THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES...

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

booomm11 wrote:

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Wait, you guys don't feel good about this weekends matchup with the Giants? I think Eli makes a whole bunch of mistakes per usual and the Eagles trot to victory. Nobody's stopping Jackson and Maclin at this point.

I feel pretty good about the game. Don't know about the trot part, I'm not confident we can stop them either

Defense and special teams. I just feel like this is a game theyr're going to highly disappoint. Hopefully I'm wrong.

the giants kick and punt return teams stink dude. they are dead last in punt return avg/2nd to last in kick return avg.
on the otherside they're also 2nd worse in opponet punt return average but good on kickoff averages though.

special teams should not scare you in this game. plus akers doesn't have to worry about his dreadful career at giants stadium.

i can go either way on this one....i'm actually starting to lean towards the birds (everyone is loving the g men right now). looking at playoff scenarios, we really have to win this game. kind of reminds me of the first dallas game last year. a win can net us the division/possible bye. a loss, could mean we end up on the outside looking in, even if we win the last two.

if i can get this at 3.5 i think i'm gonna hop on the birds. not a big play though. i just haven't been totally impressed with the giants this year. lot's of holes in that team and they've only beaten 2 teams with a winning record (jags/bears). our d is banged up, but if we can force 2 turnovers (quite easy to do against these guys) i see us winning outright. plus, i think chaney looked decent against the run last week. boss will probably have himself a day, but if we stop the run, eli's gonna screw up.

loved how we put the dallas game away on the ground last week. let's do more of that and do it earlier sunday. keep those safeties honest, open up the deep ball.


and yes, it now appears all you guys were right about the donnie trade. looks like i was wrong. since the extension i was waiting to see who they would add in the off season to replace the slop they surrounded 5 with. but after this latest humiliation, there's no way he's coming back. i said before he looks like he's aged about 10 years since last season. doesn't help matters that he's playing with guys most of us never heard of before but he just looked like a completely different qb this year.

and hey, if me being wrong means we ended up on top with this one, i'll take it any day of the week . just sucks we won't get that 3rd rounder.....also, thank god nobody wanted vick last summer. i think we'd be lucky to have 7 wins at this point with the kolber under center.

sunday cannot come soon enough gentlemen--- GO BIRDS!!!

soak it in...


After breaking down film of both teams, Scouts Inc. offers 10 things to watch in this week's Eagles-Giants matchup.

1. Look for a game-changing play early: Eagles coach Andy Reid scripts his first set of plays for each game. The whole offensive side of the ball knows what they are going to do and can prepare for all of the plays. He loves to throw a long bomb or use a trick play in the form of a reverse or the like. Few teams manage to come up with a game-defining play on the first or second series like the Eagles do.

2. Get the ball in McCoy's hands: Reid does a masterful job of finding ways to get the ball to RB LeSean McCoy hands in space. McCoy is an explosive back who is most effective once he gets into space and can use his speed, acceleration and cutback skills. Other than the quarterback, no one touches the ball as many times as McCoy.

3. Crowd the box: Philadelphia defensive coordinator Sean McDermott knows the Giants are going to come at his defense with a smashmouth ground game. The Eagles' defensive front relies on quickness and agility to control gaps and penetrate to cause havoc in the backfield more than size and strength to control the point of attack. McDermott likes to use a lot of run blitzes and stunts to eliminate run lanes when facing a strong running team.

4. Expect a lot of nickel and dime packages: Losing MLB Stewart Bradley to injury for at least the next few weeks certainly is not good news for this defense. He has done a great job in both short running downs and obvious passing situations. However the Eagles choose to replace him, odds are they will need to use a lot of multiple personnel packages with five or six defensive backs when looking at obvious passing downs.

5. Matchup to watch: Philadelphia DE Trent Cole versus New York LT David Diehl: Cole has been the Eagles' most effective defensive lineman this year and leads the team with nine sacks. Rookie Brandon Graham has done an excellent job of relieving both Cole and Juqua Parker, but he is out for the year with a torn ACL. This means that Cole will spend more time on the field and it will be up to Diehl to use his size and long arms to try to control him.

6. Go vertical: Against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night, Giants QB Eli Manning was 22 of 37 but averaged only 8.5 yards per reception and 5.2 yards per attempt, hardly numbers that scare most secondaries. He needs to take some downfield shots if the Giants hope to loosen things up in Philadelphia's secondary.

7. Get back into a rhythm: The Giants had to sit in Kansas City, waiting for a winter storm to break so they could fly into Minneapolis, but it never happened as the Metrodome roof collapsed. The game was delayed and they had to play the Vikings in Detroit on Monday night. Now they not only have to play on a short week but their bodies have to get accustomed to the new schedule.

8. Get pressure up the middle: Most quarterbacks like to step up in the pocket to avoid the pressure that generally comes from the outside. Michael Vick likes to scramble to the sides and extend the pocket laterally. The Giants have the personnel that can collapse the pocket with a strong interior rush as well as linebacker stunts up the middle. If their defensive ends can get upfield, but not too far up, they can contain Vick and limit his escape routes.

9. Look for New York's tight ends to play a major role: The Eagles will be without MLB Bradley, which will have an impact on their ability to match up with inside routes by bigger tight ends. Nickel and dime packages mean more coverage personnel, but they lack the size of most linebackers. TEs Kevin Boss or Bear Pascoe could have big games Sunday.

10. Matchup to watch: New York running backs Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs versus Philadelphia LB Jamar Chaney: Bradshaw and Jacobs each ran for more than 100 yards Monday night against a stout Minnesota run defense. They give the Giants a great combination of size and strength as well as burst and elusiveness. Chaney will be stepping in as a starter for this game and needs to make sure he keeps his feet and legs clear and leverages the ball carrier.

Prediction:
Philadelphia 20
New York 24

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

In the HK voice...'andy reid, you are THE MAN!!'

http://www.csnphilly.com/12/17/10/bFran ... feedID=704

...thought you didn't like that wip crew? only kidding. r frank knows his football.

And nothing else. He went off on this tirade about Utley sliding into second that injured him. I saw all these comments he made on Zolecki's facebook, and I couldn't help myself. I went off, just showing him up on everything he was saying.

well he's been an eagles beat writer for the last 25 years or something. he should should stick with that sport.

i've also heard him talk about loving springsteen and pearl jam actually. so, there's that