Ranking NFL divisions from best to worst after the first wave of free agency

We have a long way to go to really rank divisions, but there’s not much going on in the NFL right now. Tom Brady is signed. The draft isn’t until late April. We are in a bit of a dead zone. That’s exactly why it’s time to rank the divisions. We got …

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NFC East

The NFC East has two teams that could make the playoffs and two teams that look like they have no shot at making the playoffs.

The Eagles are in contention every year. They haven’t fixed their issues at wide receiver but they have loaded up again on defense. Having Darius Slay lead the defensive backfield will be a nice change of pace from the past few years. The Eagles offense still has some question marks. Miles Sanders needs to build on last season. Philadelphia may target more outside weapons in the draft.

The Cowboys were consistently held back by Jason Garrett. They resigned Amari Cooper. Dak Prescott will be there either by long-term extension or through the franchise tag. The Dallas defense underperformed last season, but they have a roster that is playoff-caliber.

There is rebuild ahead of Joe Judge and the New York Giants. This won’t be a quick fix. At least they don’t have to kowtow to their historically .500 quarterback — who also won two Super Bowls — and they can finally move forward. The defense needs to be reworked from front to back. The entire unit needs work.

There is an even longer rebuild for the Redskins and they seem like they know that’s what is ahead of them. A lot of veterans are being traded out of the nation’s capital. Ron Rivera will have to bring in his guys and it won’t happen in one year.