NFC East All Division Team – 2014 Season
THE bEAST TEAM
Best players in the NFC East at each position for the 2014 league year.
Offense
QB – Tony Romo
Want to erase reputation? Blow through Rodgers, Seattle in Seattle, and either Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, or Andrew Luck to win it all.
Honorable Mention – Eli Manning
RB – DeMarco Murray
NFL Offensive player of the year!
Honorable Mention – LeSean McCoy
WR – Dez Bryant & Jeremy Maclin & Odell Beckham Jr.
Wow. Odell Beckham? Are you kidding me? Dez Bryant has quietly matched Megatron’s production so far in his young career. And if Maclin had better QB play down the stretch, well… who knows.
Honorable Mention – DeSean Jackson
Tight End – Jason Witten
The two that were supposed to battle for this spot are no where to be found. A Giants Tight End? McAdoo about nothing. But in the end, it’s the old reliable who was the turtle against three of four hares. Slow and steady, he ended the season as the division’s best and is cementing his status as a Hall of Famer.
Honorable Mention – Larry Donnell
Tackle – Jason Peters & Tyron Smith
All three made the pro-bowl. Two were on much better teams and one wasn’t healthy.
Honorable Mention – Trent Williams
Guard – Zach Martin and Evan Mathis
If Mathis was healthy all year, are these the two best guards in the game? Zach Martin could be rookie of the year. Absolute grand slam for Jerry Jones.
Honorable Mention – Weston Richburg
Center – Travis Frederick
If Kelce was healthy all year, are these the two best centers in the game?
Honorable Mention – Jason Kelce
Defense
Edge Rushers – Ryan Kerrigan & Connor Barwin
Two white boys tore up the strong side with close to 30 combined sacks. Both teams will still look to find elite edge rushers for the weakside, but maybe they already have them?
Honorable Mention – Jason Pierre Paul
Interior Defensive Line – Fletcher Cox & Jonathan Hankins
These two dominated all year. Cox quietly put up numbers only bettered by JJ Watt. Hankins was the anchor on that Giants line.
Honorable Mention – Tyrone Crawford
Linebackers – Rolando McClain & Keenan Robinson
Keenan Robinson filled in for London Fletcher better than anyone could have hoped. Rolando McClain’s long con to wind up a Cowboy panned out beautifully.
Honorable Mention – Mychal Kendricks
Cornerbacks – Orlando Scandrick, Dominique Rodgers Cromartie, Bashaud Breeland
Clearly the best healthy corners on their respected teams. Breeland was a pleasant surprise for the Redskins. DRC stepped up once Prince went down and Scandrick really boosted a surprising Cowboys defense once he returned from suspension.
Honorable Mention – Brandon Carr
Safety – Malcolm Jenkins & Antrel Rolle
Malcolm Jenkins looks to have turned out well for the Eagles. I’m sure the green bloods hope he’s their long term free agent answer at Safety, much as Rolle has been for the Giants.
Honorable Mention – Barry Church
Special Teams
Place Kicker – Cody Parkey
Better by 2.5% on 7 more field goals… sorry Cowboy fans. There’s a new kicker in town.
Punter – Tress Way
Best.Punter.in.the.League
Returner – Darren Sproles
Greenbloods – 8
Brokebacks – 9
Northern Aggression – 4
Redskins – 4
