Loading ...As the first practice of training camp inches closer, one can begin to sense the tone of camp and the 2010season itself. The Giants themselves will be looking to bounce back from losing 8 of their final 11 games in the 2009 season and prove that they belong in the discussion for and NFC East title.
While The NFC East itself is the topic at hand, lets take a look at which questions will need answering this summer from the 4 corners of The NFC East.
Will Dallas be able to handle the expectations for the 2009 season?
Nearly every year The Cowboys’ ability to handle the pressures being placed on them is in question. But in 2010, this may prove an even bigger issue than usual for The Boys’.
Coming off of their first playoff win on over a decade and a half, Dallas has their fans believing that they can indeed take the next step. With The Superbowl itself being held in Dallas this coming February, many (especially Jerry Jones) are expecting a home game for The Cowboys.
No one is mincing any words when it comes to this issue. Dallas knows exactly what is expected of them.
No matter how you spin it, that can be a lot to handle for any team.
Will the injury bug prove endangered in Texas yet again?
In 2009 Dallas finished the season with no one on injured reserve. The chances of that happening 2 years in a row are slim to none. As camp gets underway in 2010, one of the major issues facing this team will be avoiding injuries once again.
The New York Giants:
Will Perry Fewell turn around what was an abysmal defense in 2009?
After the 2009 season came to a close, the first move that The Giants made was to fire defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan and replace him with a coordinator known for his pass defenses in Perry Fewell.
Fewell brings a totally different attitude to the table than does Sheridan, and a lot more experience.
The Giants went out and got Fewell some new pawns in the form of Antrel Rolle, Deon Grant, Keith Bulluck, Jason Pierre- Paul, and Linval Joseph. Kenny Phillips, Aaron Ross and Chris Canty will also be returning from injury.
With that type of talent and depth, Fewell should be able to assemble a strong defense.
Can The Giants overcome nagging injuries to their offensive line and running backs?
Last season, Kareem McKenzie, Rich Seuburt, Ahmad Bradshaw, and Brandon Jacobs all dealt with nagging injuries which they managed to play through, but not necessarily effectively.
If the offensive line can not remain healthy, second year man William Beatty will be thrust into action at left tackle and David Deihl will kick inside to guard, shaking up the offensive line.
Eli Manning will need protection if he is to thrive and build on his 2009 numbers, and the line must be healthy for this to happen.
If Jacobs and Bradshaw can also overcome injury, it will be a huge boost to the offense and play action passing game.
The Washington Redskins:
How will the veteran presence of both Donovan McNabb and coach Mike Shanahan change the culture in Washington?
Before Washington is to see any success in 2010, they must undergo a major culture change. Donovan Mcnabb is a player whom has kept Philadelphia in the mix for over a decade, and Shanahan a coach who has won 2 Superbowls.
This should demand instant respect from the rest of the team as 2010 gets underway.
While this may seem like a minuscule detail, for a team which has seen so little success over the last decade it is paramount.
How will the Albert Haynesworth situation end?
Since Mike Shanahan arrived and announced that he would be running a 3-4 defense, it has been a constant soap opera with defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.
Haynesworth has expressed his displeasure with playing in a 3-4, and has even demanded a trade. But coach Mike Shanahan has not blinked as of yet. Shanahan has demanded that he report to camp and play in the scheme used by Washington.
This will be a situation worth monitoring as camp moves forward.
The Philadelphia Eagles:
How will such a young team cope with the loss of veteran leader Donovan McNabb?
Donovan McNabb has been a fixture in Philadelphia sports for the last ten years, and has brought The Eagles to 5 NFC Championship games. Now, Philadelphia sports an even younger team than ever before, with young Kevin Kolb at the helm.
Kolb will have youngsters Desean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Brent Celek, and Lesean McCoy to work with, but will the inexperience come back to haunt them in 2010?
Don’t forget that in the past 2 years Philly has also lost Brian Dawkins and Brian Westbrook.
Out with the old, in with the new.
How will defensive coordinator Sean McDermott fare in his second year?
The Eagles’ defense had a down year in 2009, but it was overlooked of course due to drama surrounding Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb as usual.
Many of the players including Asante Samuel have expressed their lack of trust in the scheme McDermott was employing.
This will be worth monitoring as the season presses on in 2010.
Once again, I see no way that The NFC East is not the most competitive division in football this season.
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Terrance –
Until you get off the exercise bike, you can’t be my favorite poster.
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RB Gartrell Johnson seems to be only one obviously struggling through the test. Lagging way behind his group in cross-field sprints. #NYG
Way to make the most of your opportunity Gartrell. Good to know you got yourself in top shape.
GIANTT,
Well played. And yes, I did leave that door open unlike the one leading into and out of the one in the meat freezer.
But so as to set the record straight, I graduated Magna **** Laude from the University of Central Florida with my Bachelor’s in Political Science. I have given speeches on a variety of topics, including the history and theoretical underpinnings of Pan-Africanism, Extraordinary Rendition and the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was an editor for a recently-published textbook on Political Psychology and have had a research paper submitted for publication by an undergraduate academic society. In the fall, I will be entering graduate school to pursue my Masters in International Relations, after which I hope to begin working towards my doctorate while teaching at a university.
In other words, intellect is not something I lack. While I can take all the ribbing about my **** mistake on that day a few months ago, I don’t want the perception of me to be malformed by such jokes. I’m not sensitive but I just want to point out that, while I might not be able to free myself from a crowded meat locker in the dark, I am certainly able to do a whole host of other things, not the least of which is capping off this self-aggrandizing harangue with a short phrase:
Suck my balls, biotch!
(I do it all for the lulz, btw)
Wow that post came off awfully gianthinkerish….
Kujo
The majority of your posts led me to believe that you had just a bit more going for you than carving flank steaks. However, it is your ability to laugh at yourself that indicates you are not IQ challanged. And I do have a gift for understatement………………………..B-I-O-T-C-H!!!!! LOL :)
OK… camp time.
Anyone making the trip to Albany ???
I’ll meet ya there… we can say ‘hi’.
ima try and go. i was gonna go next sat but i dont think i can make it. i need the dates again. i lost it
I gotta burn a week of vacation before September. Might take a week during camp. Ill have sideline passes, so ill get a decent vantage point to report back to you turkeys.
lol put me in coach!
the cowboys every year are predicted to win the east it seems like and yea they are talented, i dont think they are that far ahead if at all from us. we are the team that swept them last season and eli has decent games against them. their 2ndary isnt that good at all eitha and had probs with our WRs. once we get healthy, i think we will be a handful for them to handle.
living in the philly area i will tell you that the fans had a love hate relationship with mcnabb. he put his foot in his mouth so many times and recently said “Your career isnt defined by a super bowl win”. its things like that that make the philly fans go crazy. i do think that they are annointing kolb to soon. he is unproven in everyway. i for one think philly takes a major step back.washington is the wild card. lets face it, this is the 1st time in idk how long that they have a proven qb and a coach. gibbs was in over his head and the game passed him by. i think they were gonna be interesting with jason cambpell as qb with shanahan coaching, but now they have mcnabb…they are gonna be the wildcard in the east.(not playoff wildcard). i dont think the redskins are gonna be the pushover in this division. the more and more i think about it, the more and more i think the Giants will win the east. yes ff55, call us crazy but im wearing the rose colored glasses too! this is the most talented Giants team ive ever seen on paper. this D should roll. you look in our Division and ask yourself, when healthy, who has the best O line? Giants. Who has the best D line? Giants. Who has the best running game? Giants. Who has the best recieving core? i think the eagles, cowboys and giants have equally dangerous weapons in that department. Who has the best QB? GIANTS. who has the best 2ndary? ima say Giants. who has the best LB core? im gonna go with cowboys.
i just think we are a better team.
oh, who has the best coaching? eash…. take it for what you want but whos the only one prior to shanahan coming over, who won the SB?
idk, i think some on here have thin skin. they have to tell you what they have accomplished in life and all. who cares man. we are all giants fans and a lot of people joke around. this isnt a library where everybody has to be proper and quiet and god forbid a joke. you know what, you guys can crack on me for bein hurt or on suicide watch due to the draft we recently had. you can make fun of me cuz ima…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjF93E4LjlA&feature=related
i can take it.
and kujo if thats not what you were getting at, my bad im just speakin to everyone overall
darnit how do you post a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjF93E4LjlA&feature=related
what was the difference with the way i posted it and the way you did? oh well i thought it was worth a chuckle
need a space betweem “cuz ima…(space)http://
“But in 2009, this may prove an even bigger issue than usual for The Boys”
Its 2010 bro:-)h
Kujo’s Masters in International Relations will involve a meat locker in Europe…
My forein policy would actually involve locking people I find disdainful in meat lockers as a way to correct their behavior.
“He would never get stuck in a meat locker at work.”
-FF55, the most interesting poster on g101