Sunrise in the NFC East: The Division's Top Links on June 21, 2012

Summer is officially underway, the majority of minicamps and OTAs are over (and in the NFC East, they're all over) and we have exactly 76 days until the Giants host the Cowboys in a Wednesday night season opener on NBC. Hang in there.

Top links on this Thursday:

Dallas Cowboys

Count Jason Witten as the latest to call Tony Romo elite. Witten tells the Abilene Reporter-News that fans won't fully and properly embrace the Dallas quarterback until the team wins a Super Bowl. I hate the word elite, but I agree entirely. 

Jonathan Barger of The Landry Hat has some lofty expectations for what he calls the "Mo-Carr Islands." But he is a realist in believing that the islands won't be truly formed until 2013.

New York Giants

Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post writes that the Shaun Rogers signing is looking like quite a mistake. Another reason to wonder if Big Blue actually had sort of a bad offseason. 

Remember that six-year-old who sent Brandon Jacobs $3.36 to get him to stay in New York? Well, that was unsuccessful, but the kid did land himself a play date with the running back. They spent Tuesday at an amusement park in California. 

Philadelphia Eagles

Nnamdi Asomugha calls wide receiver the easiest position in the NFL. What about an exclusive edge rusher?

Bleacher Report's Cody Swartz thinks the Eagles should trade for Colt McCoy. I don't see it happening, and I still think the team has to take a closer look at Trent Edwards.

Philly.com's Sheil Kapadia with a look at how O.J. Atogwe fits into the Eagles' secondary.

Washington Redskins

Nathan Fenno of the Washington Times takes an in-depth look at former Redskins players suing the NFL over the effects of brain injuries.

The team officially kicks off training camp with a practice at Redskins Park at 2:55 p.m. on July 26. Five weeks, people.

It seems as though everyone's projecting Robert Griffin's rookie season right now.