Some are already picking the Eagles as the NFC favorites again, thinking they can lose all of those free agency players and still be the dominant team of the NFC. If it was that easy, then we would be seeing teams who lose in the Super Bowl make it back the next season all of the time. Everything fell into place for the Eagles to get to the Super Bowl, by them having to just beat the Giants a 3rd time and then making a 49ers team who had no real QB. And there's no guaranteed that everything is going to be falling into place for them again next season. As on top of the NFC teams who already made the playoffs this season, who the Eagles have to overcome next season, there's always a surprise team from the NFC who didn't make the playoffs in the previous season.
Right.
It won't be as easy in 2023. Though I do think the Eagles 1st place schedule as of now, looks easier than the Cowboy 2nd place schedule.
About half the teams making the playoffs are new teams each year for the NFL. Last year there were 7 new playoff teams.
Depending what TB does at QB, they will probably be out again. With the way the NFCE went last season, if Washington gets a QB, we could see all 4 teams in the playoffs. As it was close to that in 2022.
My repeat teams are Dallas, SF, Philly. Possibly NYG and Minnesota again. I will say a new team can be Detroit, and if the Saints get a QB. I will say one of those teams Minnesota or NYG will miss, and a surprise team will replace them.
I don't see much of a change from the AFC teams though. Not at this point. All way too early to say of course.