What a Month for The Nfc East

A few weeks ago the NFC East was all but decided by the so called experts. The Giants division championship was a foregone conclusion; the Eagles had just lost to the Raiders, wait a second lost to the Raiders? The Cowboys were in shambles and did not have a legitimate receiving threat besides a tight end and could not finish games and the Redskins, well the Redskins were a member of the NFC east and unfortunately for them that hasn’t changed.  If they were in the West they would still have a shot.

Now we turn the page and I would like to give you the opinion of a True Football Fan. Now I am a Cowboys fan by nature however I will also call it as I see it. I will go through these teams as they currently stand from top to bottom and I am most definitely not opposed to hearing your opinions. What better time to have this conversation than the a few days before the biggest showdown in the division thus far not to mention at the halfway point of the season. Here we go.

1)      The Eagles- Seem to have found a deep threat or two however they haven’t really faced a unit to include the struggling Giants that can actually pressure McNabb. I respect his ability to move around and make plays and believe him to e the best Quarterback in this division however a beat up Westbrook and no solid possession receiver make them suspect on the offensive side of the ball. If he doesn’t have five to seven seconds the deep threat is null and void. I have always liked the energy that the Eagles play with however when they don’t have it the outcome is simple, THE RAIDERS?

2)      The Cowboys- Have won three in a row and they have apparently found an emerging star in Miles Austin. He is big strong and will go and get the ball when it is in the air. My fear with them is that the offensive coordinator (Garrett) is very quick to shut down his own running game and place Romo in situations that he should not be in (See the Giants game where they were averaging over eight yards a carry and he decided throwing hail marries was a better option.) If Romo is not asked to do too much he wins games and he does have a decent arm as long as he is not asked to use it thirty five times a game.

3)      The Giants- Wow, no pass rush, weak running game, and seriously who are their receivers? Every time I look at Eli I am expecting a string of drool to fall from the corner of his mouth. I really am not sure if he realizes what day it is. He has played some good games and some bad but I think they are beginning to miss Plaxico. Jacobs seems to be more of an afterthought, huge backs for some reason do not seem to make it long in this business anymore. The Bus was the last in recent history.  

4)      Now let’s talk about the Redskins- No surprise that with a coach who is no longer allowed to coach, a VP that really needs to step down and an owner that knows less about football than my seven year old daughter they are in last place. Is anyone surprised? I mean the aforementioned list of people have managed to spend a hundred million on a DT that is hurt more often than not, have not drafted anything remotely resembling and athlete besides Cooley (Oh btw is out for the season) in recent years. The only other NFL caliber athletes on the team are very long in the tooth (Clinton Portis and London Fletcher) other than that this unit is three to five good drafts from being more than the doormat of this division.  I mean why didn’t they hire Gregg Williams? Too late now, he knows that this situation stinks I mean all of the King’s money couldn’t draw a Shannahan that wants to coach out of retirement but they might win three more games this year. Unfortunately one will probably be my Cowboys for they seem to always douse my hopes of another offseason to bragg about being the champ.

All in all I believe this division will be the more entertaining division in the NFL for the rest of the season as far as being the best I have to quote Bill “You are what your record says you are”. So for now we will have to see how it all pans out.