Cowboys, NFC East foes having better offseason than champion Eagles

The gap is closing in the NFC East. For the first time in over 20 years, the division has enjoyed back-to-back champions, with the Philadelphia Eagles defending their 2024 crowns. But the season didn't end the way Philadelphia wanted to on this occassion, losing 5 of their final 8 contests including a home loss in the wild-card round to the San Francisco 49ers.

Entering the offseason, the Eagles were faced with the possibility that they were going to lose a lot of talent in free agency, and that's been the case. Meanwhile, while they've seen talent walk out the door, the other NFC East teams have welcomed some in the door, including the Dallas Cowboys . The Cowboys , along with the New York Giants and Washington Commanders, were all rated as being better now then they were at the beginning of free agency, with the Eagles were seen as getting worse, according to FOX Sports .

Dallas Cowboys free agency evaluation The Cowboys’ defense still needs a lot of work, but adding Rashan Gary in a trade with Green Bay is a step in the right direction for a unit that had an abysmal pass rush last season. The former first-round pick has 24 sacks in the past three seasons. While Cowboys fans were hoping for more activity out of the team, they didn't suffer any major defections, aside from trading Osa Odighizuwa who may not have exactly fit the plans of new defensive coordinator Christian Parker.

But they retained WR George Pickens, RB Javonte Williams, K Brandon Aubrey, and brought in Gary and secondary players Jalen Thompson, PJ Locke and Cobie Durant, all who will likely start the year in the lineup. Their losses were to backups (WR Jalen Tolbert, DT Solomon Thomas, LB Logan Wilson) or bad starters (Donovan Wilson). New York Giants free agency evaluation Advanced numbers from last season place Cor'Dale Flott ahead of Greg Newsome, so maybe the Giants took a step back at cornerback.