched, would they really turn to him on the other side of the line?Rookie Wyatt Teller, entering his second season Zay Jones Jerseys Stitched , displayed a ton of promise in eight games (seven starts), allowing only eight quarterback pressures with no sacks and five committed penalties. The fifth-round draft pick proved himself capable in pass protection, though his run-blocking has room for improvement.Jeremiah Sirles, who recently inked a one-year contract extension with Buffalo for the 2019 season, was active in 12 games (five starts) and saw time at both tackle and guard. He is a swingman who is expected to compete for a roster spot in training camp. He could start in a pinch but shouldn’t be handed the job.Lastly, there’s Ike Boettger, an undrafted rookie free agent out of Iowa who spent the entire off-season, training camp and the pre-season with the Bills. After serving as Buffalo’s back-up right guard, he was released before the regular season. Boettger eventually released by the Kansas City Chiefs and claimed on waiver by the Bills and appeared in the team’s last four games.Free agent replacement options(Read the entire article from Sean Murphy)Mark GlowinskiThe 26-year old graded out as PFF’s 17th-best guard this season Robert Foster Jersey , earning a 69.8 overall grade on the year. His improved play was a big part of the reason that the Indianapolis Colts were able to keep quarterback Andrew Luck healthy. Buffalo’s new offensive line coach, Bobby Johnson, was on the Indy staff last year as assistant offensive line coach.D.J. FlukerThe 28-year old Fluker graded poorly in PFF’s overall rankings (49.8 overall; guard No. 70); however, the outlet noted that he only allowed nine pressures in ten games this year. A huge negative is the number of penalties he committed last year—nine—which brought his career total to 43 penalties in 74 career games.Rodger SaffoldThe Los Angeles Rams will play in Super Bowl LIII in February, and it could be their veteran guard’s last game with the team. Saffold is 31 and coming off a season where PFF graded him as the seventh-best guard in the NFL, as he earned a 73.8 overall grade.Ramon FosterThe veteran has been a dominant force on the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line since 2009. He has been remarkably durable, starting 14 games or more in every season since 2011. He has continued to perform at a high level despite his advanced age (Foster just turned 33), and PFF graded his play this year at a 69.1, which was sixteenth among all guards.Andy LevitreIt won’t happen...would it? A reunion with Buffalo’s second-round draft pick from the 2009 NFL Draft would be something Womens Nick O'Leary Jersey , but at 32, he seems to be on the decline, as he has had his season end prematurely each of the last two years due to triceps muscle tears.2019 NFL Draft replacement options(Read the entire article from Andrew Griffin)Tier ICody Ford (Oklahoma) Michael Deiter (Wisconsin)Dalton Risner (Kansas State)Tier IIChris Lindstrom (Boston College) Beau Benzschawel (Wisconsin)Connor McGovern (Penn State)Michael Jordan (Ohio State)Garrett Brumfield (LSU)Tier IIIRyan Bates (Penn State)Dru Samia (Oklahoma)Ben Powers (Oklahoma)Short scouting reports on each draft-eligible player available in our feature-length article.Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY SportsNow it’s your turn, Bills fans. Vote on what you think Buffalo should do with veteran guard John Miller.