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AFC East Q&A: Who is on the hottest seat in the division?

Who is on the hottest seat in the AFC East? It could be a player, coach or front-office executive. Our roundtable reporters give their picks.

Rich Cimini, ESPN New York Jets reporter: Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill. There are a lot of hot seats in this division, in which the three teams not named the Patriots have combined for only two playoff appearances in the past seven years, but the hottest belongs to Tannehill. Quite simply, it’s make or break. Tannehill, who has missed the past 19 games due to knee injuries, received a vote of confidence when the Dolphins -- amid intense, pre-draft speculation about their interest in quarterbacks -– decided to pass on a passer.