CFZ The NFC East Could Surprise This Year

[Pass2Run]

Hype the Eagles to be awesome and they will implode remember the " Dream Team"?

Yeah, I think divisional competition could pose more of a problem for them this year.

 

[Jimbo123]

Hype the Eagles to be awesome and they will implode remember the " Dream Team"?

Last year's "Dream Team" did okay.

 

[75boyz]

I think the Giants will be very competitive; they have a lot of talent, especially in the DL and if memory serves their OL has improved; if Barkley stays healthy they have a dynamic back; nice WRs too. Another edge is coaching: two top-notch guys in Daboll and Martindale.
Philly has a ton of talent as well with arguably one of the best dual-threat QBs in the league; also upgraded defense at DL and LB; I’m concerned about coaching turnover…it will be interesting to see how the team responds from those staffing losses.
I honestly have no clue as to what the Commanders are going to do…talk sbout a team in transition…it’s one big mess…but I know one thing: the skins play all their NFC East foes tough regardless of record. A painful lesson learned last year.
The Cowboys will have to play disciplined, assignment-sound, physical football to be competitive…the NFC East is no longer a place where Dak can inflate/pad his stats like he has in past years. I’m worried about Dallas’ OL…I know it’s TC, but it is in a state of flux with thin, mostly unproven depth behind our starters; and all three teams in the Division, as well as some teams in the Conference have very good, physical DLs employing good schemes.
On the defensive side of the ball: STOP THE RUN. Dallas gave up the 4th most rushing yards in the NFL…not a marker of a dominant defense imposing its will on the opposition.
I want the Cowboys to succeed, but they are in danger of being the 2nd-3rd best team in the NFC East…I really don’t care about who-does-what or who-looks-great in TC; show me during real game action, where opponents are scheming to deny Dallas ll the things they do well forcing them to adapt…hopefully this is the year where Dallas gets it together.

Nice post.

 

[KJJ]

The Giants did not do enough roster wise to warrant a real threat in my opinion. Jones is also as average as it comes and his weapons are still meh.

Waller was a good addition but he’s injury prone. They could be a better team and still go 8-9 based on all the close wins they had last year evening out.

Daniel Jones has moved well above average, which is why he got the contract he did. He’s a good athlete who can run and he’s improving as a passer. All I’m saying is you can’t overlook the Giants or you could get lulled to sleep. The last two Super Bowls they won were mainly because they weren’t being taken that seriously. Every year is different and no one knows how this season will turn out for anyone.

 

[nalam]

The Eagles were a very good team last year, but you're right. They were fortunate to be relatively healthy and also not face many teams with franchise QBs.

Same could be said for us though, so ya know.

As long as we show we can play good teams the same way as we play bad teams , no use jumping up on Div Rivals. The division games are always different and difficult.

 

[JustChip]

Dak owns the division who cares

And, yet, the Iggles won the Division last year.

 

[MikeB80]

I think people might be surprised how far Philly and NYG regress. Scheduling and health are wildly underappreciated aspects of Philly's run last year. I don't see Washington with any new upside, but both Philly and NYG are more likely to regress than get any better.

And just, in general, I think it's silly to expect a division to have 4 teams all .500 or better. That's pretty rare.

using that same logic Dallas should regress also. Dallas played a bunch of terrible quarterbacks last year. Those lousy players are not on the schedule this year.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

And, yet, the Iggles won the Division last year.

Because Dak was hurt.... If healthy we beat philly in philly

 

[StarOfGlory]

The only NFC East team I want to see surprise is the Cowboys.

Well, it better not be a 8-9 surprise.

 

[Dallasfann]

Eagles won't make playoffs. Book it.

 

[MikeB80]

Because Dak was hurt.... If healthy we beat philly in philly

what if hurts played in Dallas?

 

[Jimbo123]

what if hurts played in Dallas?

Super Bowl BABY

 

[817Gill]

Daniel Jones has moved well above average, which is why he got the contract he did. He’s a good athlete who can run and he’s improving as a passer. All I’m saying is you can’t overlook the Giants or you could get lulled to sleep. The last two Super Bowls they won were mainly because they weren’t being taken that seriously. Every year is different and no one knows how this season will turn out for anyone.

He threw 15 touchdowns lol, that’s so bad. He literally is just athletic and has Saquon and elite coaching. They’ll be a competent team, but they just do not have the high end talent to be considered dangerous.

They’ll win around 8 games and lose to us twice as per usual. No one can convince me to be worried about Giants/Washington until either of them prove to be at least consistently good season after season and beat us more often.

 

[KJJ]

He threw 15 touchdowns lol, that’s so bad. He literally is just athletic and has Saquon and elite coaching. They’ll be a competent team, but they just do not have the high end talent to be considered dangerous.

They’ll win around 8 games and lose to us twice as per usual. No one can convince me to be worried about Giants/Washington until either of them prove to be at least consistently good season after season and beat us more often.

He tossed a career high 24 TDs his rookie year, but also had a career high 12 INT’s. Although he only had 15 TDs last season, he had a career low 5 INTs. He didn’t take near as many chances with the football last season to reduce his turnovers. He had a career high in yards and completion percentage. He also had a career high passer rating. Even though his numbers weren’t huge, the arrows are pointing up with him. I’m certainly not saying he’s a great QB, but he has gotten better. I’m also not saying the Giants are going to win the NFC East, I’m simply saying you can’t sleep on them.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

using that same logic Dallas should regress also. Dallas played a bunch of terrible quarterbacks last year. Those lousy players are not on the schedule this year.

Dallas also blew multiple 14-point leads in the 4th quarter, played 5 games without its own QB and had a host of other injuries. Plus, Dallas also got better in the offseason, Philly didn't.

So no, it's not the same logic.

 

[MikeB80]

Dallas also blew multiple 14-point leads in the 4th quarter, played 5 games without its own QB and had a host of other injuries. Plus, Dallas also got better in the offseason, Philly didn't.

So no, it's not the same logic.

thats not the same logic.

saying philly didn't get better is just your opinion and no one knows if that is true yet.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

thats not the same logic.

saying philly didn't get better is just your opinion and no one knows if that is true yet.

I know it's not the same logic, that's literally what I said.

Sure, but that's a cop out. I guess it's just opinion that Arizona is going to stink, but nobody knows if that's true yet either.

They went 14-3 last year. Go ahead and bet them to win 15.

 

[MikeB80]

I know it's not the same logic, that's literally what I said.
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Sure, but that's a cop out. I guess it's just opinion that Arizona is going to stink, but nobody knows if that's true yet either.

They went 14-3 last year. Go ahead and bet them to win 15.

You are avoiding the fact that Dallas played a bunch of backup qb's and played the giants without most of their offense in november and the lions who were missing their two starting wr and running back after trading away their tight end.

If NY and Philly are sure to regress how could u think Dallas will not when you look back at the particulars of last year.

I don't see Gardner Minshew, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Rookies Justin Fields and Sam Howell, Jeff Driskel and Joshua Dobbs on the schedule....well I guess u will get two with Howell.

that is 7 games against bad quarterbacks and lucking out and playing a banged up giants team and lions team, that seemingly points to a regression. Dallas won 12 games last year are you saying then they will win 13 or more?

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

You are avoiding the fact that Dallas played a bunch of backup qb's and played the giants without most of their offense in november and the lions who were missing their two starting wr and running back after trading away their tight end.

If NY and Philly are sure to regress how could u think Dallas will not when you look back at the particulars of last year.

I don't see Gardner Minshew, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Rookies Justin Fields and Sam Howell, Jeff Driskel and Joshua Dobbs on the schedule....well I guess u will get two with Howell.

that is 7 games against bad quarterbacks and lucking out and playing a banged up giants team and lions team, that seemingly points to a regression. Dallas won 12 games last year are you saying then they will win 13 or more?

No I'm not. I have said over and over again that I think the Cowboys defense will regress statistically, even though it is a better unit than last year.

Dallas won 12 games and gave 2 away with stupid stuff in the 4th quarter and lost a meaningless one. They got lucky in early in the season when the QB was injured, but the QB being injured probably cost them the first game against Philly. 12 is about right. Maybe it's 11, maybe it's 13. There's no reason for them to regress.

You're ignoring the litany of injuries that Dallas also had, for some reason, which is the more important point relative to Philly.


Also, the idea that the Lions and Giants were better if not for injuries is massively stupid. The Cowboys beat them by ~20. It was also Dak's first game back and DET came off the bye lol and they beat NYG week 2 with Rush.

 

[RonnieT24]

The Eagles were a very good team last year, but you're right. They were fortunate to be relatively healthy and also not face many teams with franchise QBs.

Same could be said for us though, so ya know.

I am confused by this man.. The Cowboys were not relatively healthy. Their starting RB missed two games and played the back half of the season in a knee brace. Their starting LT missed 3/4 of the season. The starting RT missed the last 3-4 games and the playoffs. Oh and their QB missed 5 games. The also faced Tom Brady, Matthew Stafford, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, Jared Goff, Aaron Rodgers, Trevor Lawrence. That's a pretty solid slate of QBs and you can throw Cousins and Daniel Jones in there too depending on who you ask. I do however agree with your first statement. The Eagles were very good last year. Hard to say whether they can repeat that success. Especially their offense because it's heavily reliant on a gimmick. And eventually gimmicks get figured out. As Hurts develops as a passer they may be able to dial that back some.. Time will tell.