The success of the New England Patriots, winners of the past 10 AFC East titles, has largely rendered the rest of the division a wasteland.
Only two other teams -- the Miami Dolphins in 2016 and Buffalo Bills in 2017 -- have qualified for the playoffs in the past eight seasons.
While the Dolphins clung to quarterback Ryan Tannehill before plunging into a rebuild this offseason, the Bills and New York Jets have been traveling along similar paths for the past year in an attempt to construct a more solid foundation.