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NFC East

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

The Cowboys may have lost two 99 OL and plenty of depth, and their big acquisition in the draft and free agency was TE Tate Casey, but they are still the Cowboys chock full of stars. It is hard to envision them without a winning record or a spot in the playoffs. If there's one thing that could doom them, it is a QB Vince Young injury. He tends to get banged up every season. They used to have players such as Ken Dorsey, Alex Smith, and Johnny Manziel there to back him up, but very poor cap health has left them with former Express 1st round bust Rhett Bomar. Vince Young makes this such a dynamic offense, and they could be a Bottom 10 offense if they have to turn to Bomar for an extended period of time in a schedule that includes their own division of hell, the Rams, Vikings, Colts, and Pioneers.

The Pumpkins lost a pair of front seven guys in the preseason, but neither were among the most important pieces of their defense, so it shouldn't be much of an obstacle in the team's quest to ascend from league average to something better on that side of the ball. The offense still has the superstar combo of QB Chris Leak and WR Ted Ginn. The OL has never been a true strength of theirs, but second-year RT Donovan Smith was named Offensive Rookie of the Year, and they brought in two new starters, so things could be looking up for them there. The player to watch for though is HB Tevin Coleman. The Pumpkins had just two full-time HBs in their existence, Marshall Faulk and Cornell Brockington. Brockington was arguably the best receiving HB in the league, but he was a below-average runner at best. Like most young HBs, Coleman was inefficient in a mostly backup role last season, but if he can establish himself this season as a bonafide runner, then I wouldn't sleep on the Pumpkins as the first non-Cowboys team to win the NFC East since Washington way back in S6.

The Giants were statistically one of the best NFC teams last season but were unable to come up with a win in the final weeks they needed to get in the playoffs. The chokejob was the catalyst for a mini-stripdown that saw them say goodbye to nearly half a dozen starters. That will hurt them but not enough to keep them out of the playoff picture. They may get the underrated AFC South as their non-conference opponent, but they get the much worse NFC South and uncommon games against the Packers and Wildcats. Having come away from the preseason injury-free and starting their first three games at home, the Giants could start out strong putting the onus on other teams to catch up.

Washington has an elite offense, and it showed last season as it propelled them to an 11-5 record and on the cusp of a first round bye. Unfortunately, they suffered injury after injury on the defense, and it just nosedived from about halfway through the season. Then, they lost two of their long-time starters to retirement. With the lack of stars, this young defense (only 2/11 starters are 30 or older), will need to step up in a hurry if they don't to fall behind in the division and subsequently the playoff race. Losing only a backup HB during the preseason is a good start.
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