Preseason Predictions- NFC East

As we approach the beginning of the NFL season, I’d like to offer up my predictions for how well the teams in the NFC East will stack up this season against the rest of the NFL as well as in their own division. Lets start with the defending champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.

Philadelphia Eagles- Last Season 10-6 overall (4-2 NFC East)
Prediction 11-5 overall (4-2 NFC East)

    The Eagles have had a very busy off season, amassing a lot of talent to seemingly make a strong one year push to the Super Bowl. Many of these veterans have shown flashes of brilliance in the past, but it remains to be seen if they can perform in that manner for the Eagles. I’m looking forward to seeing the Eagles loaded secondary shut down opposing quarterbacks, as they certainly have the talent to do so.  Labeled the NFL’s “Dream Team”, I predict the Eagles will accomplish their goal and take their division and head to the NFC Championship game. If everything goes well and the team stays healthy, I believe they could even secure a Super Bowl berth. Of course, this all depends on the rest of the NFC East just laying down and taking a sound whipping, something I don’t think longtime rival Dallas will allow.


And speaking of the Dallas Cowboys….

Dallas Cowboys-Last Season 6-10 overall (3-3 NFC East)
Prediction 9-7 overall (NFC East 3-3)

Coming off of a disappointing season, and having done nothing of value in free agency, I put the Dallas Cowboys on pace for another losing season UNLESS Tony Romo plays much better than last year and stays healthy. With first year head coach Jason Garrett at the helm and without receiving any new talent in the off season, the Cowboys will most likely not wow any of us this year, winning just enough games to stay relevant, and ultimately falling short.



And since we are on the topic of short, Washington WR/KR Brandon Banks might be one of the shortest NFL players to ever grace the TV screens of Sportscenter, scraping the skies at a daunting 5 ft, 7 inches. Honestly though, he’s good at what he does. Look him up.


Washington Redskins- Last season 6-10 overall (2-4 NFC East)
Prediction 4-13 overall (2-4 NFC East)

Ouch. At 4-13, the Redskins would end up near the bottom of the league, and I’m failr certain that is where they will end up. Last year, the Redskins had semi-capable QB Donovan McNabb and a career year from WR Santana Moss to lead their offense, but with John Beck at QB this year, they are due for a let down. And down is exactly where they will go. Moss will not be able to follow up last season with another great year, and with the passing game failing, the pressure on the mediocre run game will rise. The Redskin’s desperately needed a QB this offseason, but chose to allow Rex Grossman and John Beck to fight for the position of starting QB. I don’t see a winner, regardless of who starts.


New York Giants- Last Season 10-6 overall (3-3 NFC East)
Prediction   7-9  overall  (3-3 NFC East)

One Giant mistake. More like a team full of giant mistakes, as the G-Men let Desean Jackson define their entire 2010 season in just one tragic play. That was last season in a nutshell for the Giants, a season in which they made way too many sloppy mistakes to be as good as they could have been. The good news is that they have managed to re-sign almost all of their key players from last year. The bad news is that they didn't add talent, they didn't get better through free agency, like the Eagles did. To remain competitive with a division rival, a team must always be trying to make themselves better than the other team, and I haven't seen the Giants trying to do that at all heading into this season. They seemed content to retain the status quo, and I predict their record will reflect that apathy. Of course, the Giants do have a powerful offense, with Eli Manning throwing to such targets as Mario Manningham, Kevin Boss and Hakeem Nicks, and they still have a few great defenders, such as Osi Umenyora and Justin Tuck. The Giants have the potential to be quite good, they just need to make good plays in the clutch.


Well, that wraps up my predictions for the NFC East, let me know in the comments if you agree or disagree on anything. Also, invite your friends to read and join in on my blog.