Philadelphia Eagles: NFC East post-draft power rankings

Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that the Cowboys won in the offseason. Isn’t that where they always make the league headlines? Their problem is they tend to lose the division once the NFL starts playing games that affect the win-loss total.

Forget where you are in the Carson Wentz versus Dak Prescott debate. That’s a tired storyline anyway. What’s more interesting is he still doesn’t have a long-term deal signed.

Then, there’s this. Dallas also lost Byron Jones, but they held on to Amari Cooper. They landed CeeDee Lamb in Round 1, and that’s a huge coup, partially because, while the Eagles won with Darius Saly’s addition, he can’t cover Darius Slay, and CeeDee Lamb, and Michael Gallup.

In addition to that, Dallas landed cornerback Trevon Diggs in Round 2. That helps make up for the loss of Byron Jones, and it helps neutralize what Philly wants to do with their wide receivers.

The NFC East will come down to the Cowboys and Eagles again in 2020, and by the time the smoke clears and the dust settles, Philly will earn a second-consecutive division crown. Again, Dallas always dominates the headlines. They just shrivel when it counts, but whether you can agree with that or whether you believe that they’re better than Philly or not, we all can agree on this. No one can make any more excuses if Dak Prescott doesn’t take off now.