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That's kind of a cherry picked statistic because it includes Brady's first two years when the division structure was different and there were more wild card teams. And to be fair the AFC East probably as tough as it ever was in Brady's career those first couple years.
Brady's first two years the Dolphins, Jets and Colts all made the playoffs as wild cards. People forget he was in a division with Manning and Miami/NYJ teams that were still decent. Miami and Buffalo did almost nothing the rest of his time in New England, and he skipped town just as Buffalo was getting good. The only real contender during Brady's entire time in NE was the two good years the Jets had with Mark Sanchez.
If that guy's math is right that equates to 7 wild card teams in the final 21 years. I don't know how that compares to Alex Smith but you're not going to convince me the AFC East was better than the North or West over that time in terms of depth and competitiveness. And certainly not the NFC South he played against those last couple years.
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