News: ESPN: NFC East awards: Fletcher Cox, Defensive Player of Year

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NFL Nation reporters from the NFC East -- Phil Sheridan, Dan Graziano, John Keim and Todd Archer -- have crunched the numbers, ran through the analysis, double-checked their notes and gone with some gut feelings. This week, they are offering up their NFC East Awards. Today they bring you the division’s Defensive Player of the Year. Finding a winner in this category is difficult when three of the four teams finished 20th or worse in yards and points per game defensively in 2014.

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[WoodysGirl]

Anyone disagree?

 

[Risen Star]

I agree. Total beast. I'd trade our entire DL depth chart for him.

 

[Longboysfan]

To me there was no clear cut player in NFCE that was far and away better than everyone.

 

[The Natural]

hard to disagree, Giants didn't really have any standouts on defense. Not one player on this defense I would have nominated outside of maybe Scandrick.

 

[dragon_mikal]

To me there was no clear cut player in NFCE that was far and away better than everyone.

Really? I can name three right off the top of my head.

Tony Romo was clearly the best QB.
DeMarco Murray was clearly the best running back.
Zack Martin was clearly the best offensive lineman.

I think it is pretty easy to go position by position and point out he best player in the NFC East. WR may be the only exception because all four teams have pretty good players at the WR position.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Really? I can name three right off the top of my head.

Tony Romo was clearly the best QB.
DeMarco Murray was clearly the best running back.
Zack Martin was clearly the best offensive lineman.

I think it is pretty easy to go position by position and point out he best player in the NFC East. WR may be the only exception because all four teams have pretty good players at the WR position.

I think he's referring to the defense. You named offensive guys.

Edit: FWIW, Murray was named the NFCE Offensive Player of the Year

 

[Longboysfan]

I think they were talking Defense here.
You're correct on the offensive side.

 

[DenCWBY]

I think he's referring to the defense. You named offensive guys.

Edit: FWIW, Murray was named the NFCE Offensive Player of the Year

However you could name our entire offensive line as the best defender in the NFCE since they kept the opposing offenses off the field.
Sorry but had to throw that in.

 

[CF74]

Hayden got snubbed!!!

 

[speedkilz88]

I can't argue with that one. Cox and JPP were the two guys who stood out against the Cowboys and JPP didn't do as well against the rest of the east.

 

[Hostile]

I agree with that one.

 

[speedkilz88]

Cox playing 3 tech would be something.

 

[dragon_mikal]

I think he's referring to the defense. You named offensive guys.

Edit: FWIW, Murray was named the NFCE Offensive Player of the Year

Well in that case....

*crickets*

 

[EST_1986]

Really? I can name three right off the top of my head.

Tony Romo was clearly the best QB.
DeMarco Murray was clearly the best running back.
Zack Martin was clearly the best offensive lineman.

I think it is pretty easy to go position by position and point out he best player in the NFC East. WR may be the only exception because all four teams have pretty good players at the WR position.

You really think those three guys are better defensive players than Fletcher Cox?

 

[theogt]

I agree. Total beast.

Sarcasm?

He's okay....

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

guy is a monster.

 

[bayeslife]

Sarcasm?

He's okay....

He's very very good. I unfortunately have to watch the Eagles a lot and he's a playmaker.

 

[Risen Star]

He's very very good. I unfortunately have to watch the Eagles a lot and he's a playmaker.

If he's just okay, then our best DL is a piece of crap.

 

[mldardy]

I guess maybe McClain but Cox is the answer. The defenses in this division aren't very good and there really isn't a standout player in the division.