ESPN.com presents NFC East Dan Graziano http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast 60 en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:33:01 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks was on the radio with "Mike & Mike" this morning, talking about everything from the NBA Finals to who was his favorite receiver when he was growing up. (Carolina's Steve Smith) You can catch the audio here . Mike & Mike are having "Twitter week," which means Nicks took some questions from fans on Twitter. One asked him about his future with the team, which is at issue since he's entering the final year of his contract and the team is also trying to sign fellow start wide receiver Victor Cruz long term.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52282/audio-hakeem-nicks-happy-to-be-a-giant Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:04 EDT 52282 Philadelphia Eagles SB Nation takes a look at the "interesting, albeit not terribly exciting, cast of characters" in the Eagles' quarterback competition. About right. Lots of arguments over this issue lately, but I think the important thing for Eagles fans is to keep standards and expectations low no matter who wins it. They're going to hand off. A lot. Oh, and in case you were wondering who Snoop Lion thought the quarterback for the Eagles should be, you can click here.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52277/breakfast-links-chris-christie-dallas-cowboys-fan Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:15 EDT 52277 Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett was talking last week about second-round draft pick David Amerson, specifically why his 2012 season wasn't as strong as his 2011 season at North Carolina State. Haslett said he thought it came down to one game. Per Rich Tandler: “He got surprised the first game of the year,” said Haslett. “Tennessee comes out with these two wideouts, one was a junior college transfer and he didn’t know who he was.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52265/maturity-to-be-key-for-david-amerson Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:03 EDT 52265 I think the Dallas Cowboys' four-man defensive line in their new 4-3 scheme looks very good as long as the four starters are healthy (DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer at defensive end and Jay Ratliff and Jason Hatcher at defensive tackle). I think it has a good chance to work. The question is how much they have behind the starting four, and that's where 2012 third-round draft pick Tyrone Crawford could factor in. After bulking up to nearly 300 pounds last season to play as a 3-4 defensive lineman, Crawford is back down to his college weight of 285 and playing the 4-3 defensive end position he played at Boise State.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52260/tyrone-crawford-in-the-right-role Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:31 EDT 52260 Consider this your fantasy football post of the day. As much as I always liked former New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw as a player, I always hated having the Giants' running back situation on my fantasy team. Two years ago I had Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs and traded the pair of them for Ryan Fitzpatrick because Michael Vick was hurt and I had lucked into Kevin Smith, who was getting hot as a No. 2 running back option for me and I was just sick of trying to guess on the Giants every week.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52252/sounds-like-giants-rbs-will-still-share-carries Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:52 EDT 52252 Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie wasn't joking in March when he mentioned his desire to have the Super Bowl at Lincoln Financial Field. Trust me, I know. I was standing right there, reminded of the same sick feeling I got back in 2010 when I realized they weren't joking about having the Super Bowl in New Jersey. So I'm kind of kicking myself for not making this connection Zach Berman made about the planned renovations to the Eagles' home stadium: Lurie first mentioned the possibility in March when he was asked about New Jersey's MetLife Stadium hosting the Super Bowl this season.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52245/real-reason-behind-eagles-stadium-revamp Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:29 EDT 52245 Please come and join our weekly NFC East chat, which will be held at noon ET today and run for approximately one hour. Click on these little blue letters right here any time in that hour, and I'd be happy to take your NFC East-related questions. Hope to see you there.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52240/nfc-east-chat-today-noon-et Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:30 EDT 52240 New York Giants Paul Schwartz spoke to an agent who didn't want his name used but who thinks Victor Cruz's only choice right now is to take the multiyear offer the Giants have made to him. The premise is that the Giants are who they are and don't change the way they do business for any player -- they set a value, and if you don't like it, they move on with someone else. So the offer won't get any higher, and Cruz is taking too big of a risk by playing for less than $3 million this year.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52237/breakfast-links-victor-cruz-not-in-control Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:00:24 EDT 52237 There's a little-known rule in NFL blogging that says you're allowed to link to your own work during the final two weeks of June or the first three weeks of July. Things get slow this time of year; you do what you've got to do. In this morning's Breakfast Links, I wrote something about Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo, who's entering the final year of his contract and whose past two seasons have ended with pectoral muscle injuries. I had been convinced that the Redskins would work on a contract extension with Orakpo this offseason, but after talking to Redskins people last week at minicamp, I came away believing their plan was instead to let him play out the season and try and sign him next offseason if he has a good year.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52229/elaborating-a-bit-on-orakpo Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:01:29 EDT 52229 Interesting take here from Zach Berman on last week's arrest of Philadelphia Eagles left tackle Jason Peters on charges of drag racing and resisting an officer by flight. Everything is new with the Eagles in the Chip Kelly era, and Zach wonders how the new coach will respond to off-field issues like the one he now faces with Peters: Kelly's four years as coach at Oregon included high-profile legal and disciplinary issues, and he was notably heavy-handed in his response.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/52226/how-disciplinarian-will-chip-kelly-be Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:41:11 EDT 52226