LeGarrette Blount is currently slated to be the Patriots' kick returner, at least until they resign Leon Washington after week 1. Needless to say, that's not good. The Patriots also have 14 rookies on their roster. That, also, is not good.
Colts? What have they done to improve? Nothing..oline is still questionable and the defense will get worse.
Oh you listened to squicken. Well that explains it all
The Colts' defense has definitely not gotten worse. It was about as atrocious as could be last season, with the occasional turnover in their favor that masked how ineffective they were. LaRon Landry, Josh Chapman, and Bjoern Werner will all be upgrades. Their offensive line has improved, although not considerably. Donald Thomas and Gosder Cherilus are both upgrades as well, although whether they are worth what they are being paid is another question. And, at the end of the day, Andrew Luck is way, way, way, way better than Matt Schaub. I could see it going either way, and actually think the Texans will win the division at this point, but I'm certainly not writing the Colts out.