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RHATER is Gone. said 04/21, 05:32 PM
The Giants just got hot at the right time last year. The better team throughout the season was the Cowboys. Tony Romo has plenty of receiving options, including TO (duh), Patrick Crayton, and Jason Witten. Although they lost Julius Jones, MBIII is ready to step up after sharing time with Jones for his entire career. The defense still has a bunch of key players including Demarcus Ware, Greg Ellis, and Roy Williams.

The Giants' defense lost a lot over the offseason, especially on the linebacking front. Both Kawika Mitchell and Reggie Torbor are gone, and S Gibril Wilson will be missed badly. Michael Strahan is 36, and he won't be as feared as he once was. The D-line is still great, I admit, but the rest of the defense isn't.

On offense, Eli Manning has a Super Bowl ring, but he still has a lot of doubters. Star TE Jeremy Shockey is angry and doesn't want to play on the Giants. The offensive line has some question marks too. David Tyree had an amazing catch in the SB, but will he be able to transition that into consistent play every single week?

Overall, the 'Boys have a better shot at winning the division than the Giants. They have had a pretty good offseason and should feel like they have something to prove after an early exit from the playoffs last season.

RHATER is Gone. said 04/22, 06:28 PM
That's a lot of ifs on offense. Bradshaw and Jacobs have yet to show they can be that consistent throught an entire season. Same with Kevin Boss. The D-line is great, but overall, the defense lost a lot of key players in the off season. The draft won't fill every position.

TO is better than Buress, hands down. The entire receiving corps of the Cowboys is deeper than the Giants'. Again, you're saying "if Eli has a good year." You can't be for sure. The Cowboys have had the more consistent play. They didn't lose anyone important in the offseason, and Romo will only get better. He has his contract now, and he can play without all the pressure of getting a deal.

The Cowboys have all the tools to win the NL East, wheras the Giants have some big question marks up and down the roster. Overall, the 'Boys are the better team.

RHATER is Gone. said 04/24, 06:10 PM
I wish you could've used that argument...

I'll try to make this short, since you forfeited a turn.

Tony Romo is a better QB than Manning throughout an entire season. Manning stepped it up in the playoffs, but he was only a good QB during the regular season. Romo was outstanding. He has great receivers too in TO, Crayton, and Witten. MBIII has had a few years of experience and is a better bet to step it up than Bradshaw and Jacobs combined, since Barber will be running behind a better O-line.

Besides the D-line, the Giants' defense has a lot of holes. The LB Core lost depth in the offseason by letting Kawika Mitchell and Reggie Torbor go. Gibril Wilson will be tough to replace at S. On the other hand, the Cowboys have all their key players locked up, and have great players at all places in the field. Last year was also coach Wade Phillips' first year coaching Dallas. In his 2nd year, he should coach better since he already has a year to bond with them.