Philadelphia Eagles: Is It Time to Crown Em?

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Year after year, the NFC East is one of the most controversial divisions in the league. This year is no exception.

From T.O.'s exit out of Dallas, to the Giants loss at the receiver position, to the addition of Albert Haynesworth in Washington, there is certainly no shortage of drama.

With all the additions and all the subtractions and "addition by subtraction", it leaves many pondering where their team stands. Some have gone so far as to say that the Eagles are now not just the favorites to win the NFC East, but the Superbowl as well.

I say, not so fast.

The Eagles seem to have improved their offense with the drafting of Lesean McCoy and Jeremy Maclin.

Desean Jackson will go into his second year and will most likely be Mcnabb's favorite target.

Brian Westbrook is healthy to start the year and looks to be in for another good season.

That's where the good ends and the bad begins.

I think that all the excitement for the new offense has drawn the attention away from what has happened on defense.

Number 20 has packed it up and left for Denver. Yes, that would be the hard hitting, long time leader of that D, Brian Dawkins.

Now some may say he's getting old and has nothing left, but it's hard to replace a veteran player like Dawkins, who knows how to keep players in the correct position.

They also lost their defensive coordinator, Jim Johnson, to melanoma. They looked totally lost in preseason and as a result got beat on some big plays.

They'll have to fix this quick if they're going to contend in an always competitive division.

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