The only subject for the past 15 years in which the AFC East is grateful for having the New England Patriots in their division.
Okay, the NFC East wasn't impressive last season, so what? How long is that going to last? In a year or two it will be a different division. In a few more years the NFC east will return to being one of the most competitive. They always do.
One year is a snapshot, nothing more. Want something more profound and enduring?
How about this....
The NFC East teams combine for more Super Bowl Championships than any other division.....by far.
In fact, the NFC East is the only division in which all four teams have won at least one Super Bowl.
The NFC East has 13 SB championship. The other 3 NFC divisions combine for 14 SB's
At second place is the AFC East with 9, followed by the AFC North and West with 8 each.