NFC East- Week 10

By: Colin Cook

Dallas Cowboys:
I'm not sure how much more Cowboys can take. Why is it that the Cowboys can spark greatness, on par with a Super Bowl-caliber team, and then just suddenly stick more than a garbage dump? More important that skill and talent is consistency, and that is something the Cowboys lack. For instance, Coach Garrett consistently calls timeouts at the worst times; THAT'S consistency! The team, however, is about as consistent as a politician's agenda.
So how do the Cowboys beat the Eagle in Philly? While I would LOVE to claim this game to be a 'turnover-off', I don't think Romo will be able to throw picks, at least not more than twice. The Eagles' secondary has been atrocious, even with Asomugha, and once Romo gets rattled, he'll just start dumping off the ball to Witten, and it's difficult to pick off a ball to a tight-end. The Cowboys need to prove their consistency, and their secondary is consistently good; time for the rest of the team to follow along.

New York Giants:
As the reigning Super Bowl champs, one would expect the Giants to be one of the better teams this season. I mean, you have Manning-Cruz, Ahmad Bradshaw, one of the best defensive lines in football...but if you watch or keep track of their games, the Giants are, uh, well, not one of the best.
For one, it appears that the Giants are best when it comes down to close games because two of their games this season came down to one play. Manning is great, but only when it's comeback time, when the coaching staff calls radical plays because they have nothing to lose. Not only that, their defense has blown considerably large leads this season, one game giving the Cowboys the lead...after being ahead 23-0 at the half.
If you've seen the Giants during their two latest Super Bowl seasons, they were amazing close to not even making the playoffs. I don't know how they do it, but they slug into the playoffs, then manage to defeat the Packers and the 49ers and win the Super Bowl. Say what?!
Anyway, the Bengals are playing at home and are looking for blood after barely losing to Peyton Manning (not 'the Broncos'). Maybe the Giants will play well the entire game, and not just in the fourth quarter!

Philadelphia Eagles:
Considering the Eagles' made the Saints' defense look like Bears on steroids, this week the Eagles' may just make the Cowboys look as if they're sporting their Doomsday Defense once again! Considering how terrible their offensive line is, Demarcus Ware should be like a kid in a candy store with a hundred dollars, and a trip to Chuck-E-Cheese in store for him. The Eagles have only ONE starting offensive lineman, and that bodes horribly for, not only Michael Vick, but for LeShawn McCoy.
Before people start bashing the coaching staff or Michael Vick, remember that you cannot do anything if, as soon as you hike the ball, you're forced to immediately scramble away because a defender is on your tail. Through no fault of their own, the Eagles seemed to be cursed when it comes to linemen, the anchor of any offense. How would Tom Brady fair with such a bad o-line?
I think the season is a bust for the Eagles at this point. If I were an Eagles' fan, I would write it off and wait for next season, hoping Michael Vick gets another chance to shine like he did one or two seasons ago.

Washington Redskins:
It seems as if RG3 is human after all! Then again, their recent losses have not been his fault. Penalties, as the Oakland Raiders have demonstrated in the past, is a thorn in one's side, and boy, have the Redskins gotten a lot of them!
Going to a BYE this week, Redskins fans can take solace in the fact that the Redskins are just 0-1 in their division. They have five more divisional games to play, two against the ailing Eagles and two against a sagging Cowboys team, and one against the Giants, whom the Redskins have already proved that they can beat (one lucky play, Manning? Come on, that was basically a loss).
Don't you count out the Redskins! At least not with the current playoff birthing system!