Do the Dallas Cowboys still have the best offense in the NFC East?

For the first five games of the 2020 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys had one of the most prolific offenses in the league and averaged over 30 points a game. During those first five games, Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott was setting the NFL on fire by setting league and franchise records galore.

Heck, Dak was so hot that he became the first quarterback in NFL history to have three-consecutive 450-yard passing performances, and was on pace to pass for the most yards in league history until he suffered a season-ending ankle injury.

With Dak ahead of schedule on his recovery, the Dallas Cowboys offense is expected to pick up where it left off before Dak’s injury. But after watching the Cowboys divisional foes draft talented offensive players, do the Cowboys still have the best offense in the NFC East?

Hey, don’t look at me like that because it’s a legitimate question.

Having the best offense in the NFC East is no longer a foregone conclusion for the Dallas Cowboys

The Philadelphia Eagles (who the Cowboys swapped first round draft picks with), the New York Giants, and Washington Redskins all upgraded their offense with draft picks or through free agency. Although all three divisional foes have question marks at the quarterback position and make them suspect, you cannot ignore the offensive weapons they drafted, nonetheless.

To be blunt, Washington’s offense will have the ability to play high scoring games each and every Sunday. And they have the defense to rescue them out of any jam Fitzpatrick puts them in. In other words, they’re going to be scary.

For example, let’s look at the Eagles (buzzards). The Cowboys most disrespectful foe was so desperate to succeed that it swapped draft positions with their rival so that they could select Heisman Trophy- winning wide receiver DeVonta Smith.

Even though I joked about Smith’s weight and frame (Smith stands at is 6’1 and weighs a measly 166 pounds), he’s super fast, can play special teams and joins a receiving group of Jalen Reagor, Zach Ertz, and Dallas Goedert. What’s more important to remember is that Smith reunites with Jalen Hurts, one of his quarterbacks at the University of Alabama.

The Eagles added to their running game when they drafted running back Kenneth Gainwell out of Memphis (a former teammate of Dallas running back Tony Pollard). The explosive back accounted for more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage. Gainwell joins the dynamic Miles Sanders and Boston Scott.

If Hurts can take the next step forward in being a franchise quarterback, those buzzards will be a difficult opponent to stop from scoring points. Speedy wide outs, difficult tight ends to cover, and running backs that can catch the ball out of the back field are recipes for scoring touchdowns and will be a headache for Dallas’ defense.

The New York Giants already have one of the best running backs in the NFL in Saquon Barkley, and a solid group of receivers with Darius Slay, Sterling Shepard, Even Engram, and the newly signed Kenny Golladay.

With up and coming Slay and the veteran Golladay, the Giants receivers are definitely above average. But then it got better when they drafted wide receiver Kadarius Toney in the first round, and quite frankly, got a steal with an athletic pass catcher.

Toney gives the Giants a speedster to go with their big receivers and gives them a return man and a gadget man to boot. Toney is unique because he has game-breaking potential and will give defensive coordinators brain cramps.

Just like the Eagles, the Giants biggest asterisk mark is its quarterback, Daniel Jones. I’ll be the first to admit that Jones has potential to be a really good quarterback if he can cut back on the turnovers. And if Jones can do that and utilize the offensive weapons at his disposal, the Giants will be a top-notch offense, at least be better than 31st in scoring again. OUCH!

Washington Football Team has a better and more proven quarterback than the Eagles and Giants, and depending on which mood he’s in, Ryan Fitzpatrick can easily pass for 400 yards and five touchdowns and a victory. Or be mediocre and throw a bunch of interceptions.