2012 Division Preview: NFC East

For 16 weeks of the 2011 season, the NFC East was arguably the NFL's most disappointing division. The Giants lost four straight midseason to fall to 6-6; the Redskins fell in six consecutive games to turn a 3-1 start into a 3-7 mess; the Eagles were a letdown from Week 2 on. Only the Cowboys seemed to have their act together, scratching and clawing their way to a 7-4 record through November. And then, the wheels fell off for them too, allowing the Giants to sneak away with the East title. From there, of course, New York erased the division's season-long failures, rolling through Atlanta, Green Bay, San Francisco and New England to capture a Super Bowl title. There is impressive talent littered throughout the NFC East again in 2012. But will that potential translate to a stronger all-around division?

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