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Tue May 05, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

Giants, Eagles move past Dallas to top of NFC East

By Joe Zedalis

The Dallas Morning News believes the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles have moved past the Dallas Cowboys and are now the class of the NFC East. The Morning News called the Giants and New England Patriots the top two teams in the NFL.

The Morning News wrote: The Giants blew through the regular season with an NFC-best 12-4 record in 2008 despite the absence of their best defender, Pro Bowl pass rusher Osi Umenyiora, who missed the entire year with a knee injury. The Giants added defensive end Chris Canty in free agency this off-season. Umenyiora is back. He bolsters a defensive front seven that finished in the NFL's top 10 in both run defense and sacks. New York also added three veteran starters up front in free agency: end Chris Canty, tackle Rocky Bernard and linebacker Michael Boley. The Giants filled their offensive needs with two draft picks — Hakeem Nicks in the first and Ramses Barden in the third.

As for the Eagles the Morning News reported: The Eagles started building on the foundation of a 9-6-1 wild-card team with the off-season trade acquisition of Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters from the Buffalo Bills. With Demarcus Ware, Umenyiora and now Brian Orakpo roaring off the weak side on the pass rush, you need a quality left tackle to survive in the NFC East. The Eagles now have one of the best.

Philadelphia acquired cornerback Ellis Hobbs from the New England Patriots in a draft-day deal. The Eagles traded disenchanted Lito Sheppard this off-season, so Hobbs slides right in at nickel cornerback. Hobbs has been a Super Bowl starter for the Patriots.

Andy Reid also grabbed offensive weapons with his first three selections of the draft - Maclin in the first round, running back LeSean McCoy in the second and tight end Cornelius Ingram in the fifth. Maclin pencils in as a starter opposite DeSean Jackson and Donovan McNabb suddenly has two dangerous downfield weapons.

Source: Dallas Morning NewsNew Window

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  1. nep617mvp
    1. Posted by nep617mvp Tue May 05, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

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    Say Whut?
  2. nep617mvp
    2. Posted by nep617mvp Tue May 05, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    ooh sum folks are gonna be mad at this.
  3. Yankees4Lyfe
    3. Posted by Yankees4Lyfe Tue May 05, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    Yea right...the "class" my @ss.
    GO COWBOYS!!!
  4. OregonDucksBringinIt
    4. Posted by OregonDucksBringinIt Tue May 05, 2009 3:42 pm EDT

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    E-A-G-L-E-S gonna stomp all over the cowgirls this entire year.
  5. justin h
    5. Posted by justin h Tue May 05, 2009 3:43 pm EDT

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    Giants still need someone to catch the ball lets see if the rookies can handle the pressure
  6. john s
    6. Posted by john s Tue May 05, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    Eagles will take the division. Any moron can see that.
  7. Chris W
    7. Posted by Chris W Tue May 05, 2009 3:47 pm EDT

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    Glad someone in Dallas has woke up to see that the cowboys DO NOT walk on water. Say hello to a 6 and 10 season Dallas.
  8. dallasfkncowboys
    8. Posted by dallasfkncowboys Tue May 05, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    Hmmmmmmm....the Eagles, really?
  9. SeanO
    9. Posted by SeanO Tue May 05, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    mcnabb goes down with a hangnail in week 3...season over
  10. sleeplesnights
    10. Posted by sleeplesnights Tue May 05, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    Does this mean that the Dallas MN is going to stop pouring the kool-aid this year? Till they win something shouldn’t it be this way?
  11. New Amerika
    11. Posted by New Amerika Tue May 05, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    Cowboys should achieve last place , maybe third in their division , over- rated , over - hyped , NEVER respected , Cowpatties should be fun to blog on again this year , they should of traded Romo for Cutler and stopped the bleeding in Big "D" , Tony Choke some mo , is really bad.
  12. Jason1978
    12. Posted by Jason1978 Tue May 05, 2009 3:52 pm EDT

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    NYG have a total of 8 recievers and who had a total of FIVE TOUCHDOWNS in 08. Eli is going to struggle with all the inexpierence around him. I mean seriously, the guy couldn't even complete more than 55% of his passes or have a QB rating over 77 with Plaxico, Toomer and Shockey. NYG also lost a 1000 yard RB. How come nobody mentions this? NYG still has Jacobs and a great D but if I were a fan I would be worried about the passing game, which has never been great even with vetern talent.
    Eagles are building for the future but as a fan I do have concern with the young and 2009. Maclin might have been a steal but not sure what he or McCoy can do in 09 because Reid never really favors rookies unless there are injuries, which is why DeSean had a breakout rookie year. Still, this team had loads of talent and the best QB in the division by far. Fingers are crossed but the schedule looks very tough and the team still has to prove to me they are better than 2008. Yes they made it to the NFC title game but most fans forget that they barely made the playoffs. They needed help from the Raiders and to beat Dallas to get in. Had the Raiders lost in week 17 the Eagles wouldn't have made the playoffs. We still also couldn't beat the Ryan Fitzpatrick led Bengals or Kyle Orton led Bears. We did beat BOTH SB teams but of course when it mattered the most couldn't beat the Cardinals in Philly. The team needs to play tougher. No more up one week, down the next. It will come back to bite us this year. Time is running out on McNabb and Westbrook. Hopefully this is the year but as a Eagles fan it's hard really to get your hopes up too much because this team always seems to find a way to come up short.
  13. da bomb
    13. Posted by da bomb Tue May 05, 2009 3:53 pm EDT

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    Damn the Eagles are good and just keep gettin better all they need is a QB who can take over when donavan retires.
  14. da bomb
    14. Posted by da bomb Tue May 05, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    Damn the Eagles are good and just keep gettin better all they need is a QB who can take over when donavan retires.
  15. nep617mvp
    15. Posted by nep617mvp Tue May 05, 2009 3:55 pm EDT

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    NFC east is gonna be tough again this year as it always is.I cant say who is on top.whats important is who will be at the top at the end of the regular season.
  16. coldshot89
    16. Posted by coldshot89 Tue May 05, 2009 3:56 pm EDT

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    @ #8 john s: Well, since all (and only) Eagles fans think that, then its true how only morons will see that.
  17. I ride the little bus
    17. Posted by I ride the little bus Tue May 05, 2009 3:58 pm EDT

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    Eagles addressed virtually every need on offense. We got a legitimate fullback, a great back to spell Westbrook, one of the best WR in the draft who can contribute on special teams, a CB who is will be great in the Nickel, or as a starter if we lose brown, a big Red Zone Target in Ingram, and two young talented OT's. Throw in 10 of 11 starters returning to the #3 defense, and we are gonna make a run at the NFC
  18. David
    18. Posted by David Tue May 05, 2009 3:59 pm EDT

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    Move past Dallas???? The Giants and Eagles have been better than Dallas the past 10 years!
  19. jimmy
    19. Posted by jimmy Tue May 05, 2009 4:01 pm EDT

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    maybe the dallas fans will stop the FEAR THE STAR saying ?
    i doubt it
    there the only fans that go 13 years without a playoff win and still think they have a team?
    raider fans were in the bowl around 5 years ago and realized they had troubles the past three
    i didn't hear them saying there good, this year coming up they will be better than the boys
    there on the rise, cowboys are falling fast, at a bad time ,new stadium, not the way you want to start
  20. tito (eight and oh)
    20. Posted by tito (eight and oh) Tue May 05, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    SPECULATION IS FUN
    Giants in '09.
  21. keyzer_durden
    21. Posted by keyzer_durden Tue May 05, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    This is what happens when the Eagles and Giants are out shopping for talent, Jerry Jones was looking for bargains at KMart. Dallas is screwed as long as Jerry Jones feels he is qualified to be the GM.
  22. jimmy
    22. Posted by jimmy Tue May 05, 2009 4:04 pm EDT

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    it will be battle between the giants and eagles
    injuries will tell who wins it
    they are evenly matched
  23. tito (eight and oh)
    23. Posted by tito (eight and oh) Tue May 05, 2009 4:04 pm EDT

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    By the way Ross..."Throw in 10 of 11 starters returning to the #3 defense, and we are gonna make a run at the NFC "
    The 1 of 11 who didn't make it back...he was the heart of that D and he is gone. They'll be soft without him.
  24. jimmy
    24. Posted by jimmy Tue May 05, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    #21 it took them 13 years to figure out the giants and eagles are better
    44 to 6, that draft, was the last straw
  25. LittleBlue
    25. Posted by LittleBlue Tue May 05, 2009 4:08 pm EDT

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    No comment...yahoo are you for real.
    Hey Nep.....what to do with you...long time.

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