Who Should Eagles Fans be Worrying About?

Granted, one game doesn't mean too much. But Eagles fan know -- or hope they know -- the 2008 Eagles team.

With that said, lets take a quick look at the other three teams in the NFC East and their order of finish.

Dallas Cowboys

Even I'll admit that the Cowboys are probably the best team on paper in the NFL, but unfortunately for the Cowboys, paper match ups don't exactly win games. Of course, if things go horribly wrong, they may not even end up in first place at all. The Cowboys went 13-3 last season -- largely unaffected by injury -- but like the 2005 Eagles, they may soon be in for a reality check. Other than that, bar any major injuries, they seem to be even better than last season, and are of course huge favorites in the NFC.

New York Giants

The Giants are an interesting team which I do not want to count out of anything. Nobody expected them to win the Super Bowl last season, but I get the New York Times and just about every day the headlines of the Sports Section are screaming about the Giants still not getting the respect they deserve. My gut feeling coming into the season was that the loss of their two best DEs would do them in. I expected them to limp to a sorry 8-8 or 7-9 record and miss the playoffs. On the other hand, they may still be better than we think, and a 2-0 start is a good way to kick off the 2008 campaign.

Washington Redskins

Another interesting team, but one that I actually do not have too much confidence in. Last season, the Giants showed us how important the ends are, and I know that the Redskins have got a pretty good pair. So it's not the defense I'm worried about, but instead the offense. I never did think that switching offenses on a young QB like Jason Campbell would do them any good, and so far it surely hasn't done them any help. As the season progresses, Cambell will probably become a detriment to an otherwise solid team.

All said and done, this could leave the Eagles anywhere from third to first place, all depending, of course, on injuries. The showdown in Dallas tomorrow night will be big in terms of setting standards in the division; if the Eagles are to somehow take first place, they would have to do so by winning tomorrow's prime time match up. Ultimately, in my mind, there's no way the Eagles will miss the playoffs two years in a row, so this season I see the Redskins being the odd team out.

With that said, ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL?! E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES!!!