So as all of you guys know each division has 4 conferences in it. Then each conference also has 4 teams in it. So the NFC east is where you will find the following teams; Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Washington Redskins. These four teams have some of the longest running rivalries in football history. Especially between the Eagles and the Cowboys, this rivalry is a deep rooted one that many people argue about twice a year for sure.
Since the NFC East is facing a lot of controversy right now, I wanted to take a deeper look at what these four teams have to offer.
Let’s start with the Redskins. They have come in this year with a very powerful start to the season. Looking at last week they were 2-0 and the last time they started a season 2-0 was on 2005. So that is pretty amazing to see a team that we are all use to just brushing under the rug when it came time to play them, but this year they have come to play! In the off season they made very strategic moves to beef up their offense and get more protection around their quarterback. Last year they found sacks being a huge issue for Donavon McNabb while he was trying to scramble in the pocket a sack was usually the outcome of many different plays. They are clearly trying to eliminate this issue for Grossman their new QB.
OK now let’s move onto the Giants since I can at least bare to speak about them. The Giants have a record of 2-1 right now and have played only two conference game and successfully won but lost the first match up against the Redskins in week 1. The Giants seem to be playing the same old Giants football that they have been playing for many years now. The depend on Eli to make plays when nothing is going well and most of the time he is successful at it, on the other hand is that when they are playing a team with a very healthy offense. In week 1 the Redskins let their defense do the talking by stopping the Giants from really getting down the field to score at all. The Giants defense also seemed to fall apart slightly by not being able to hold up while the Redskins were making their drives down the field. We all know that when it comes down to the last few weeks the Giants will most likely find a way to squeeze into the playoffs. If they do not make the playoffs I would be really shocked.
Next let’s talk about Dallas, and I really will try my best not to be biased and show my extreme hate for this team and everything they are about. Ok so I do have to give props to Tony Romo for pushing through these last few games even though he has been hurt, he really is showing the leadership quality for his team and giving them a no excuses attitude. Yah for Tony, although if Tony was to flake out on his team and use the fact that his injuries are pretty serious we all know this team would be in even bigger shambles than it already is. After watching the Monday Night game this team really needs a lot of help on the offensive side and fast! I know that everyone was watching as Tony literally had to direct his wide receivers to the positions that should be in it were quite sad. I am not totally sure why there offense is struggling so much but they need to get their acts together. They are also 2-1 in the division and if they continue to play the way that they do I cannot see they making it to the playoffs. Out of the teams they have played the strongest was the Jets and they did lose to them. Their schedule is not getting any easier since they are playing the Lions this Sunday, and for some act of God the Lions (3-0) have found a way to start winning and play football well this season so we will see how they fair against them this week, it will defiantly be an interesting game.
Trying to be positive about the Cowboys is so tough, thank god that's over. Moving onto the Eagles, man I am already getting disappointed. And not to anyone's fault but the Coaching and Front Office because I swear if Romo can play two games with a broken rib and punctured rib I don't see why Vick can't manage to at least pull through for one of the last two games he has left early. I also understand that we have had a laundry list of injuries the McNabb suffered throughout his time in Philadelphia and keeping Vick healthy is the #1 goal but come on, throw us a bone please. They are also over exaggerating most of his injuries making them sound like he will be out for possibly the whole season and the in a few days the injury has magically downsized to almost a minor scratch -___-. Broken hand and out for the season, now is an unbroken hand with minor swelling and a great chance of playing this week. Last week was him spitting up blood which turned out that he just bite his tongue. Never a dull moment as an Eagles fan I swear but the up and down roller coaster needs to take a pause it is only week 3 and I've almost had 3 heart attacks.
Looking onto the game they played this past week against the Giants was just very unfortunate. A depressing lose against a rival team who has not beat us in three years and for our team to fall apart so after Vick left the game is just unacceptable. I believe that everything will be better for the next meeting with these two teams later on in the season but for now and it kills me to say the Giants fans can be happy. They should all get their celebration in now because it WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN!
The next conference match up will not be until week 6 where the Eagles will travel to Maryland to face the Redskins. So we have a few weeks to watch the teams match up to other big name teams and see how they shape up. I am excited to see these next few weeks play out and if the table will start to turn and how quickly things will change.
Hope everyone found my review of the NFC east interesting and informative!
peaceouteverybody!
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