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To say 2020 NFL free agency has been a wild ride is akin to calling the surface of the sun "balmy." From the the earth-shattering trade of from the to shunning his beloved for new digs with the , and lots in-between, it's easily been one of the most frenzied offseasons in recent memory. And while most of the moves in the NFC East have paled in comparison to what's happening around the league, it hasn't exactly been crickets and tumbleweed for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Washington Redskins Kasperi Kapanen Jersey .The jockeying for position in the race for the division crown is at full throttle after sweeping changes saw the latter three clubs replace their head coach with Mike McCarthy, Joe Judge and Ron Rivera, respectively. This has created a sort of che s match as new Giants offensive coordinator and former Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett tries to siphon talent from North Texas, and McCarthy eyes talent that once suited up for the Redskins, but also for him as a member of the .Byron Jones left the division, despite courting by every team except the one that cut his checks the past five years, and it forced the Eagles to respond in kind. , but the Cowboys lost and haven't yet replaced him, although they still have the best WR unit in the division without him.So where does every team in the NFC East stand after the first wave of free agency? Let's take a stab at grading them accordingly. : BTop two acquisitions: , They lost out on , but doubled back and landed Darius Slay. Some will argue what they gave up to acquire him from the -- namely a third- and fifth-round pick in 2020 along with awarding him a three-year, $50 million deal with $30 million guaranteed -- was an overpay, but what can't be debated is how Philly instantly filled a dire need in one fell swoop. Slay is not only the Eagles' instant CB1, he's one of the best in the league at what he does. Time will tell if his dip in 2019 was simply a failing relationship with Matt Mike Palmateer Jersey Patricia and the Lions or if the 29-year-old is approaching a decline. Until further notice, however, the move was an A+ for the Eagles, even if they had to overpay a bit to make it happen. PHI CB #2 They still have work to do in their secondary after oddly opting to release , but adding Javon Hargrave to their already beefy defensive line on a three-year, $39 million deal is a huge win. Hargrave plus is a recipe for terror, and combines with the Slay move to give Philly an impre sive early grade after the first week of free agency. Piecemealing the rest of the secondary together ( at safety?) with one-year deals on talent that has proven itself a liability at times won't cut it though -- especially against the wideouts they'll face in the division (ahem, ) -- and that's why the Eagles are dangerously close to a C+ here.That said, they're also one or two high-value moves away from looking at a solid A. Cowboys: B-Top two acquisitions: , , but they didn't give their fans much time to moan and whine about it. Sure, the lo s of -- who led the team with 11.5 sacks in 2019 -- stings mightily, but combines with to rapidly stitch that wound. They also landed a needed upgrade to their safety unit by reuniting with Mike McCarthy, one that comes on the heels of losing to the . Along with Heath went , but McCoy upgrades the defensive interior over what a talented Collins brought to the table. LV DT #93 The problem is Clinton-Dix is on a one-year deal, making him a stopgap measure at best, and while re-signing helps, it doesn't solve the long-term i sue beside . Still, it's a key signing for Dallas along with that of McCoy, and they're currently trying to close a deal (or a short list of others they're interested in), which would easily buoy this grade to an early A-. Oh, and by the way, they re-signed Amari Cooper to a five-year deal -- by far an A+ move -- but being forced to tag balances that back out. A deal will eventually land for Prescott but, until it does, the Cowboys are trending just above average for now.That gaping hole at CB1, and the Rasmus Sandin Jersey lack of a signing to fill it in Wave 1, simply can't be ignored. Getting (more than $1 million below his market value, per Spotrac) to be the definitive succe sor for is an absolute steal, however, so up goes the Cowboys initial grade. : C-Top two acquisitions: , It was quite unusual to see the Giants not play the usual role of big spender in the first wave of free agency. Dave Gettleman instead opted to scale back his money-rain in 2020 -- choosing to pa s on an uber-expensive Byron Jones and instead settle in on James Bradberry on a three-year, $43.5 million contract with $31.98 million guaranteed. This reunites Gettleman with Ben Smith Kids Jersey the former cornerback, who logged four interceptions in 2019 and provides an instant boost to talent-depleted secondary, making for an A+ move by the Giants. By landing Blake Martinez on a three-year, $30.75 million deal with $19 million guaranteed, the Giants add that much more oomph to the defensive unit. PHI CB #24 But now comes the bad, and man, is it bad. They doubled down on the odd decision to trade for by hitting him with a ma sive $16.1 million franchise tag, tearing away a chunk out of their cap space after consistently failing to get him to agree to terms on a long-term deal. They also failed to addre s their dire need on the OL and still don't have an elite edge rusher. They landed from the rival Cowboys, but Fleming was wildly inconsistent as a backup swing tackle for Dallas. Their attempted double-dip failed when they whiffed on a much more talented , leaving them with questions still.And as far as their pa s rush goes, to return, it'll help in a big way -- his absence and lack of a ready-made replacement for his 10 sacks in 2019 (they're praying for more rain with on a one-year deal) helping drag down the Giants early grade. : DTop two acquisitions: Kendall Fuller, If you're looking for some blockbuster moves this free agency from the Redskins this offseason, you're hunting in the wrong forest and with a spoon instead of a cro sbow. They did make the wise move to bring back cornerback Kendall Fuller a four-year deal worth $40 million, but they failed to convince Byron Jones Darcy Tucker Men Jersey he should look in their direction. Fuller being a mostly a nickel corner, the need at CB1 following the decision to cut has not been resolved -- similar to the Cowboys post-Jones. Securing running back J.D. McKi sic and linebacker were solid need-based moves, but nothing that nece sarily moves the needle from where they are to where they'd like to be. And then came the decision to sign Peyton Barber, which isn't a bad one, but a curious one. LV RB #31 To be clear, will eventually have no choice but to succumb to Father Time, and while , the team is stacking RBs at an insane pace. Barber lands on a two-year, $3


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