NFC East Notes of the Week

Dallas-

With the Boys basically trading their entire draft for Roy Williams, most news has surrounded the question of if he can step into T.O.'s shoes and become the new number 1 receiver for Romo and the Dallas offense. Over at Blogging the Boys , they say that despite his straight line speed woes, he makes up for it with his leaping ability and jump ball situations. There's also this interview, where Williams work ethic and number 1 receiver ability come into question. At one point he even says, "I've been number 1 ever since I was born."

Honestly, from what I saw from that interview, he seemed frustrated about answering questions on his ability to be a number 1. I can only imagine how he will feel once Asante Samuel is shutting his ass down.

New York-

Over at Big Blue View, the Giants also are seeming to rave about a receiver; their first round pick, Hakeem Nicks.

In Matt Mosley's NFC East blog he wrote, "Publicly, the Giants will talk about how Domenik Hixon and Steve Smith are projected to start in '09. But in reality, they're hoping Nicks forces his way into the starting lineup during training camp."

From what I have seen from Nicks I see him as a potential stud. He's tough and is willing to fight for the ball, as well as break through tackles. Blessed with great hands, he could become a number 1. The only question everyone seems to have is his speed. This is the only thing I could see hampering him as he may be too slow in and out of breaks.

Washington-

In a post entitled, "Dan Snyder is Having the Best Day Ever," Hogs Haven discusses Snyder's glee over the NFL raising the salary cap $12 million for this season. They then go on to list the best free agents on the market still, including Edge, Runyan, and Harrison.

This leads me to my next point, Sports Illustrated's rankings of NFL Owners. Snyder's slid into the number 30 spot, right behind Detroit's William Ford and just ahead of Cincinnati's Mike Brown. Great company to be in of course. Let's be real, he's a joke.

Philadelphia-

Speaking of those rankings, Jeffrey Lurie comes in at the number 4 spot. I definitely believe he's brought great stability to the franchise since taking over in 1994.

After a great Eagles draft, I see a lot of promise for this class of rookies.

Maclin said in a conversation with McNabb that, "He basically sat down and told me that they're not gonna waste a first-round draft pick for a guy to come in and sit on the bench so obviously he wants me to get out there and contribute right away," Maclin said. "He says get in that playbook and just make plays when the ball comes my way and everything else will take care of itself."

Mac to Mac connection? I like it.

New CB Victor "Macho" Harris has an inspiring story of how he got to the NFL posted on Bleeding Green Nation.

"Harris endured a lifetime’s worth of angst and change as an 18-year-old high school senior. In a span of 10 days he almost lost his house and family to a fire and lost his mother to a brain aneurysm on Christmas night.Harris also was part of a student body at Virginia Tech that had to heal from a deadly shooting spree on campus two years ago, and later that year, dodged 9mm bullets shot into the off-campus apartment he shared with three others.You wonder how close you should stand to Victor Harris until you hear the very detailed story from him and sync it to the smile, until you shake the hand of the arm decorated with skin grafts and check out the tattoo of "Mama’s Boy” on the biceps."

Personally, I'm really excited to see what this guy can do. He may not have the best 40 time but he made plays at V-Tech and I can see him doing the same with the Birds.

Also, I have this picture of new Eagles tight end Cornelius Ingram....

Consider the birds red zone problems solved, what a freak.

Finally, I have this video of Freddie Mitchell discussing 4th and 26.

Feel free to count how many times he says the word "Me."

Til next time, peace.