1) Washington Redskins
2) Dallas Cowboys
3) New York Giants
4) Philadelphia Eagles
Washington and Dallas did more to improve than the Giants. Philadelphia has some major problems at the skill positions and will struggle to hold serve with the other three teams. I give Washington the slight edge over Dallas based on concerns about the offensive line and keeping Drew Bledsoe healthy. They should be alright, but the Redskins are better upfront and the defense has more continuity and experience. There is nothing especially wrong with the Giants, but they could easily lose to Chicago and Seattle and that could be the difference between first and third with the other teams playing considerably weaker opponents.
If Carolina can dominate Tampa Bay and Atlanta in the NFC South, this division could grab both wild-card spots. The NFC East teams get to play both Tennessee and Houston in addition to Jacksonville and Indianapolis (without Edgerrin James) in the AFC South. The NFC South has tougher games against Baltimore and Cleveland plus Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in the AFC North. The NFC West and NFC North are still relatively weak after Seattle and Chicago, and it would be moderately surprising if either division generated a wild-card team.
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