Amani Toomer picks Giants to beat Cowboys but says NFC East up for grabs

Better quarterback? Probably. Better team? Nope.

Former Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer made news in early July during a SiriusXM Radio interview when he said Dallas quarterback Tony Romo was "probably the best quarterback in the NFC East" -- a group that includes Eli Manning, the reigning Super Bowl MVP who threw 17 touchdowns to Toomer in their four seasons as teammates.

But the 13-year Giant still believes New York has the better team, and thus predicted a 21-17 Giants win in Wednesday night's opener while serving as a guest coach at an NFL youth event at Chelsea Waterside Park in Manhattan on Tuesday.

"There's a whole team out there; it's not just two people," Toomer said.

When asked if the Giants would win the NFC East this year, Toomer said: "They have a shot. I wouldn't count the Cowboys out, though. I think they're a team that has the motivation in terms of how the owner [Jerry Jones] is really pushing them to get over the hump. And they were only one game away from [winning the division] last year. There's a whole cluster of three teams, including Philadelphia, that can win the NFC East."