the eagles, saints, healthy giants squad maybe competition for them yes. of them, i give the saints the edge, as they probly should have won this years showdown. the cowboys dont have a coach and they have a cancer on the team named TO. but please dont be surprised by me saying they should return, they have a very good defense which played without one of its key players, a very good special teams unit, and several offensive weapons to build on. the dont have a qb, but didnt need one this year either.
of course, this does not take into consideration trades ect... the saints and bears were the two best teams in nfc this year and if you really want to include other teams how bout the seahawks and/or panthers did you forget about them too? if healthy. yes, i think they will be in contentiion next year again not sure they will go to superbowl, but they will be in contetnion.