All NFC East Team

by **DarthMonk** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:47 pm

All-NFC East Team: Week 7 update
October, 24, 2012
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By Dan Graziano | ESPN.com

Not a lot of changes this week to the All-Division Team. Only two, I think, and neither one is the quarterback. Both Robert Griffin III and Eli Manning are playing at an extremely high level right now, and yes, I thought about using the fact that Manning won the game against Griffin's team as the tiebreaker. But as I watched that game Sunday, for those three hours, the best player on that field was not the two-time Super Bowl MVP. He got the last laugh, sure. And everyone who reads this blog regularly knows how I feel about Manning. But as of this moment, he's a notch behind Griffin for the starting quarterback spot on the All-NFC East Team. I think this is the first week all year in which they haven't switched places, so it's that close.

Before we go on, the disclaimer that no one will read: This is an all-division team based on overall season performance to date. It is not -- repeat, NOT -- simply a position-by-position list of those who played the best this week. That's why Santana Moss isn't on it.

So as I said, only two changes this week. Not the most exciting week we've had with this. I'll explain those two changes, and offer some insight on which players nearly changed my mind, after I give you the team:

Quarterback: Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins (Last week: Griffin)

Running back: Alfred Morris, Redskins (Morris)

Wide receiver: Victor Cruz, New York Giants; DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia Eagles (Cruz, Jackson)

Tight end: Martellus Bennett, Giants (Brent Celek)

Fullback: Henry Hynoski, Giants (Hynoski)

Left tackle: Trent Williams, Redskins (Williams)

Left guard: Evan Mathis, Eagles (Mathis)

Center: Will Montgomery, Redskins (Montgomery)

Right guard: Chris Snee, Giants (Snee)

Right tackle: Todd Herremans, Eagles (Herremans)

Defensive end: Jason Pierre-Paul, Giants; Jason Hatcher, Dallas Cowboys (Pierre-Paul, Hatcher)

Defensive tackle: Cullen Jenkins, Eagles; Linval Joseph, Giants (Jenkins, Joseph)

Outside linebacker: Ryan Kerrigan, Redskins; DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys (Kerrigan, Ware)

Inside linebacker: Sean Lee, Cowboys; DeMeco Ryans, Eagles (Lee, Ryans)

Cornerback: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Eagles, Prince Amukamara, Giants (Rodgers-Cromartie, Josh Wilson)

Safety: Antrel Rolle and Stevie Brown, Giants (Rolle, Brown)

Kicker: Lawrence Tynes, Giants (Tynes)

Punter: Sav Rocca, Redskins (Rocca)

Kick returner: David Wilson, Giants (Wilson)

Punt returner: Rueben Randle, Giants (Randle)
Bennett had the big game catching the ball, yes, and Celek was off, but Bennett was close behind to begin with. What he and Hynoski are doing as blockers, in the run game and the passing game, is absolutely invaluable to the way the Giants are playing right now.
And yes, Amukamara is the best cornerback in the division at this moment. Wilson is having a fine season, the final play of Sunday's game notwithstanding, but Amukamara has done absolutely nothing wrong since returning from his injuries. With Corey Webster having a down year and the Giants' secondary in need of a boost, he's performing like a first-round pick.
Williams holds down his spot at left tackle after holding off Pierre-Paul all day Sunday. He's playing left tackle as well as anyone in the league. His closest competition in this division is the Giants' Will Beatty.
Looked at Nate Livings for left guard and Chris Chester for right guard, but I still have each a notch below the guy listed at his spot. Herremans hasn't been great, but you don't have to be to beat out Doug Free, Sean Locklear and Tyler Polumbus. I did think Polumbus played a good game Sunday. But again, year-long list.
Thought about Miles Austin over Jackson at that receiver spot but didn't pull the trigger. Another big Ahmad Bradshaw game could have threatened Morris at running back, because of what Bradshaw brings as a blocker. But Morris is the clear running back leader in this division right now.
Kerrigan's had two kinda bad games in a row, and I thought about putting Dallas' Anthony Spencer there instead. (He got a sack!) Will monitor this in the coming weeks to see if Kerrigan returns to his dominant early season form.
I didn't think Rolle or Brown looked remarkably impressive Sunday (Brown's interception notwithstanding), but I really don't see who deserves to have taken the spots from them. Maybe Nate Allen? Meh.
And finally, Lee is obviously not long for this inside linebacker spot, as he's out for the year with a foot injury. The leading candidate to take the spot at this moment is Washington's Perry Riley, but we'll see how the potential replacements play in the coming weeks. It's not ridiculous to think that Lee could hold the spot for a week or two without playing. That's how good h

by **DarthMonk** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:14 pm

All-NFC East Team: Week 11 update

Quarterback: Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins (Last week: Griffin)

Running back: Alfred Morris, Redskins (Morris)

Wide receiver: Victor Cruz, New York Giants; Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys (Cruz, Austin)

Tight end: Jason Witten, Cowboys (Witten)

Fullback: Henry Hynoski, Giants (Hynoski)

Left tackle: Trent Williams, Redskins (Williams)

Left guard: Evan Mathis, Philadelphia Eagles (Mathis)

Center: Will Montgomery, Redskins (Montgomery)

Right guard: Chris Snee, Giants (Snee)

Right* tackle: Will Beatty, Giants (Todd Herremans)

Defensive end: Jason Pierre-Paul, Giants; Jason Hatcher, Cowboys (Pierre-Paul, Hatcher)

Defensive tackle: Linval Joseph, Giants; Fletcher Cox, Eagles (Joseph, Jay Ratliff)

Outside linebacker: DeMarcus Ware, Anthony Spencer, Cowboys (Ware, Spencer)

Inside linebacker: DeMeco Ryans, Eagles; Bruce Carter, Cowboys (Ryans, Sean Lee)

Cornerback: Prince Amukamara, Giants; Josh Wilson, Redskins (Amukamara, Wilson)

Safety: Antrel Rolle, Stevie Brown, Giants (Rolle, Brown)

Kicker: Lawrence Tynes, Giants (Tynes)

Punter: Steve Weatherford, Giants (Weatherford)

Kick returner: David Wilson, Giants (Wilson)

Punt returner: Dwayne Harris, Cowboys (Brandon Banks)

by **Deadskins** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:36 am

No more Kerrigan? How lame?

by **UK Skins Fan** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:56 am

Josh Wilson? Wow.

by **Chris Luva Luva** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:30 am

UK Skins Fan wrote:Josh Wilson? Wow.

I think that shows just how undeservingly (not really a word) harsh and misinformed this fanbase is... #shrug

by **Deadskins** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:48 am

Chris Luva Luva wrote:
UK Skins Fan wrote:Josh Wilson? Wow.

I think that shows just how undeservingly (not really a word) harsh and misinformed this fanbase is... #shrug

Ouch!
Touché, Frenchie! :twisted:

by **emoses14** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:34 am

Chris Luva Luva wrote:
UK Skins Fan wrote:Josh Wilson? Wow.

I think that shows just how undeservingly (not really a word) harsh and misinformed this fanbase is... #shrug

how about:

inexplicably harsh
unfairly harsh
stupidly harsh
ignorantly harsh
uninformedely harsh (so what? I like it anyway)
hysterically harsh
drunkenly harsh

by **UK Skins Fan** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:57 pm

Chris Luva Luva wrote:
UK Skins Fan wrote:Josh Wilson? Wow.

I think that shows just how undeservingly (not really a word) harsh and misinformed this fanbase is... #shrug

Just goes to show how players can polarise opinion. Wilson seems to occupy a position as either one of the top 3 corners in the East, or one of the bottom 2, depending on who you listen to.

by **DarthMonk** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:56 pm

All-NFC East Team: Week 12 update
November, 21, 2012
By Dan Graziano

Quarterback: Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins (Last week: Griffin)

Running back: Alfred Morris, Redskins (Morris)

Wide receiver: Victor Cruz, New York Giants; Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys (Cruz, Miles Austin)

Tight end: Jason Witten, Cowboys (Witten)

Fullback: Henry Hynoski, Giants (Hynoski)

Left tackle: Trent Williams, Redskins (Williams)

Left guard: Evan Mathis, Philadelphia Eagles (Mathis)

Center: Will Montgomery, Redskins (Montgomery)

Right guard: Chris Snee, Giants (Snee)

Right* tackle: Will Beatty, Giants (Beatty)

Defensive end: Jason Pierre-Paul, Giants; Jason Hatcher, Cowboys (Pierre-Paul, Hatcher)

Defensive tackle: Linval Joseph, Giants; Fletcher Cox, Eagles (Joseph, Cox)

Outside linebacker: DeMarcus Ware, Anthony Spencer, Cowboys (Ware, Spencer)

Inside linebacker: DeMeco Ryans, Eagles; Bruce Carter, Cowboys (Ryans, Carter)

Cornerback: Prince Amukamara, Giants; Josh Wilson, Redskins (Amukamara, Wilson)

Safety: Antrel Rolle, Stevie Brown, Giants (Rolle, Brown)

Kicker: Lawrence Tynes, Giants (Tynes)

Punter: Brian Moorman, Cowboys (Steve Weatherford)

Kick returner: David Wilson, Giants (Wilson)

Punt returner: Dwayne Harris, Cowboys (Harris)

by **Deadskins** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:36 pm

Still no Kerrigan. After Ryan was on the first nine or so lists, I don't see how he can drop him now. He claims it's a body of work thing, not an individual good week, and Kerrigan's play hasn't dropped off any. He has a rougher time of it without Orakpo, but that just makes him more impressive.

by **Irn-Bru** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:09 pm

Deadskins wrote:Still no Kerrigan. After Ryan was on the first nine or so lists, I don't see how he can drop him now. He claims it's a body of work thing, not an individual good week, and Kerrigan's play hasn't dropped off any. He has a rougher time of it without Orakpo, but that just makes him more impressive.

Especially when Ware had only 2 tackles this week (1 solo) and no sacks. He was neutralized by the Skins. Kerrigan meanwhile had four tackles, a sack, and if I recall correctly a batted pass. If anyone should have been demoted it's Ware.

by **DarthMonk** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 9:28 pm

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/ ... -east-wrap

All-NFC East Defense

Position Player Team

DE Jason Pierre-Pa New York Giants
DE Jason Hatcher Dallas Cowboys
DT Barry Cofield Washington Redskins
DT Fletcher Cox Philadelphia Eagles
OLB Anthony Spence Dallas Cowboys
OLB DeMarcus Ware Dallas Cowboys
ILB DeMeco Ryans Philadelphia Eagles
ILB Perry Riley Washington Redskins
CB Brandon Carr Dallas Cowboys
CB Josh Wilson Washington Redskins
S Antrel Rolle New York Giants
S Stevie Brown New York Giants

All-NFC East Offense

Position Player Team

QB Robert Griffi III Washington Redskins
RB Alfred Morris Washington Redskins
WR Dez Bryant Dallas Cowboys
WR Victor Cruz New York Giants
TE Jason Witten Dallas Cowboys
FB Darrel Young Washington Redskins
T Trent Williams Washington Redskins
T Will Beatty New York Giants
G Evan Mathis Philadelphia Eagles
G Nate Livings Dallas Cowboys
C Will Montgomery Washington Redskins

All-NFC East Specialists

Position Player Team

K Dan Bailey Dallas Cowboys
P Sav Rocca Washington Redskins
KR David Wilson New York Giants
PR Dwayne Harris Dallas Cowboys

by **gay4pacman** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:46 pm

London?

by **Deadskins** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:22 am

Still got Ware over Kerrigan, and no Kai? WTF?

by **HEROHAMO** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:24 am

I think we all can agree that Eagles Oline was by far the worst in the division. Maybe the league.

So how do you have any of Eagles Oline listed. Clearly this list is bunk! Also how do you not have Fletcher on this list? Riley has been good but Fletcher is clearly the leader on the defense.
Just because you have a writer giving his opinion. Does not mean they know what they are talking about. :lol: