NFC East

My magic 8 ball says "ask again later"

But your other 8 ball says that to run a message board requires patience dealing with the same conversation over and over again until the season is over, at which point in time you blame synder for making all the wrong moves.

Poor Snyder...as if theres really any right way to build a team and win a super bowl...But theres still probably a few things we can learn from playing Madden :)

Us & PHilly are the wild cards to me, whereas I see more talent & stability in NY & Dallas. I know, stability & the cowpokes sounds funny, but they are returning most of their starters, upgraded at ILB & may have addition by subtraction w/To's release.

I think Dallas' questions are on the O line, Flozell & Colombo are gettin up there, but the rest of the team is solid. I think their wr's are decent enough because Romo is good at buying time. Their D is talented, just prone to breakdowns & inconsistency.

NYG; they need a wr - espn insiders has a rumor that Holt is talking to them. Would be a good fit for them. Their D line just went from really good to potentially great. Losing Ward is nothing, they can get a mid round pick to replace him, he's just an avg. rb.

Philly's situation might have more drama than the cowpokers. I don't know about Runyan, but he's a fa too & they just lost thomas & Dawkins. Thomas' replacement, W. Justice got beat for 6 sacks v. Osi in 07. Is he their next LT? They always draft well but I don't know if they have the depth at some positions to continue to play like they did at the end of last year. They're still good, but it seems so hard to pick where they'll finish.

As for us, we are once again in the position of needing unproven low or undrafted guys to step in & step up, plus due to our low # of picks & lack of depth, we almost need all 4 picks to be starters or log serious minutes. This division is still tough & I don't think we can say we've improved enough yet to compete to win it.

While I agree that TO is a disraction in the locker room on the field he draws allot of attention and now D's can shift that attention to other areas. TO also did have over 1,000 yards and now Dallas has to try and fill that void which is easier said then done.

The way I see it Dallas is looking up at everyone else, and if they do better than that, then I won't be disappointed.

The way I see it Dallas is looking up at everyone else, and if they do better than that, then I won't be disappointed.

I wonder how much the high expectations have affected Dallas as a team. I remember the year the Redskins went 5-11, was the year everyone expected them to go deep into the playoffs (when Saunders was brought on board).

My magic 8 ball says "ask again later"

Wise man, teams that tend to win the off season usually don't make the playoffs.Way to early to call a thing.

I'd like to be optimistic this year and say that with the addition of Haynesworth to our already very good defense, we will make very good teams look terrible. (We definitely have the intimidation factor there.) Trust me, NO ONE will be exited about playing our D this year. As far as our offense is concerned, I think Dockery was a great move. He's one of those guys that will take charge and inspire his teammates to step up and play better (thank God!). There are definitely some holes to fill, but I am confident that with a good draft combined with more defined off-season training and a head coach confident with a year of valuable experience under his belt, we have a definite chance to take the division this year.
C'mon, have some faith!

Given that the Giants have a plethora of draft choices, they make a possible trade-down partner which would still keep us in the first round (#29). Do you make such a trade in the division?

Matty:

Your magic eight ball speaks the truth!

Wait until you have seen who gets drafted by which teams in the NFC East and then wait until you have actually seen some of them play in an NFL exhibition game.

THen wait to see hasn't lost 1/3 of their team to injuries by week 9.