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The Eagles are still the favorites to win the NFC? I doubt it. If they don't have a No. 1 or No. 2 reciever, everybody speculating "what if" after each loss, the NFC getting better...
Last year they got through the shitty NFC in the playoffs without T.O., but that doesn't mean they can get through 16 games and three more without a legit threat on the outside.
Look at who they played in the playoffs last year, the Vikings barely made it into the playoffs where they beat an equally shitty Packers team, no chance. The Atlanta Falcons who played what, like three teams with winning records during the regular season? So they have the record to get the bye, then here comes St. Louis, the shittiest team in the playoffs.
Basically, the Eagles were the only legitimate team in the NFC last year, which is why they easilly made the Super Bowl. Thats not taking anything away from them, they were a legit good team, but there were none other in the NFC. Had the Eagles met the Steelers, the Colts, the Chargers, or even the Jets I still probably wouldn't have put my money on them.
So this year the NFC West is still shitty as ever, Seattle or Arizona will win and lose in the first round, but the rest of the NFC is improved (albiet the AFC is still stronger). The Falcons got Roddy White, they will be just as good as last year (which we will see how actually good they are since they have a legit schedule this year), the Vikings have a top 5 defense on paper (up from what, like 29?), the Panthers were probably the second best team in the NFC prior to the injuries last year, basically the NFC as a whole has improved from last year.
The only reason the Eagles were so good last year was because they were the only good team in the league, they simply aren't far and away the best team this year even with T.O. Other teams are catching up and the Eagles aren't exactly holding strong.
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