Grading the offseason of every Eagles rival after first wave of free agency

We haven't even finished the first week of the new league year yet. The Philadelphia Eagles have been relatively quiet, but we're tempted to state a wave of free agency has evaporated. We never classified 'waves' by the number of weeks that have passed. We look at the rate at which guys are being acquired and the tiers we'd rank them on.

Here's where we are now.

It's been a strange frenzy. Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, Geno Smith, and Daniel Jones were among the highly-touted guys who were available, and you wonder why we refer to this as one of the weaker free-agency classes.

As this story is being written, many of the big dogs are still available at the quarterback position: Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, and Joe Flacco. None of those guys are as good now as they were two years ago.

Then, there are the other positions. There are exceptions here and there, but for the most part, the best options a every position have been scooped up, so we're better able to evaluate some other rosters

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Ranking the offseasons of every Eagles NFC East rival

It's been this way for a very long time. The easiest way to the postseason is by winning a team's division, and the Birds notched a 5-1 record vs. the NFC East last season.

We've heard arguments that the Commanders have closed the gap between them and the Eagles. Many of which have been refuted, but there's also Dak Prescott's theory. He thinks the Cowboys and Eagles are on equal footing.

You've heard this more times than you'd like to, but there hasn't been a repeat champion in the NFC East since Philly won four straight division titles from 2001-04.

The Eagles' rivals hope to take the crown. They're already reconstructing their rosters. Some have done a better job than others. Let's rank the Commanders, Giants, and Cowboys' offseasons.

1. Washington Commanders: A

Best offseason acquisition: Trading Laremy Tunsil
Best internal move: Retaining Bobby Wagner
Biggest loss: Jeremy Chinn

Philly's only divisional loss last season came late vs, the Washington. Jalen Hurts left early. The defense blew a lead late, but Philly served them a nice cold dish of revenge in the NFC Championship Game.

Trading for one of the game's best offensive tackles was huge as was retaining Bobby Wagner. They'll miss Jeremy Chinn though as he has moved on and signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Wagner and Chinn finished the season ranked first and second in solo and total tackles last season. Chinn also pitched in with two sacks, five pass breakups, an interception, and a forced fumble during one of the better campaigns we have seen from the Commanders in a long time.

2. New York Giants: B

Best offseason acquisition: Chauncey Golston
Best internal move: Re-signing Darius Slayton
Biggest loss: Jason Pinnock

Paulson Adebo is coming off a down year, but he can play better than we saw in 2024. Landing him may have facilitated Big Blue's willingness to move off of Adoree' Jackson.

The latter is in Philly now, and the Birds hope he's another jackpot addition who has been released by the Giants before landing in the City of Brotherly Love.

Jevon Holland and Chauncey Gholston were also nice pick ups. Losing starter Jason Pinnock will hurt though. He started 16 games in 2024 and finished the campaign with 85 tackles, two interceptions, two sacks, and six pass deflections. He was a bright spot on a very limited roster.

Darius Slayton has offered consistency though. The Giants haven't found him competent quarterback play, but he finds a way to make explosive plays and top 600 receiving yards fairly regularly.

3. Dallas Cowboys: C-

Best offseason acquisition: Jack Sanborn
Best internal move: Re-signing Osa Odighizuwa
Biggest loss: Jordan Lewis

Jerry Jones says some delusional stuff. Nothing, however, tops Dak Prescott's recent theory that the Cowboys are every bit the Super Bowl contender that the Eagles are.

Oh, look... Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence are beefing on social media after the latter provided the rare balanced thought from someone in the Cowboys organization.

So, here we go again. The most interesting stories coming out of this organization have nothing to do with what transpires on the football field.

Their best move, arguably, was giving KaVontae Turpin a new deal, but as usual, they overdid it. He's now the highest-paid special teams player in NFL history.

Losing Jordan Lewis will hurt them. He was certainly the heartbeat of the secondary, but Jack Sanborn's signing might be the best they've had so far this offseason.

After three seasons with the Chicago Bears, mostly in reserve duty, he figures to have a bigger role now in Dallas.

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