Ultimate Building Blocks: NFC East

Analyst can't say your team is going to make the playoffs because all the teams in the division improved a divison that was already tough.

Yes NY lost their biggest weapon in Plaxico in this might hurt them we don't know how their WR are going to pann out but their defense is just scary they get Osi back and got Canty there also I don't know if they're goign to even need Eli to find the next plaxico they can be like the 2000 Ravens and just let the defense win the games for them.

Philly got 1 of the best LT in the game a freaking cry baby overated in my point of view but if he plays like 2 years ago and not like last year when he was crying about his contract they got a good one plus they got the WR and The RB that McNabb has been asking for the past 10 years.

Dallas who know's.... They let the problem in the lockroom go but also their best offensive weapon... They got 3 great RB's but how they're going to use them I don't know they got a lot of talent oon Defense but in December they always seem to gas out. They got a great QB that chokes in the late run.... The talent is there but I don't know if the focus and heart is there to make it in a tought Division.

Washington improved their Defense which was a huge concern but still has question marks in Offense you guys have a great TE top 5 in my book a great RB and a lot of WR that don't show up every game... Moss has some great and bad years and games he can be complete domminat one week and dissapear the next. and last year two rookie WR jsut didn't show up let's see if one offseason does the deal. Campbell can be a great QB but he might not do it as a Redskin, he might be the next Drew Bress a QB that shines in the next team... the front office doesn'ttrust him anymore and that's huge the fact that thye tried to deal him not once but twice this offseason says a lot.

Now stop with the pipedream of gettign Rivers and/or Merriman that just wont happen and I would bet anyone that just wont happen..... if somebody points out you got Heynsworth he got a clause in his contract That Tennessee couldn't franchise him again that's why you got him... either Rivers or Merriman will get an extension this year and the other is getting franchised sorry.

Dallas who know's.... They let the problem in the lockroom go but also their best offensive weapon... They got 3 great RB's but how they're going to use them I don't know they got a lot of talent oon Defense but in December they always seem to gas out. They got a great QB that chokes in the late run.... The talent is there but I don't know if the focus and heart is there to make it in a tought Division.
I keep hearing 'addition by subtraction' from the whole TO thing, but ask a Giants fan what happened to their running game when Plax went out. Having that stud WR is huge for opening up the running game -- wish we had one.

In my opinion, Dallas' season hinges on two players. Roy Williams stepping up to be a #1 receiver. Tony Romo becoming consistent and the leader of that team.

Just like a QB's impact on a team is often overstated (it's a team game after all), TO's overall negative impact on a team is also overstated.

Yes he's a monumental pain in the ass. But the guy is an amazing player and someone you have to gameplan for. There's no way the Cowboys got better by subtracting Owens. They'll only be better if Roy Williams (or someone else) steps up and plays like superstud TO (without being the pain in the ass).

I totally agree that losing TO is going to hurt them on the field. Yeah they will have a huge distraction and media whore off their hands, and maybe Romo will feel less pressure since he won't have to feed the ball to him all game long, but not having TO is a big advantage for opposing defenses. Now they can focus in on Witten more.

Just like a QB's impact on a team is often overstated (it's a team game after all), TO's overall negative impact on a team is also overstated.

Yes he's a monumental pain in the ass. But the guy is an amazing player and someone you have to gameplan for. There's no way the Cowboys got better by subtracting Owens. They'll only be better if Roy Williams (or someone else) steps up and plays like superstud TO (without being the pain in the ass).

And I'm pretty sure I heard last week that Romo, particularly Romo to Roy Williams, has been looking pretty piss poor at Cowboys camp.

Not so worried about the Cowboys this year. Eagles and Giants on the other hand...

Williams could go down as a monster bust if he doesn't step it up.

Exactly, I think the addition of Haynesworth and Orakpo alone are good for 2 more wins. For whatevever reason the Skins really are pariahs in the eyes of the national media.

Haynesworth is a proven player, Orakpo is not. We don't know if Orakpo is going to be any good until he puts on the pads. I think it's safe to say (barring injury) the defense is going to be good. It's on the offense IMO. If the offense scores more points we'll see a 2-4 win improvement. If not then we're a 7-9 win team.

Williams could go down as a monster bust if he doesn't step it up.

I think you can already chalk it up. He's the most overrated player in the NFL. Terrible trade by Dallas IMO.

Calling Samuel the best CB in the division by far is an embarrassment. He's not better than Newman. He's not better than Rogers. He's probably not even better than Corey Webster, although I'm not going to go that far. He might not be the best CB on his own team.

DeMarcus Ware is painfully overrated. There were like 4 games last year where he may or may not have been dressed, I don't know. He's not great against the run, and a lot of his 20 sacks were concentrated in games against vastly inferior competition. Oh, and when the Cowboys needed one win in their last two games to make the playoffs, Ware got one sack, in the first quarter of the first game. He's not, say, Shawne Merriman or Justin Tuck good. Not even close.

LOL. Yeah right. Ask Chris Samuels or any NFL LT if he's overrated.

I think you can already chalk it up. He's the most overrated player in the NFL. Terrible trade by Dallas IMO.

Most overrated really? More so than Asante Samuel or DeMarcus Ware?? :)

Seriously though, you think he's the most overrated in the entire league? Not sure I agree there.