SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Being retired now and no extra-curricular things for my kids, time is at a discount. I have tons of it. So, I decided to spend a few minutes figuring out how the NFC East will shake out. I used absolutely no bias, used Vegas predictions for weeks 11 and 12, and guestimated based on overall talent, injuries returning, and how good defenses are. There is a great chance this division will put the worst ever team into postseason. Worse than the 7-9 Seahawks a few years ago (which, btw, won their first round game). What really hurts the division is these teams have an absolute brutal schedule ahead of them. Specifically Philly who will be facing Cleveland, Seattle, Green Bay, New Orleans, and Arizona in the next five weeks. Those teams have a 32-13 combined record. Yikes! Dallas arguably has the easiest path the rest of the way but their defense will destroy any chance of picking up a few cheap wins. Sooo, here's what I have and I'll keep a new set of standing updated in this first post: Current Standing (as of 11/22/20) WAS 5-7 (3-2) NYG 5-7 (3-2) PHI 3-8-1 (2-2) DAL 3-8 (1-3) My predicted standings PHI 5-10-1 (4-2) NYG 4-12 (4-2) WAS 4-12 (3-3) DAL 3-13 (1-5) (The W and L is for the division teams) Week 14 DAL @ CIN (W) AZ @ NYG (L) NO @ PHI (L) WAS @ SF (L) Week 15 CLE @ NYG (L) SEA @ WAS (L) PHI @ AZ (L) SF @ DAL (L) Week 16 CAR @ WAS (L) NYG @ BAL (L) PHI (W) @ DAL (L) Week 17 DAL (L) @ NYG (W) WAS (L) @ PHI (W) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 And I will add in that Washington actually has the easiest schedule the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 There's gonna be some pissed off NFC teams, that barely missed a wild card berth with a 10-6 record, while an NFCE team makes the playoffs at 5-11 😆 Ya think, whatever team wins the NFCE just tosses their Division Crown Trophy into the trash, that they get from the Commissioner ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyfan1993 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 @SlinginSammy HOF '63 you should swap us and Dallas. We’re in 3rd, Dallas is in 4th (due to our W against them) its: Eagles Giants Washington Cowboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Washington could potentially sneak out wins against SF and Carolina too. The Panthers aren't exactly a strong team and the Niners are an injured bunch. It is possible that Washington, if Alex Smith gets going, could get this team to 6-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 WFT will be in first place in 8 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, SlinginSammy HOF '63 said: Washington could potentially sneak out wins against SF and Carolina too. The Panthers aren't exactly a strong team and the Niners are an injured bunch. It is possible that Washington, if Alex Smith gets going, could get this team to 6-10. That would be the worst thing to happen to this team. Losing out on a Top 5 pick for what, a worthless division title and then a blowout playoff loss against the 5th place team. Current 5th NFC team is Tampa. It's better if someone else wins the East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I ran through the schedules and I think the Eagles win it at 5-10-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, Warhead36 said: I ran through the schedules and I think the Eagles win it at 5-10-1 That's what I have, but if Andy Dalton plays like he did 5-6 years ago Dallas could put something together. They have the easiest remaining schedule of the four teams and they still have other offensive weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyfan1993 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, SlinginSammy HOF '63 said: That's what I have, but if Andy Dalton plays like he did 5-6 years ago Dallas could put something together. They have the easiest remaining schedule of the four teams and they still have other offensive weapons. Dallas is currently beating the Vikings, 16-7....which i do not like. This division is going to come down to the wire, for all 4 teams, which is pretty hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Cooleyfan1993 said: Dallas is currently beating the Vikings, 16-7....which i do not like. This division is going to come down to the wire, for all 4 teams, which is pretty hilarious. Another interesting thing. Thanksgiving looks like a crappy football day on paper minus the night game, but now, if Dallas knocks off MN, the winner of DAL/WAS will lead the NFCE at least until Philly plays. But Philly plays Seattle. There's a very high probability that the winner of Thursday will lead the division probably tied with the Giants) by December 1. At least the game will mean something thus making it entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I'm actually thinking the Cowboys might win the division now. They played the Steelers super tough and had a good win on the road against a hot Viking team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Warhead36 said: I'm actually thinking the Cowboys might win the division now. They played the Steelers super tough and had a good win on the road against a hot Viking team. I have them and the Giants contending with 5-7 wins. Philly is done. Think they going with Hurts the rest if the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Giants have a good shot against Cincy now that Burrow is done. I think one team will get to at least six wins, but damn if its tough to see any of them getting to seven. If WFT can pull the division out, will Rivera be the only coach in history to win divisions with sub .500 records twice (Carolina 7-8-1 a few years ago)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 10 hours ago, hail2skins said: Giants have a good shot against Cincy now that Burrow is done. I think one team will get to at least six wins, but damn if its tough to see any of them getting to seven. If WFT can pull the division out, will Rivera be the only coach in history to win divisions with sub .500 records twice (Carolina 7-8-1 a few years ago)? For this franchise, where we at now; winning the East in 20 would be the worst thing to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I've always "poo poo'ed" moral victories, they accomplish nothing and amount to a participation trophy of pro sports. However, I see no upside to us getting more wins, let alone winning the division. At the same time, I don't want to watch terrible football either, lets keep it close...then lose the game. I'm all about those moral victories this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Washington is the one I'll be most wrong about. Right now my guess is 6-10 and a possibility of 7-9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyJ Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlinginSammy HOF '63 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 Washington has the inside shot now. I can see them at 7-9 at worst right now. Washington beats Carolina and Philly. San Fran is a 50/50 shot. Seattle is tough but obviously beatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Bold prediction: One of the Wild Card teams will be an NFC East team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplosive Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Warhead36 said: Bold prediction: One of the Wild Card teams will be an NFC East team. How does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 7 hours ago, Xplosive said: How does that work? Washington wins the division at 9-7 and the Giants snag a wild card at 8-8. That’s one way. Play around with ESPN’s Nfl playoff machine. It can happen . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I'm going to go ahead and give us the win against Carolina, I can't see Rivera losing to them. Can you imagine getting fired by your team (Carolina), because you lost to your future team (WFT) and then losing to your old team? He won't let that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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