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2009 NFC East Preview - Jorge Gonzalez 9/12/2009

The NFC East was one of the best division in
football in 2008 and looks to
be a force again 2009. The Eagles have the most
weapons offensively with
the addition of Michael Vick. The Giants are the
favorites to win the
division after getting several key players back from
injury. The Cowboys
will be looking forward to life after T.O. and will a
bit under the radar
for a change. The Redskins will have one of the best
defenses in the but
need their offense to step up.

Don’t make the mistake of counting the Redskins
out from the NFC East.
Redskins QB Jason Campbell has the physical ability
to remain the
Redskins’ quarterback for years to come, and he
knows in order to do so he
has to step up his aggression this season. Expect
Campbell to show up to
work these next 17 weeks. Now this is an overall
tight division, and the
Redskins at 17-1 to win the NFC title are not as far
behind the 6-1
Giants, 7-1 Eagles, or Cowboys as one might think.
The world will be
watching the NFC East closely as each of the four
teams has undergone some
notable changes from
last season.

The Eagles match up against the Panthers in Week
one will be a chance for
Coach Andy Reid to prove once again that the
Philadelphia Eagles are
strong and cohesive despite their 1-3 preseason
record. The Eagles’
coaching staff has much to analyze early on in this
season. The defense
especially has been
impacted by the death of defensive coordinator Jim
Johnson. It’ll be
interesting to see how current defensive
coordinator Sean McDermott
handles his defense without former all-pro
defensive back Brian Dawkins.
McDermott, who has been with the Eagles for a
decade, looks to maintain a
sharp and speedy secondary. A newly solidified
Eagles defense along with
a positive, forward-looking Donovan McNabb leads
to another exciting
season for the Philadelphia Eagles.

How long can the Cowboys maintain an illusion of
greatness? Their new
stadium helps maintain that facade, yet behind the
fuss about their 40
million dollar scoreboard is a question based on
fundamental
football. How will the Cowboys’ new number one
receiver, Roy Williams
handle the pressure? He looked great in practice
this week, and in recent
interviews he appeared to be calm and collected.
Still, he has a lot of
work to do on the field to get Cowboy fans to
forget about Terrell Owens.

The New York Giants should live up to their regular
season win odds at 10
games. The Giants’ defense will be even tougher to
crack in ‘09. The
question that will be answered in the next few
weeks is who will emerge as
their number one receiver. Though the Giants have
some solid competition,
they win 10 games this season and journey to
Miami for Super Bowl XLIV.
I’d like to quote Plaxico Burress here and ask, "What
are the odds on that
happening?" The answer is pretty close to +120 and
6-1 respectively.

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