From: hjjcl@usho77.hou281.chevron.com (J.J.Clyde)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: NFC EAST- GET OFF IT!
Keywords: Satellite
Date: 26 Aug 92 21:45:10 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Chevron

(ricardo.g.irvin) writes:
>paul@innerdoor.austin.ibm.com writes:
>>
>>LAROCQUE) writes:
>>>   What is the fascination with the NFC east?

>Darrel, here are some of my reasons:
>(these are'nt based on any stats, and I also expect disagreement from
>fellow NFC East netters as well as fans of other teams).

As well you should...

>Defense:
>	the best defensive line Eagles
>	the second best defensive line: GIANTS

Blah, blah, blah.  What about the BEST secondary.  Not even you could
woof up the Cards or somebody?  Maybe because KC has had the best secondary 
for the majority of the last decade.

>	the best linebackers (as a unit) the GIANTS

YOU have GOT to be kidding.  The Giants are good, but, hands down, unanimous, 
case closed, the Saints have THE best LB's (as a unit, or seperately) in the 
game.  Pat Swilling, Ricky Jackson, Sam Mills, and Vaughn Johnson have 
**15** Pro-Bowl appearances between them!  Its time to introduce the NFCEPB
acronym to r.s.f.p --- NFC East Pea-brain Bias.

>	the best defensive unit (at least last year) the Skins

Saints or Eagles THEN Skins (maybe).

>	Every team in the NFL is looking for the next LT or a R.White.

LT is history.  Pat Swilling is the creme d'la creme in the NFL now.
The fact that he was able to loosen Jim Finks' ironclad purse strings to 
the unbelievable extent that he did should tell you ANY team would pay
dearly for him.

>Offensive:
*>	Dave Megget
boy are you stretching...
>	Cunningham 
*>	Phill Simms
nice, backup guy.
>	Those 3 great wide outs in DC.
>	Emmit Smith.
*>	Rodney Hampton
is this guy even heathly?
>	Keth Jackson
>	Ricky Ervins
stretching...
>	2 of the best offensive line in the NFL.
You're not including the Eagles, Pokes, Cards, or Giants in on this, are
you?
>	Roy Green (who?)
who?
>	Keth Byers
stretching...
>	Ricky Prohel(SP?) of the cards
who?
>	Johnny Johnson of the cards
who?
>	etc
"etc" -- now he's tough.
>
>Right now the skins have the best mix (run/pass) offense of any team

Very debatable. (As this whole discourse is, that's my point)

>in the NFL (the 9ers used to be like the this). The Eagles are an
>Offensive line and a good running game away from that "mix" and the
>GIANTS have the "mix" but because of youth and inexperience at coaching,
>is at least a year away.
>The Cowboys are an OL line away from the that "mix".

And the Colts are a good secondary and OL away from that "mix".
Let's see:  thats the Pokes, Eagles, and Giants (I presume Washington
and Phoenix HAVE the mix) who are just a couple of phases of their game
away.  And the rest of the talent-depleted NFL is just whistlin' Dixie.


>>Nobody is saying the NFC East has your favorite teams.  They are just saying
>>that the NFC East has the _best_ teams.
>
>ditto 8{D.


NFCEPB.


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