20 Questions: How do the Cowboys Stack Up Against the NFCE

My opinion. Of course all on paper.
Dallas closed the gap significantly. Not that I think they were really that far apart. Injuries and a very bad defense and DC that refused to change derailed them some in 2025.

Philly has had bigger losses of players than Dallas, and Dallas replaced theirs more so than Philly.
Turmoil in Philly. And Parker's familiarity with Philly will help more than Philly thinking they will know what Parker will do.

Dallas offense is intact, as to where Philly lost a lot of production on the field by trading away Brown.
 
I think the Eagles take a small step back, and the other three improve to varying degrees.

Whether that is enough for us to beat Philly to the title remains to be seen.

I definitely feel that Washington and especially NYG will improve though, so we need to make sure we’re keeping those two at bay, and not hyper-focus on Philly.
 
The Eagles roster is loaded - their only problem is Hurts. When they find a guy who can manage his limitations, they go places. When they get a Patullo type, Hurts just faceplants.

Washington's roster crumbled last season. They basically built a squad of Jayden Daniels and the cast from Cocoon, hoping a bunch of vets would be able to push an NFC Championship team over the finish line. Didn't work. Daniels has Lamar Jackson-esque, MVP level potential. But we don't know if he will be able to maximize it, and they don't have the roster to truly contend even if he does.

New York will be better because they can't be worse. They get a pass as one of these "old guard", "managed the right way" type of teams, but their track record for the past 15 years is as bad as the Raiders or Browns. Their GMs and coaches have just been trash.

John Harbaugh is the kind of "CEO" org-builder that the Giants need to return to respectability, but it'll take at least a season. And I don't think Harbaugh is the long-term answer either, because was too conservative to ever put a loaded team over the top. He would let studs walk every season to pocket comp picks, while having a 13 win roster and peak Lamar. The Ravens' window was open, and he never went all-in and took it.

As far as Dallas, we have our usual unbalanced roster, with an elite offense and an awful defense. The defense will improve by default - you can't get worse than 32nd - and that could be enough to contend if the offense keeps clicking at a top 5 level. More than likely, the offense and defense both revert back towards the mean, and we end up with another .500 type season.
 
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I think the Cowboys are firmly in the mix for the division.

They almost swept Philadelphia last year, despite that pathetic defense.

But they were almost swept by New York as well.

I don’t see Washington as a threat for the division.

As Patrik Walker mentioned, I think Parker fixes the defense enough for the Cowboys to win the division.
 
The real benchmark will be the NFCW. Interested to see how they do in those games in the regular season and then contending in the playoffs with them if they win the soft East.
 
If Dak Prescott and company can continue the offensive fireworks, and the defense rises from the dregs of the NFL cellar, Dallas should give Philly a run for its money.
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Pretty simple and easy answer and likely the correct answer.
 
beware_d-ware said:
The Eagles roster is loaded - their only problem is Hurts. When they find a guy who can manage his limitations, they go places. When they get a Patullo type, Hurts just faceplants.

Washington's roster crumbled last season. They basically built a squad of Jayden Daniels and the cast from Cocoon, hoping a bunch of vets would be able to push an NFC Championship team over the finish line. Didn't work. Daniels has Lamar Jackson-esque, MVP level potential. But we don't know if he will be able to maximize it, and they don't have the roster to truly contend even if he does.

New York will be better because they can't be worse. They get a pass as one of these "old guard", "managed the right way" type of teams, but their track record for the past 15 years is as bad as the Raiders or Browns. Their GMs and coaches have just been trash.

John Harbaugh is the kind of "CEO" org-builder that the Giants need to return to respectability, but it'll take at least a season. And I don't think Harbaugh is the long-term answer either, because was too conservative to ever put a loaded team over the top. He would let studs walk every season to pocket comp picks, while having a 13 win roster and peak Lamar. The Ravens' window was open, and he never went all-in and took it.

As far as Dallas, we have our usual unbalanced roster, with an elite offense and an awful defense. The defense will improve by default - you can't get worse than 32nd - and that could be enough to contend if the offense keeps clicking at a top 5 level. More than likely, the offense and defense both revert back towards the mean, and we end up with another .500 type season.
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From writer Jason Kandel:

"But at some point we have to stop making excuses for him and see Hurts for what he is: "one of the NFL's most inconsistent QBs and a product of the talent around him."
 
Let's see, this isn't all that hard.

Eagles are trending down, and most likely going down hard. Hurts has been exposed for the limited QB he is, and the Eagles have released way too much of that stellar D that put them in the super bowl. Barkely is only decent if he's not in the run and shoot style O, as he gets the ball w/ a full head of steam. Eagles let some more D walk, and Hurts doesn't seem to want to run anymore, and he's a subpar passer. 9-8

Commanders: Heehee. Daniels = RGIII. Which was easy to see coming. QBs who are 6-4 and only weigh 210 are going to get hurt if they run a lot, period. Bottom of the barrell. And they were worse on D than we were(hard to fathom). Until they move on from RGIII part II, they're going nowhere. 3-14. Heehee.

Giants: On the rise. This team is hard to judge at present. Will Dart continue his acension or is this what he is, a TO prone inconsistent QB who tends to make bad decisions? Massive questions on D w/ questionable upgrades. Thank gawd they weren't smart enough to snatch up Downs before our pick. 7-9

Cowboys: Barring injuries, we are now the class of the division. Someone is now doing a good job filling up the roster w/ talent. 12-5.
 
Stash said:
I think the Cowboys are firmly in the mix for the division.

They almost swept Philadelphia last year, despite that pathetic defense.

But they were almost swept by New York as well.

I don’t see Washington as a threat for the division.

As Patrik Walker mentioned, I think Parker fixes the defense enough for the Cowboys to win the division.
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Yep. I think at the very least that the offense will be on the same level as last year. There is no one on that side of the ball that is at the age where it should be diminishing returns. Dak is the oldest player by far and QBs typically can play well into their mid to late thirties. Steele is the next oldest guy at 29. Flournoy is a rising player, and if Blue and/or Mafah can find a role the offense could be better. At best we got average play from the OTs so if we can get incremental improvement the sky could be the limit for the offense.

The defense has to be improved. They were as bad a unit as I can remember in 50+ years of watching football. But there are enough changes in scheme and personnel to see a significant improvement. I really feel that the only thing that could derail the season is a significant injury to Dak or a rash of injuries.
 
It’s a race between Dallas and Philly. Both should be pretty good unless the injury bug hits a team hard….i think Dallas especially is a top heavy roster that will be susceptible to a big name or two going down.

I would give Washington a bit of a punchers chance if their QB can stay healthy. I like a lot of what they did this offseason to help that improve that defense, but its still probably a middle of the pack type of unit.

NY just still feels like they’re a year away. They have a lot to like with what they’re building but they have to get Nabors healthy. They don’t have the roster depth to compete without their elite Wr playing at a high level. Even then they could use some reinforcements along the OL and at DB.
 
beware_d-ware said:
The Eagles roster is loaded - their only problem is Hurts. When they find a guy who can manage his limitations, they go places. When they get a Patullo type, Hurts just faceplants.

Washington's roster crumbled last season. They basically built a squad of Jayden Daniels and the cast from Cocoon, hoping a bunch of vets would be able to push an NFC Championship team over the finish line. Didn't work. Daniels has Lamar Jackson-esque, MVP level potential. But we don't know if he will be able to maximize it, and they don't have the roster to truly contend even if he does.

New York will be better because they can't be worse. They get a pass as one of these "old guard", "managed the right way" type of teams, but their track record for the past 15 years is as bad as the Raiders or Browns. Their GMs and coaches have just been trash.

John Harbaugh is the kind of "CEO" org-builder that the Giants need to return to respectability, but it'll take at least a season. And I don't think Harbaugh is the long-term answer either, because was too conservative to ever put a loaded team over the top. He would let studs walk every season to pocket comp picks, while having a 13 win roster and peak Lamar. The Ravens' window was open, and he never went all-in and took it.

As far as Dallas, we have our usual unbalanced roster, with an elite offense and an awful defense. The defense will improve by default - you can't get worse than 32nd - and that could be enough to contend if the offense keeps clicking at a top 5 level. More than likely, the offense and defense both revert back towards the mean, and we end up with another .500 type season.
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Pretty good post here.

For Philly - Hurts is a pretty big caveat lol. But in general, they are not loaded on offense. It held them back last year and certainly hasn't improved. AJ Brown is a massive loss for them. Wicks/Lemon do not replace what he brought, even if they're slightly deeper at WR now. There'd have to be some drastic changes both in the offense and in Hurts to be able to lighten boxes.

For NYG - I actually think their offense could be OK if Nabers is healthy, but I think its possible they improve a bit and still only win 4-5 games. Agreed on Harbaugh - I don't think he has much ceiling as a coach.

For WAS - Yea idk what they're doing. They might be a little bit better than they were last year if Daniels is healthy but they really don't have any upside. There's just no talent anywhere lol. I can see Quinn getting fired at the Bye (week 7).
 
Coogiguy03 said:
I think the Giants will show some improvement
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Thats the team that is very interesting because of the assets they drafted as well as the new HC.

Eagles should be similar to last year

Skins could rebound if Jaydens sophomore season was just a jinx.

Cowboys getting to a top 15 defense could be the difference maker.
 
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