Offseason Question No. 1
Which teams had the best offseason?
The Take Here:
The Eagles and Jets.
It was an offseason of transition in Philadelphia with the departures of Brian Dawkins, Tra Thomas and L.J. Smith. But the Eagles have restocked their offensive line with the additions of Jason Peters and Stacy Andrews. They signed a potential replacement for Dawkins in free agent safety Sean Jones, and they drafted a top receiving threat in Jeremy Maclin and a complementary runner to go with Brian Westbrook in LeSean McCoy. They'll enter the season as one of the favorites in the NFC.
It was addition by subtraction for the Jets when they fired Eric Mangini as their coach and quarterback Brett Favre retired (at least for now). If Favre returns again, it will be somebody else's headache this time. The Jets drafted an NFL-ready quarterback by moving up to get Mark Sanchez. New head coach Rex Ryan's defense was bolstered considerably by the trade for cornerback Lito Sheppard and the signing of linebacker Bart Scott. The Jets might not be quite in the AFC's top tier, but they are headed in the right direction.
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Mark Maske
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June 30, 2009; 9:36 AM ET
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Posted by: RobInVaBeach | July 4, 2009 4:58 PM
The Eagles have had the most exciting offseason that I can remember and I can't wait to see it all on the field. I think it's a foregone conclusion that Favre is wearing purple this year, but I still love watching him play so it's all good.
Posted by: ozpunk | July 1, 2009 7:33 PM
Solid moves - the Redskins will be trying to catch up - again.
Posted by: mjwies11 | July 1, 2009 10:51 AM
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So the Redskins have to play catch up with a team they beat twice last year? I suppose the Steelers are going to try and catch up to the Cardinals this year too?!