NFC East Position Rankings per CBS Sportsline

[AbeBeta]

Being a deep threat is great, but when it is all you can do it will get stopped quick.

So how did Desean put up 73 catches for over 1100 yards (regular season and postseason combined)? It isn't like he's some guy coming out of nowhere. Teams tried to stop him and did poorly. So obviously your idea that he'll be stopped "quick" is wrong. I think you fail to grasp just how impressive his performance is from a rookie WR.

 

[AbeBeta]

If it weren't for the two completely different offensive attacks (eagles passing 70% vs what I'm expecting to be a predominant rushing attack in Dallas) I'd be willing to say miles Austin would match Djax #s for this year.

Philly: Pass 606 attempt, Runs 427. % pass 58.7%

Dallas: Pass 547 attempts, Runs 401. %pass 57.7 %

They passed 1% more than we did last year.

 

[DFWJC]

Ill go on record and say he (maclin) will be an average receiver in the NFL.

I predicted bust before the draft but it's hard to not be somewhat productive in an offense as unbalanced as Phillys.

I guess we'll see. I think by year 3 he'll be ahead of Djax...for what that's worth. Who knows for sure.
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As far as the draft this year went, I actually like the value that Jacksonville got.
Mike Thomas 4th round (pick 107)
Jarret Dillard 5(144)
Tiquan Underwood 7(253)
I bet Thomas, Dillard, and maybe even Underwood stick. Of course, Jax had the worst WR group in the league last year, so making their team should not be tough...though they did add Torry Holt. I feel for David Garrard sometimes. :

 

[JBS]

He is what he is, a solid #2 WR in the NFL, he will never be a true #1. All I'm saying is RoyWill is the better WR. Is Jackson good? Sure, but not RW11 good, he's even as good as the cowboy killer SM89 and he is a #2 as well.

 

[DFWJC]

Philly: Pass 606 attempt, Runs 427. % pass 58.7%

Dallas: Pass 547 attempts, Runs 401. %pass 57.7 %

They passed 1% more than we did last year.

10% more passes...but point well taken. This year should be different

 

[JBS]

Philly: Pass 606 attempt, Runs 427. % pass 58.7%

Dallas: Pass 547 attempts, Runs 401. %pass 57.7 %

They passed 1% more than we did last year.

Yes, last year, my arguement is next year.

 

[CATCH17]

Philly: Pass 606 attempt, Runs 427. % pass 58.7%

Dallas: Pass 547 attempts, Runs 401. %pass 57.7 %

They passed 1% more than we did last year.

That 1 percent is about 2 games worth.

 

[Star-Fan]

Here is how CBS Sportsline ranks the NFC players by position in Fantasy land:

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/rankings

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TEs...(1-30)
2)....Witten__DAL
7)....Cooley__WAS
11)...Boss__NYG
14)...Celek__PHI
21)...Bennett__DAL

Who is the #1 TE in the NFC? I can't open the link. :

 

[DFWJC]

Who is the #1 TE in the NFC? I can't open the link. :

Witten is.

But they have him #2 in the league for fantasy only...barely behind Dallas Clark.

 

[JBS]

Take a look at what the kid did the last half of last year, a bunch of nothing. The regular season that is, I would post it but I'm onmy phone. Like I said, 1 dimmensonal, and it got stopped quick. Consider me unimpressed with his 2tds. Miles Austin > DJax

 

[Star-Fan]

Witten is.

But they have him #2 in the league for fantasy only...barely behind Dallas Clark.

OK, thanks I thought these were rankings for NFC teams only.

 

[AbeBeta]

That 1 percent is about 2 games worth.

No, that 1% is about their offense being more effective and on the field more. The suggestion was that they are seriously pass oriented (70%) - clearly, they aren't much more than we are.

 

[CATCH17]

No, that 1% is about their offense being more effective and on the field more. The suggestion was that they are seriously pass oriented (70%) - clearly, they aren't much more than we are.

Yeah but you're talking about a team, the Cowboys, who went off the deep end in passing last year compared to a team, the Eagles, that were focusing on trying to be more balanced.

 

[JBS]

If I recall correctly, before the eagles began focusing on their rush attack their run pass distribution was above 65/35 favoring the pass.

 

[Eldorado]

they spelt Maclin wrong

You spelled the word "spelled" wrong. The irony.

 

[AbeBeta]

Yeah but you're talking about a team, the Cowboys, who went off the deep end in passing last year compared to a team, the Eagles, that were focusing on trying to be more balanced.

We threw 531 times in 2007 compared to 419 rushes. 56%.

Not a big difference and one likely explained by the fact that in 2007 we weren't playing from behind as much.

Eagles passed 57.8% of the time in 2007. So they were hardly "more balanced" at 58.7% in 2008

 

[TwentyOne]

Championship!!!

No way!

This smells DYNASTY!!!!!

:laugh2:

 

[DFWJC]

Take a look at what the kid did the last half of last year, a bunch of nothing. The regular season that is, I would post it but I'm onmy phone. Like I said, 1 dimmensonal, and it got stopped quick. Consider me unimpressed with his 2tds. Miles Austin > DJax

Man, if Miles turns out to be better than DJax, then we have something. Miles a complete unkonw right now so it's very hard to gauge him...let's hope you end up being rightray:

It's VERY hard for a rookie WR to contirbute. The league had 2-3 do well last year, but historically speaking what DJax did was relatively great.

 

[Section446]

Here is how CBS Sportsline ranks the NFC players by position in Fantasy land:

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/rankings

NFC East

QBs...(1-40)

7)....Romo__DAL
8)....McNabb__PHI
15)...Manning__NYG
21)...Campbell__WAS

RBs...(1-70)

7)....Westbrook__PHI
10)...Barber__DAL
12)...Portis__WAS
14)...Jacobs__NYG
42)...F Jones__DAL
50)...Bradshaw__NYG
52)...McCoy__PHI
60)...Choice__DAL

WRs...(1-80)

16)...R Williams__DAL
23)...De Jackson__PHI
33)...S Moss__WAS
44)...S Smith__NYG
47)...Crayton__DAL
50)...Maclin__PHI
58)...Hicks__NYG
59)...Austin__DAL
61)...Randal El__WAS
70)...Hixon__NYG
76)...D Thomas__WAS

TEs...(1-30)
2)....Witten__DAL
7)....Cooley__WAS
11)...Boss__NYG
14)...Celek__PHI
21)...Bennett__DAL

Defense/Special team scoring (1-32)

2) NYG
7) Philly
8) Dallas
11) Wash

- Romo should be behind McNabb.
- Barber should be behind Portis and Jacobs.
- Bennett should be in front of Boss and Celek.
- Defense/ST's are about right until the ST's improves drastically.

 

[Section446]

You spelled the word "spelled" wrong. The irony.

Actually, "spelt" is perfectly acceptable in the English language and both words are generally looked upon as being interchangeable.