The Dallas Cowboys have turned their losing season completely around. My prediction is the Dallas Cowboys will win the division of the NFC East. There are several reasons why I believe the Cowboys will win the division.
First is because of the competition that they are competing against. Currently, the standings of the NFC East Division place the Cowboys and Washington Redskins both at first, Philadelphia Eagles at next (5-6), and New York Giants last (3-8).
The Giants are dead last and have shown no signs of any chance of salvaging the season and are out of the playoffs.
The Eagles are suffering from what is known as the “Super Bowl hangover,” even though all players have relatively stayed intact with Michael Bennett being added to the defensive roster; they are a roller coaster of a team.
My second reason is that the Redskins have lost their wild factor in Alex Smith. Starting out, the team looked very promising to win the division with ease. However, the team suffered a huge loss in Smith, the starting quarterback had a horrific injury.
Smith broke his tibia and fibula in his right leg. ESPN senior writer, Adam Schefter said Smith runs the possibility of not coming back.
“Alex Smith’s return is not certain,” he said during an interview on ESPN.
Backup quarterback Colt McCoy is no newcomer, but he is not the type of player that can take a team to the playoffs.
The final reason the Cowboys look great, which is the main reason, is the addition of wide receiver Amari Cooper. Since the Cowboys traded a first round pick for Cooper from the Oakland Raiders, he has continued to grow and make a huge impact on the team, especially after the Thanksgiving game against the Redskins in which Cooper had 180 receiving yards. Before the trade, the Cowboys had no star receiver that could draw attention from the secondary.
With Cooper improving from week-to-week and opening up the passing game, he can partner with Ezekiel Elliot and they will win the division.