By Sonja Greenfield // @Mom23RN
Here we are halfway through the season already. Crazy how time flies!
We’ve had some surprises so far this season, but honestly the NFC East has been pretty much what was expected.
Except for the Eagles, but that’s another story for another day.
But today, I’m going to look at the who on each team has had a great season so far. As always, if you don’t agree with me, feel free to let me know!
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By Sonja Greenfield //@Mom23RN
The Cowboys bounced back this week against the Eagles. Even though they lost, Washington held their own against the 49ers. The Giants were competitive but just couldn’t seal the deal.
Despite the fact that 3/4 of the NFC East lost this week, let’s take a peek at which players stood out.
Washington Redskins: Let’s be honest. It was an ugly game. No touchdowns, plenty of field goals, but no real “action.” But let’s also be honest that not too many people had them hanging around in this game. It could have been a blowout, but thankfully, it wasn’t. Shout out to Washington’s defense for holding San Fransisco to their fewest point total so far this season. They had 2 sacks and 5 tackles for a loss.
By Sonja Greenfield // @Mom23RN
Well then. It’s been a rocky couple of weeks for the NFC East.
This was to be the week that they all got it back together. For the most part, anyway.
The Eagles were in a good matchup against the Vikings, and it was to be a statement game for them. Overall, this division isn’t shaping up the way most thought at the beginning of the season, and that is giving rise to some concern for the teams.
Let’s go around and check in on the teams.
Continue reading “NFC East – Injuries, Ugly Losses and a Stand-out Rookie Receiver”
By Sonja Greenfield // @Mom23RN
You guys ever intercept your report cards growing up? Me neither. Okay, well, maybe once or twice. OK fine, 3 times.
Well, it’s the end of the first quarter of the football season, and I’m handing out grades that you can’t intercept!! I’m grading the overall performance of each team.
I’ve graded performances in previous articles, and like those, I’ll be grading on a curve. You ever pass a class because of a grade curve? I may have benefited from that once or twice, so I’ll pay it forward and grade on a curve myself.
Now that those “formalities” are out of the way, let’s get to grading!
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By Sonja Greenfield //@Mom23RN
Unlike the NFC North that I wrote about yesterday, not everyone in the NFC East won last Sunday. But it’s now time to reset and get ready to kick off week 4. It’s been an eventful week for the NFC East from hilarious to frustrating. Let’s head around and take a peek at the action.
New York Giants: This week was rookie quarterback Daniel Jones’s first start. He had a record-breaking performance, and lead the Giants to a comeback victory in Tampa Bay. The Giants twitter account had some time today to throw a little shade as well. But with that win, came a loss in running back Saquon Barkley with a high ankle sprain.
But now it is time for RB Wayne Gallman to fill Barkley’s spot. While he’s obviously not Barkley, Gallman still was a reliable part of the Giants offense pre-Barkley. Besides, now with Jones at quarterback, if he can keep up his performance against Washington this week, the offense will be very balanced.
By Kate Arhar // @ClvlndK8
Things got shaken up in the NFC South this weekend. The Carolina Panthers are winless while the other three teams are tied up in the standings at 1-1.
The most startling news is the thumb injury to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Early reports indicate 6-8 weeks of recovery but if it really is “Gamekeepers Thumb,” he may be out all season.
Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or the Atlanta Falcons poised to take over the division? Let’s see what happened to them this week.
By Sonja Greenfield //@Mom23RN
Like I said last week, I’ve never really been a huge fan of power rankings. They’re meaningless, to be honest. It’s essentially who’s hot and who’s not.
But when I do them, I love to have fun with it, and not take them too seriously. For the most part. I think a mixup of funny and serious is good.
Without further ado, I present the NFC East Power Rankings going into week 2.
By Sonja Greenfield //@Mom23RN
Week 1 is in the books! And that means school is back in session… which makes this post pretty much a gimme! The NFC East teams all faced each other opening week, so that makes it easy to grade. Oh, and I grade on a curve in case you’re wondering. Curves saved my grades a few times, so I’m returning the favor.
It was an eventful offseason for all teams in the division. Signings, hold outs, quarterback controversies, and more. But finally getting to play always makes it that much better.
Philadelphia Eagles: I’ll give them an A-. After a very, very slow start and the defense looking not great, the Eagles came alive. Quarterback Carson Wentz went on to have a day, along with returning wide receiver DeSean Jackson, and WR Alshon Jeffrey. The Eagles came back from being down 17-0 to get the win. I guess the best way to put it is that sometimes you just need to get back into the flow of regular season games.
By Sonja Greenfield //@Mom23RN
If you’re anything like me, you’re doing a Fortnite dance because we’ve finally made it to game 4 of the preseason!!
But even though we’re at the last week of the preseason, some questions still need to be answered, and that couldn’t be any truer than in the NFC East.
Let’s go around the division and see what questions still need answers!
By Sonja Greenfield //@Mom23RN
Three of the four teams in the division played Thursday night and the Cowboys played on Saturday. The Giants perfect preseason record was on the line, for what that’s worth. The Redskins were trying to figure out their quarterback situation, and the Eagles were trying to break the Raven’s preseason streak. The Cowboys welcomed in the Texans and tried to get back to the football that was on the field, instead of contract issues.
Let’s see how it all shook out.
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