[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Prepare to see a whole bunch of power polls ranking us in the 20's. Our reputation is pretty bad nationally. I'd bet if you asked most national writers how many games we'd won in the past 4 years most of them wouldn't know we only had one season under .500 (2006) and had been in the playoffs as frequently (twice) in the last 4 years as anyone else in the division other than the Giants.

As a matter of fact, the entire breakdown of the division over the past 4 years dating back to 2005:
Giants: 41-23 (11-5, 8-8, 10-6, 12-4)
Cowboys: 40-24 (9-7, 9-7, 13-3, 9-7)
Eagles: 33-31-1 (6-10, 10-6, 8-8, 9-6-1)
Redskins: 32-32 (10-6, 5-11, 9-7, 8-8)

In reality, the only team in our division that can't be considered 'mediocre' by most standards is the Giants over the past 4 years. The Cowboys record is skewed by their 13-3 season but if you look at it, they've been mediocre also despite what the media would lead you to believe.

We all (with the exception of the Giants) should be 15, 16, 17 based on recent history but it's commonplace to under estimate our team, we should be used to it by now.

Not to mention the NFC East is the hardest division. We keep beating up on each other. So if we are in the hardest division then that alone would mean we are one of the toughest teams. We finished 8-8, with a new offense. Imagine having more knowledge of said offense this yr.