LogFAQs > #937558952

NFC East

1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Washington Redskins
3. New York Giants
4. Las Vegas Pumpkins

It's the Cowboys.

I have been high on the Redskins for the past few seasons now. They've been on the cusp of something great but haven't put it quite together. Maybe the losses to retirement, RFA, and UFA could be too much to overcome, and that depth will be tested as this is a franchise that routinely finds itself among the most injured in the league. However, they have stars or stars in the making at just about every position. It should pay off at some point. The schedule as a whole won't do them any favors, but since they finished last in the division with an 8-8 record, they get the Lions and Panthers as their unique games. That could be enough to put them over some division rivals and to a wild card spot.

The Giants were statistically a playoff team last season. I would argue they were the third-best team in the conference after the Cowboys and Vikings. Even with the significant loss of LT Junius Coston and trading away WR Martin Nance, I still think they can be a double digit win team if things go right. They are a complete football team after all. Unfortunately, like everyone in the NFC East and AFC West, the schedules are brutal and could ultimately cost them a playoff spot. With their talent and recent history of team production based on it, they should be in the playoff conversation throughout the entire season.

I'm glad the Pumpkins were able to end their playoff drought as I am expecting them to fall back to something around .500 this season. I won't keep referencing the schedule, so I will focus on regression in the run game both on offense and defense. While incumbent HB Cornell Brockington is one of the best pass-catching HBs in the league, he is an average runner at best, so it might actually be a good thing he is out for at least the first two weeks as they test out potential franchise HB in Tevin Coleman. While the LB corps and secondary are ascending, the DL is fluttering around and have been the prime suspect for a below average run defense these past two or three seasons. It is unlikely that second year player DT David Parry will solve their problems, but if he does a better job than former NT Shaun Cody did in recent seasons, that may save the team from ending up in the division cellar. The conference is light on surefire teams, and we've seen the team be very competitive for the past half dozen seasons or so. They are certainly capable of making a return playoff trip, but I just think it will be an uphill battle.
---

KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy
If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu