NFC East (1 Viewer)

[Holy Schneikes]

No team in the NFC East has lost a non-division game.

The Eagles, the LAST place team, have outscored their opponents 90-50, having just demolished a team who most thought was one of if not THE best team in the AFC.

A team or two in that division is going to get screwed come playoff time. I live in DC and while the Skins are not my #1 team, I'd like to see them get to the playoffs. Problem is, they can't ALL go to the playoffs and it's very unusual to even get three from the same division in. So I'm not sure which team(s) they are going to keep out. The Giants haven't looked TOTALLY dominant, but they are the Super Bowl champs and are now 3-0. Dallas is PROBABLY the best team in football right now. The Eagles I've mentioned. Just a bad year to be a fairly solid but not dominant playoff contender in the NFC East this year.

 

[EaglesNest]

The division as a whole has a combined 10 - 2 record

 

[kentric]

While the NFC East is one of the strongest (if not the strongest) divisions in the NFL, each team has a home/away against a division opponent, resulting in an average of three losses per team. That's alot of blood.

 

[zoonation]

An argument can be made that the three best teams in football come out of that division. The worst team, the Skins, could likely win 4-5 other divisions in the NFL.

 

[Aaronl5]

The Giants look a little suspect. They are winning but they have not looked impressive. Dallas and Philly look awesome.

 

[renesauz]

I was wondering last night if any division ever had this kind of start through three weeks (no losses outside the division). I simply can't remember any division this dominant. (Not even the old NFC north in it's heyday)

Considering the schedule, it's very possible for them to set a record for wins.

 

[Chase Stuart]

I was wondering last night if any division ever had this kind of start through three weeks (no losses outside the division). I simply can't remember any division this dominant. (Not even the old NFC north in it's heyday)Considering the schedule, it's very possible for them to set a record for wins.

The AFC South did the same thing last year.It's pretty common for one division to start off really hot.

 

[renesauz]

I was wondering last night if any division ever had this kind of start through three weeks (no losses outside the division). I simply can't remember any division this dominant. (Not even the old NFC north in it's heyday)Considering the schedule, it's very possible for them to set a record for wins.

The AFC South did the same thing last year.It's pretty common for one division to start off really hot.

So , it has been done before, but really, has any division looked so good doing it? Wins over AFC power Pittsburgh, road win over an NFC favorite in GB? Even the weak link (Wash) has beaten two decent teams.Dallas is everyone's #1 now, and NYG/Philly are in most top five lists. The Indy/Jax/Ten tandem never did that.

 

[T Bell]

It's very early, but I agree that the division looks dominant from top to bottom.

As enthusiastic and impressed as I am by "my" Redskins looking this good early, the truth is that they still are very much the 4th team in that division and they need to show more before they can be considered as a strong wild card contender. I agree that in virtually every other division in the NFL they'd be considered a strong wild card contender at least, but there aren't that many divisions I'd say that they "should" win were they in it. Frankly, there's only one, the NFC West. Every other division would be a major challenge for them.

It is definitely fair to say OTOH that Campbell and the Redskins have picked up Zorn's version of the WCO very well, and they appear to have taken to Zorn personally. I heard Trent Dilfer say on Cowherd's show this morning that they've picked up this Holmgren/Seattle WCO offense faster than anyone he's seen, and that he's impressed by that. I'm also impressed with how well Greg Blache has the defense playing. They're a team on the rise.

Each of the four teams needs to overcome certain challenges to maintain the dominance of the division:

Dallas- Can they avoid major mistakes (turnovers; penalties) on offense, and can their defense tighten up and make some big plays? This team is a "sure thing" for the playoffs, but they need to go to the next level and win playoff games.

New York- Can they maintain focus through the course of the season? This team always seems to lose its way at some point, sometimes during games, and other times for weeks at a time. They even did it late last year too before their remarkable turnaround. They need to show that they can be consistently good, and not rely upon a hot streak at the end of the year to bail them out of trouble.

Philly- Can they stay healthy? If McNabb and Westbrook are healthy, they're as good as any team in the NFL. If not, they're in trouble.

Washington- Can they sustain the early success on offense when they go on the road against the better NFL teams, and can they stay healthy on defense? If what they've done on offense the last two weeks against a banged up Saints defense and a pretty good Cards defense are not illusions, then they're going to be a dangerous spoiler in this division at the very least, and they may be able to grab New York's or Philly's Wild Card spots from them by stealing division wins against them.

This will be a fun division to watch, and as any NFC East fan will tell you, home or road it doesn't matter- any team can win any game in these intra-division matchups. Nobody is ever intimidated by anyone else, and all four teams are physical. The irony is that the division winner from the East may not get home field advantage through the playoffs simply because of the toll taken through intra-division play.

 

[Bankerguy]

This will be a fun division to watch, and as any NFC East fan will tell you, home or road it doesn't matter- any team can win any game in these intra-division matchups. Nobody is ever intimidated by anyone else, and all four teams are physical. The irony is that the division winner from the East may not get home field advantage through the playoffs simply because of the toll taken through intra-division play.

No doubt.