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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
I cannot figure out the Cards or the Eagles.
Eagles lose to Raiders and even thought they beat a putrid Redskins team, they did not look good in doing it (outside of Desean Jackson). Then they lay the boots to the Giants. I don't care how bad the Giants are, they aren't as bad as the 'Skins or Raiders.
And Cardinals lay an egg against the Panthers at home? NFC West is still between Niners and Cards, even with the Niners recent woes.
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The Eagles are a good team that simply laid an egg against Oakland. Andy Reid abandoned the run game and Oakland got after McNabb. They also struggled in that game because they had 34 year-old Jeremiah Trotter starting at MLB.
The game against Washington was predictable. The Skins actually have a pretty good defense, but their offense is terrible. They usually play the Eagles tough, especially in D.C.
New Orleans tore the Eagles up, but the game only opened up after a blown call by the refs before the end of the first half, followed by two terrible turnovers to open the second half. Up until that point the Eagles were hanging with them, despite being thin at MLB and starting a back-up quarterback. I also remember the Eagles defense taking some really stupid penalties that extended some of the Saints scoring drives.
The Giants miss Steve Spagnuolo. They aren't getting pressue on the quarterback, and the secondary is not very good without Aaron Ross and Kenny Phillips. Eli has always been overrated but he's usually been protected by a good running game and 6'7" receiver who catch a lot of those balls that he sails. Teams are now seeing that they can jam the Giants receivers and load up 8 in the box because Eli isn't going to beat them deep.
I'm not sure what to think about the Cowboys. They looked really good against Seattle and Atlanta, but those teams have terrible DBs. I think they'll be okay if Romo can keep taking care of the football. They have a really tough schedule the rest of the way and I have a hard time seeing them finish better than 10-6 (more likely 9-7).