Ah, mid-June. In the world of NFL fandom, it's pure purgatory. Post-draft and OTA's, yet still a few weeks away from summer camps and actual preseason action — you just hold your tongue and watch the calendar. You feign interest in things like baseball and your family, but you're really just thinking football.
Over the next few weeks, we'll tackle five early summer questions for each NFL division.
Today's two-a-days: NFC East | AFC West
NFC East
1. Could the Giants' defense be as good as the '07 Super Bowl version?
At least I don't think so.
5. Jeff Garcia or JaMarcus Russell? Who's it going to be opening day vs. San Diego?
Coach Tom Cable has gone to great lengths to reconfirm that there is not an open competition at quarterback in Oakland — it's Russell's job. But Garcia's never been one to just sit and quietly watch from the sidelines.
Veteran safety Keith Davis shared his thoughts with Sirius Satellite Radio last week: "If I had to play right now, I'd take Jeff Garcia because I know what he's going to bring to the table and I've watched him bring it to the table. "A month from now, two months into the season, my answer may be different. But if I had to play right now, it would be Jeff Garcia. That's no knock against JaMarcus at all."
Nope, not at all.
My gut? Russell starts opening day vs. the Chargers on Sept. 14. Come Week 2, Sept. 20 at Kansas City?
Well, that's another story.
