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Half of the AFC East wants Texans EDGE Jadeveon Clowney

“This ain’t a scene, it’s a GOD D*MN ARMS RACE!”*

*for second place in the AFC East

-Fall Out Boy, 2007

If you believe the old “the ONLY way to beat Tom Brady is to get pressure rushing three and dropping eight into coverage” aphorism, and if your defensive line does not include, say, Aaron Donald or Fletcher Cox, adding Jadeveon Clowney is definitely a good place to start.

Especially if you’re coming off a 7-9 season or a 4-12 season with new coaches all around and possibly a fired GM or two and said GM spent about $1,000 million in cap space before he got told to pack his stuff by 4:45 p.