AFC is over, and now is time to go to NFC starting with the East
Dallas Cowboys – LE Tyler Brayton
After 14-2 season in 2007, we all expected big things for Cowboys, given the talent of their team, but a hard schedule for start the season left them at 8-8 and with GM William Cook on the hot seat. If you take a look at Cowboys roster it still have an incredible set of talent but feel a bit weaker than that 2007 team. Specially it feels a transition on key positions as CB (Replace O’neal with Cox), HB (Replace Edgerrin with Clifton), OLB (Replace Boulware with Sintim). All the 3 replacements mentioned are great prospects but still young. And my X Factor pick for Cowboys is another replacement, this time the Strahan Succesor, a player with vast experience on the league that saw himself in 3 different teams in a spawn time of less than a week. When Lions traded him to Redskins and then to cowboys. YES you read it well. A player traded by Redskins to Cowboys going to become the leader and soul of Dallas DL. Having the best season of his career with 15 sacks.
New York Giants – CB Antonio Cromartie
In the past I’ve been an strong critic of GM Romeo Mendez and the trades that sent 1.1 and 1.2 overall picks in back to back drafts for a mid range S and WR. If you’re on the league for 2 seasons and see a team do that, the first thought is something is not ok there. Nothing going to change how Giants missed 2 studs, but Romeo Mendez had a wonderful post draft FA, he killed it bringing HB Deshaun Foster and RE Dan Cody. Called it last season saying the Giants were the best team with the worst record, and they clearly are more talented than their record. Destiny kept Mendez on NY for a reason, and 2009 is going to be a good season for Giants and there’s 1 player that going to rise the hand as the defense leader, the 6”2 CB Antonio Cromartie. Im a bit worried his awr have only raised 5 points in 3 seasons, some could say at this point his carrer is over, and he’ll never going to become a lockdown #1 CB, but i have faith on him and he’ll have the best season of his young career and progress that AWR.
Philadelphia Eagles – WR Travis Wilson
GM Darryl Breckheimer have maximized his abilities as trader for build one of the best rosters of SFL, and maybe the one that sell more tickets. Peyton Manning have not been successful on playoffs, he injure last season on key matchup, but we all expect to watch Peyton Manning play. He’s surrounding with top talent and a solid OL. If Peyton remains healthy we could expect a 5000 yards season, with targets as Olinger – Mann – Barnidge, the name going to grab less attention is the #3 WR Travis Wilson, just acquired from Jets, is uncertain how much snaps he’s going to have as Eagles use Barnidge as the slot, and hurry up offense doesn’t allow subs. But I believe Wilson going to be part of the offense, maybe an injure or team deciding to use the slot position with a true WR. And if last season taught us something is the value of slot wr, with Steve Smith.
Washington Redskins – CB Alan Zemaitis
Redskins GM Bryan Mellon took a long vacations of 0 days, he pulled a Brett Favre fake retirement and he stayed ahead of the team, and not only that, he’s been very active during offseason, something that is not good for the division, conference and league, as he already proved twice his method works. Right now he’s on the cycle of bring young talent, the secondary saw his 2 best safeties being traded to panthers, just for acquire a faster younger duo from bengals during draft. But they still young and need progression, Washington lost that 99 awr duo that was a nightmare for QB’s. So now the team needs new leaders at the secondary and I’ll pick one of the most underated CB’s of the league as the redskins X-Factor, CB Alan Zemaitis, he lacks from blazing speed as he’s only 90. But the 6”2 body frame and very decent, awr-agi-acc make him a very solid CB. Along with CB Irons have the responsibility of contain a division with top pass game.
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