Week 8 NFC East Round-Up

Man, it hurts to be a Philadelphia Eagles fan.  It also hurts to be an Steelers fan (who loses to Oakland?), but fortunately I’m not a Steelers fan.

Before the start of the regular season, Sports Illustrated predicted that all the teams in the NFC east would finish the season at 9-7.  I disagreed with that prediction then, and I still disagree with it.  Here’s my predictions for the NFC East for the second half of the season.

New York Giants: 5-2

11/5 – Texans: W

11/12 – Bears: L

11/20 – at Jaguars: W

11/26 – at Titans: W

12/3 – Cowboys: W

12/17 – Eagles: W

12/24 – Saints: W

12/30 – Redskins: W

 Final Record: 12-3

Philadelphia Eagles: 4-4

Nov 12 – Washington: W

Nov 19 – Tennessee: W

Nov 26 – Indy: L

Dec 4 – Carolina: L

Dec 10 – Washington: W

Dec 17 – Giants: L

Dec 25 – Dallas: W

Dec 31 – Atlanta: L

Final Record: 8-8

Dallas Cowboys: 3-3

10/29 – Carolina: W

11/5 – Washington: W

11/12 – Arizona: W

11/19 – Indianapolis: L

11/23 – Tampa Bay: W

12/3 – Giants: L

12/10 – New Orleans: W

12/16 – Atlanta: L

12/25 – Philadelphia: L

12/31 – Detroit: W

Final Record: 9-7

Washington Redskins: 2-5

11/5 – Cowboys: L

11/12 – Eagles: L

11/19 – Buccanneers: W

11/26 – Panthers: L

12/3 – Panthers: L

12/10 – Eagles: L

12/17 – Saints: L

12/24 – Rams: L

12/30 – Giants: L

Final Record: 3-13

So at the end of the season we’ll have:

Giants: 12-3

Cowboys: 9-7

Eagles: 8-8

Redskins: 3-13

so the Giants win the division with the cowboys possibly a wildcard in the playoffs.  for the Eagles and the Redskins, there’s always next year.

Unfortunately for Philadelphia, a city that has been without a championship for a long time, the chance for a superbowl win is over.  The franchise has been built around Donovan McNabb who is getting older, and won’t be in his prime much longer, as are key defensive players, Jeremiah Trotter and Brian Dawkins.  While some of the younger players look talented, they are not superstars.  It seems that Andy Reid, Jim Johnson, and Marty just don’t have what it takes to coach this team to any sort of decency.