Rank the NFC East teams position by position....

Looking at the Redskins, Cowboys, Giants, and Eagles projected lineups as of today how would you rank these teams 1-4 position by position?

Heres my rankings....

QB - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Redskins
I still think McNabb is the best QB in the NFC East. Romo is too up and down to be rated ahead of McNabb but he is better than both Manning and Campbell. I gave Eli a slight edge over Campbell just because of his playoff experience and SB ring. I do think Campbell can move up on this list if he can play well in a contract year.

RB - 1. Cowboys 2. Redskins 3. Eagles 4. Giants
Its really hard to rank the NFC East RBs. All four teams have talent and you could very easily put the Giants at #1. I put the Boys at the top because of their three headed monster of Barber, Jones, and Choice. I think the Cowboys will get back to the running game this year and it will be huge for them. I put the Skins at #2 because of Portis. When hes healthy and the offensive line shows a pulse hes probably one of the top 3 backs in the game. The combo of Westbrook and McCoy got the edge over Jacobs/Bradshaw/Andre Brown. I do think Andre Brown in a couple years will be a pretty good RB though.

WR/TE - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Redskins 4. Giants
The Eagles get the top spot here because I think their trio of WRs Jackson/Curits/Maclin will be very explosive this year. I also like Celek as a TE who can make some plays. I think hes better than most people think. I put the Cowboys at 2 over the Redskins because I think their WR core is a little better. They both have a nice pair of TEs Witten/Bennett and Cooley/Davis and solid #1s Moss and Roy Dub. I just believe the progression of Thomas and Kelly right now cant match the play of players like Patrick Crayton and Miles Austin. I have the Giants at 4 but in a couple years they will be #1. Young talent alone in the draft in Nicks, Barden, and Beckum should be huge for the Giants down the road. The problem with the Giants is their lack of a #1 WR.

OL - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Redskins
I love the additions the Eagles made to their offensive line this offseason adding Stacy Andrews and Jason Peters. The Cowboys have a very solid offensive line as do the Giants. I put the Skins at 4th just because of injuries that have occured yearly and the hole at RT.

DL - 1. Giants 2. Redskins 3. Cowboys 4. Eagles
I give the edge to the Giants with all the talent on their line. Osi, Tuck, Canty, Kiwanuka, Robbins, Cofield, Bernard, and Alford. You could build two defensive lines and be effective with that talent. The Redskins finally upgraded their defensive line with the additions of Haynesworth and Orakpo. The Cowboys are also very solid with Ratliff in the middle and Spears/Igor at the two end spots. The Eagles are at 4 but they still have alot of talent and the #4 ranking doesnt do them justice.

LB - 1. Cowboys 2. Giants 3. Redskins 4. Eagles
The Cowboys with Ware and Co. get the top spot. The Giants made some nice additions with Boley and Sintim. The Redskins have a hole at SLB but Fletcher is one of the top MLB in the game. The Eagles have solid LBs that do their job but I rate them 4th among LBs in the NFC East.

DB - 1. Redskins 2. Eagles 3. Cowboys 4. Giants
The Redskins have a very good defensive backfield with Rogers, Hall, Smoot, Landry, and Horton. The Eagles have a nice trio of CBs in Samuel, Brown and Hobbs. They lost Dawkins but still have solid Ss in Mikell and Demps. The Cowboys improved alot with the additions of draft picks DeAngelo Smith and Mike Mickens (who was a steal) at CB and Sensabaugh at S. Add that to Newman, Jenkins, Scandrick, and Hamlin and the Cowboys have nice talent and depth in the defensive backfield. The Giants have a nice pair of CBs in Ross and Webster and a nice young S in Kenny Phillips but they are 4th on my list.

SpT - 1. Cowboys 2. Giants 3. Eagles 4. Redskins
The Cowboys easily have the best SpT with players like Folk and McBriar. The Giants are solid with players like Tynes and Feagles. The Eagles could have found a nice kicker who could unseat Akers in Sam Swank. The Redskins are last with big question marks at kicker and returner.

HC - 1. Eagles 2. Giants 3. Redskins 4. Cowboys
The Eagles and Giants both have very good coaches in Reid and Coughlin who get the most out of their players. The Skins and Boys both have coaches who are on the hot seat imo in Zorn and Phillips.

OVERALL - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Redskins 4. Giants
The Eagles up and down the board have enough talent to get to yet another NFC Championship Game. The Cowboys and Redskins both are teams who could make the playoffs. I think it will come down to QB play and coaching for them. The Giants have enough talent but I just see a couple question marks that might slow them down this year.

[skinsfan69]

[quote=Brian Orakpo;558453]Looking at the Redskins, Cowboys, Giants, and Eagles projected lineups as of today how would you rank these teams 1-4 position by position?

Heres my rankings....

QB - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Redskins
I still think McNabb is the best QB in the NFC East. Romo is too up and down to be rated ahead of McNabb but he is better than both Manning and Campbell. I gave Eli a slight edge over Campbell just because of his playoff experience and SB ring. I do think Campbell can move up on this list if he can play well in a contract year.

RB - 1. Cowboys 2. Redskins 3. Eagles 4. Giants
Its really hard to rank the NFC East RBs. All four teams have talent and you could very easily put the Giants at #1. I put the Boys at the top because of their three headed monster of Barber, Jones, and Choice. I think the Cowboys will get back to the running game this year and it will be huge for them. I put the Skins at #2 because of Portis. When hes healthy and the offensive line shows a pulse hes probably one of the top 3 backs in the game. The combo of Westbrook and McCoy got the edge over Jacobs/Bradshaw/Andre Brown. I do think Andre Brown in a couple years will be a pretty good RB though.

WR/TE - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Redskins 4. Giants
The Eagles get the top spot here because I think their trio of WRs Jackson/Curits/Maclin will be very explosive this year. I also like Celek as a TE who can make some plays. I think hes better than most people think. I put the Cowboys at 2 over the Redskins because I think their WR core is a little better. They both have a nice pair of TEs Witten/Bennett and Cooley/Davis and solid #1s Moss and Roy Dub. I just believe the progression of Thomas and Kelly right now cant match the play of players like Patrick Crayton and Miles Austin. I have the Giants at 4 but in a couple years they will be #1. Young talent alone in the draft in Nicks, Barden, and Beckum should be huge for the Giants down the road. The problem with the Giants is their lack of a #1 WR.

OL - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Giants 4. Redskins
I love the additions the Eagles made to their offensive line this offseason adding Stacy Andrews and Jason Peters. The Cowboys have a very solid offensive line as do the Giants. I put the Skins at 4th just because of injuries that have occured yearly and the hole at RT.

DL - 1. Giants 2. Redskins 3. Cowboys 4. Eagles
I give the edge to the Giants with all the talent on their line. Osi, Tuck, Canty, Kiwanuka, Robbins, Cofield, Bernard, and Alford. You could build two defensive lines and be effective with that talent. The Redskins finally upgraded their defensive line with the additions of Haynesworth and Orakpo. The Cowboys are also very solid with Ratliff in the middle and Spears/Igor at the two end spots. The Eagles are at 4 but they still have alot of talent and the #4 ranking doesnt do them justice.

LB - 1. Cowboys 2. Giants 3. Redskins 4. Eagles
The Cowboys with Ware and Co. get the top spot. The Giants made some nice additions with Boley and Sintim. The Redskins have a hole at SLB but Fletcher is one of the top MLB in the game. The Eagles have solid LBs that do their job but I rate them 4th among LBs in the NFC East.

DB - 1. Redskins 2. Eagles 3. Cowboys 4. Giants
The Redskins have a very good defensive backfield with Rogers, Hall, Smoot, Landry, and Horton. The Eagles have a nice trio of CBs in Samuel, Brown and Hobbs. They lost Dawkins but still have solid Ss in Mikell and Demps. The Cowboys improved alot with the additions of draft picks DeAngelo Smith and Mike Mickens (who was a steal) at CB and Sensabaugh at S. Add that to Newman, Jenkins, Scandrick, and Hamlin and the Cowboys have nice talent and depth in the defensive backfield. The Giants have a nice pair of CBs in Ross and Webster and a nice young S in Kenny Phillips but they are 4th on my list.

SpT - 1. Cowboys 2. Giants 3. Eagles 4. Redskins
The Cowboys easily have the best SpT with players like Folk and McBriar. The Giants are solid with players like Tynes and Feagles. The Eagles could have found a nice kicker who could unseat Akers in Sam Swank. The Redskins are last with big question marks at kicker and returner.

HC - 1. Eagles 2. Giants 3. Redskins 4. Cowboys
The Eagles and Giants both have very good coaches in Reid and Coughlin who get the most out of their players. The Skins and Boys both have coaches who are on the hot seat imo in Zorn and Phillips.

OVERALL - 1. Eagles 2. Cowboys 3. Redskins 4. Giants
The Eagles up and down the board have enough talent to get to yet another NFC Championship Game. The Cowboys and Redskins both are teams who could make the playoffs. I think it will come down to QB play and coaching for them. The Giants have enough talent but I just see a couple question marks that might slow them down this year.[/quote]

The Giants have owned us the last few years. I have no idea how you have them 4th. They're a better team then us right now. Period.

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

The Giants have owned us the last few years. I have no idea how you have them 4th. They're a better team then us right now. Period.

The NFC East will be a 4 team race once again this year. Almost any order will look good to some and bad to others. For some reason I just dont like the Giants as much as the other 3 teams in the NFC East.

The Giants may have owned us last year (I dont see how they could of owned us in 2007 since we should of swept them) but even then they really didnt do anything special. The Skins offense just couldnt get it going.

I expect the Skins to be better this year in Zorns 2nd season calling the plays. I also see the Skins defense being better this year with the additions of Haynesworth and Orakpo. I think the Giants will have a harder time scoring this year without Burress and Ward. Those are the main reasons why I have the Skins at 3 and the Giants at 4.

Its just a prediction on my part though and you very easily could be right.

[GTripp0012]

Eli is going to be throwing to a never ending group of shorter, mediocre receivers this year, so I doubt they'll have a No. 1 rushing offense to save them.

[Dirtbag59]

QB - Eagles/Cowboys/Giants/Redskins
RB - Eagles/Redskins/Giants/Cowboys - This one is really close
WR - Eagles/Cowboys/Redskins/Giants
TE - Cowboys/Redskins/Eagles+Giants
OL - Eagles/Cowboys/Giants/Redskins

DL - Giants/Redskins/Eagles/Cowboys
LB - Don't know enough about this one to pass judgement
DB - Redskins/Eagles/Giants/Cowboys

You can see why the Eagles are considered the favorite to win the division this year.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Brian Orakpo

I expect the Skins to be better this year in Zorns 2nd season calling the plays. I also see the Skins defense being better this year with the additions of Haynesworth and Orakpo. I think the Giants will have a harder time scoring this year without Burress and Ward. Those are the main reasons why I have the Skins at 3 and the Giants at 4.

For some reason though I have a good (bad for us) feeling about Nicks. Sure the guy has a reputation as a prick but he seems like the type of player on the field that could succeed there. Plus he has a guy like Coughlin to keep him in line.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Brian Orakpo

The NFC East will be a 4 team race once again this year. Almost any order will look good to some and bad to others. For some reason I just dont like the Giants as much as the other 3 teams in the NFC East.

The Giants may have owned us last year (I dont see how they could of owned us in 2007 since we should of swept them) but even then they really didnt do anything special. The Skins offense just couldnt get it going.
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Opinions ....everyone has them,...maybe you should have swept the Giants but ya didn't .I'm trying to understand ....this year hasn't been played so we base our opinions on the last season played,correct,yet the Giants won the divison and had one of the best O lines in the league yet you rank them third ,2 running backs over 1000 yards and we are the worst RB team in your opinion.Romo has'nt won crap and yet you put Eli behind Romo,the only thing I will agree with you on is our WR's and DB's,basicly the rest is .........strickly opinion.

[Giantone]

QB) Eagles/Giants/Campbell/Romo

RB) Giants,/Skins-Eagles/cowboys

OL)Giants /Eagle/Cowboys/Skins

WR) Skins/Cowboys/Giants/Eagles

TE) Cowboys/Giants/Skin/Eagles

Punter) Giants/Cowboys/Skins/Eagles

PK) Giants/Eagles/Skins/Cowboys

DL) Giants/Cowboys/Eagles/Skins

LB)Cowboys,Eagles/Giants/Skins

DB) Skins,Eagles/Giants/Cowboys

Safety)Eagles/Skins/Cowboys/Giants

Coaching) Reid/Coughlin/Phillips/Zorn

[bigant]

my rankongs:
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QB- 1)giants 2) eagles 3)cowboys 4)skins

RB- 1)skins 2) cowboys 3)giants 4)eagles

WR- 1) eagles 2) cowboys 3)skins 4)giants

OL- 1)giants 2)eagles 3) cowboys 4)skins

DEF

DL- 1) giants 2)cowboys 3)skins 4)eagles

LB- 1) giants 2)eagles 3)cowboys 4) skins

DB- 1)skins 2)eagles 3) giants 4) cowboys

overall-- 1)giants 2) eagles 3)cowboys 4)skins

[CRedskinsRule]

Giantone, a couple questions:
What puts Phillips above Zorn in coaching? Are you giving preference to experience? I would rank WP at the bottom of the HC's even with Zorn's inexperience. WP has a long track record as a coach, unable to win when the games "counted". Zorn's play
calling and coaching both were decent last year, and should improve. I agree with Reid and Coughlin being better than both.

Also you rank Dallas too low :vomit: on place kicking/special teams. They have solid Kickers, and Felix Jones if healthy will be a weapon on STs.

The Giants lost Ward and Plaxico, those are two heavy blows in critical positions. I think they would be either last or tied for last in the running back position despite last years success.

Finally, how can the Giants TE position be above the Skins? Not sure I get that one at all.

[BleedBurgundy]

Summer is the time for dreams, i suppose. I'm going in with ZERO expectations this year, just like last year.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Giantone, a couple questions:
What puts Phillips above Zorn in coaching? Are you giving preference to experience? I would rank WP at the bottom of the HC's even with Zorn's inexperience. WP has a long track record as a coach, unable to win when the games "counted". Zorn's play
calling and coaching both were decent last year, and should improve. I agree with Reid and Coughlin being better than both.

Also you rank Dallas too low :vomit: on place kicking/special teams. They have solid Kickers, and Felix Jones if healthy will be a weapon on STs.

The Giants lost Ward and Plaxico, those are two heavy blows in critical positions. I think they would be either last or tied for last in the running back position despite last years success.

Finally, how can the Giants TE position be above the Skins? Not sure I get that one at all.

I like Zorn , give him some time and he'll be very,very good.Phillips has had some more sucsess.
As for Dallas kickers ...they lost their punter in the Cardinal game and the PK had some chips he missed.
Your'e right about the Giants missing those two ,but as I said I can't predict the future so I base my opinions (only opinions) on last year.
I LOVE Cooley(his Heart),yet he had more fumbles and I don't think he blocks as well as Boss.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Giantone

I like Zorn , give him some time and he'll be very,very good.Phillips has had some more sucsess.
As for Dallas kickers ...they lost their punter in the Cardinal game and the PK had some chips he missed.
Your'e right about the Giants missing those two ,but as I said I can't predict the future so I base my opinions (only opinions) on last year.
I LOVE Cooley(his Heart),yet he had more fumbles and I don't think he blocks as well as Boss.

I think Wade's success is limited to regular season, and usually with teams built by others. But I can accept Zorn has not proven much more either, and we can't know if he learned from last year.

I know you can't predict the future, but the rankings should reflect actual losses. Just like the Skins DBs lost Springs, and will be lessened in pure coverage skills, I think the Giants loss of Ward will lessen their running attack. He was an important part of your 3 prong attack.

Cooley may have had more fumbles last year, but it was only because we rely so heavily on him in critical situations that it was so noticeable (my opinion). Don't know enough about Boss' blocking, but I would certainly take our group of TE's over any other group in the East.

[Paintrain]

QB-Philly, NYG, Washington, Dallas; Romo takes a big step backwards without T.O. and Campbell takes a big step forward. McNabb is far and away the best in the division.

RB-Dallas, Washington, NYG, Philly; Barber, Jones and Choice could all start for some teams. Portis puts up his normal 1,300-11 TD season.

WR-Washington, Philly, Dallas, NYG; Surprisingly I feel like we have the fewest questions at WR. Philly and NY are putting a lot of faith in rookies and in Dallas, Roy Williams hasn't proven anything to show he's going to be a reliable #1.

TE-Dallas, Washington, Philly, NYG; Witten is one of the best in the game, Cooley not far behind him. The drop off is precipitous after those two.

OL-NYG, Philly, Washington, Dallas; Why Washington over Dallas? They are actually OLDER and more injury prone than our OL. I like Dockery coming back and think Heyer will solve our RT questions.

DL-NYG, Dallas, Washington, Philly; With Osi coming back the Giants are going to be really scary up front. Haynesworth helps but you can count on him and Griff missing 2-4 games each year so you've got to discount them somewhat.

LB-Dallas, NYG, Washington, Philly; Ware is the best pass rusher in the league, NYG have 3 solid starters and decent depth.

CB-Washington, Philly, Dallas, NYG; Hall and Rogers are slightly better than Samuels and Hobbs. Dallas is counting on development in the 2nd year from some players and NYG is solid but not great.

S-Washington, NYG, Dallas, Philly; Landry/Horton/Moore puts them above the rest of the division. Probably our strongest unit.

ST-Philly, Dallas, NYG Washington; DeSean Jackson is the difference maker here. Dallas has the best kicker/punter combo, we've still got question marks at K and in the return game.

Coaches-NYG, Philly, Washington, Dallas; Pretty simple Coughlin won a SB, Reid has been to a Super Bowl, I like Zorn in his 2nd year more than Phillips who is the most obvious lame duck in the NFL.

Overall-NYG, Washington, Philly, Dallas; The Giants are still the class of the division until proven otherwise. I expect improvement in year 2 of Zorn's offense and the additions to our defense should make us more dangerous in terms of sacks and turnovers. Philly was dead in the water last November before making a nice run but over the last 4 years they are only one game better than us in the W-L column. Dallas lost their best player on offense, didn't do much in FA or the draft and have the look of an overrated 6-10 bust.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

QB - Eagles/Cowboys/Giants/Redskins
RB - Eagles/Redskins/Giants/Cowboys - This one is really close
WR - Eagles/Cowboys/Redskins/Giants
TE - Cowboys/Redskins/Eagles+Giants
OL - Eagles/Cowboys/Giants/Redskins

DL - Giants/Redskins/Eagles/Cowboys
LB - Don't know enough about this one to pass judgement
DB - Redskins/Eagles/Giants/Cowboys

You can see why the Eagles are considered the favorite to win the division this year.

So everyone thinks Jeremy Maclin makes the Eagles have the best WR corp in the division, maybe the fastest but not the best.