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Eagles are the real deal...Giants beware

Non Eagles fan offering my thoughts on the divisional playoff game b/n the Eagles and Giants.  Can't wait for this one to play out.  Okay, now to business.  The Giants are the favorite, but there is no team in the NFC more capable of ending their season than the Eagles.  Not saying it will happen, but here is why it COULD happen. 

The absence of Plax Burress is huge in this game, and it showed the last time they played.  Without him, the Giants don't have a receiver who commands double coverage, and that means more attention can be placed on stacking the box to slow down Jacobs and company.  Toomer can still play, but this week he'll be lining up against Asante Samuel (who in my opinion is the premier corner in football).  Philly has the edge on that one. 

Also, the Eagles defense as a whole is championship caliber.  Save the 40 yard TD run, they pretty much stifled the best back in football last week, and that secondary is one of the best.  Manning will not beat the Eagles by himself.  He's going to need help from his running game.  Jacobs isn't the all around stud Peterson is, but with a full head of steam he's a nightmare for a defensive back.  If the Eagles control Jacobs like they did Peterson, they have a real shot to be in the NFC title game. 

Finally, the Eagles have Westbrook, who traditionally gives the Giants nightmares.  Antonio Pierce is a proud man and won't talk about it, but dude needs to accept the fact that NO linebacker in football is a match for Brian Westbrook in the passing game.  Period.  And the Giants know full well that if they don't control Westbrook, they don't play in the NFC title game.

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I don’t wanna sound like a Donny Dickhole here, but all this pre-game stuff is pretty redundant and meaningless.

Destroyer of Subject Lines :3™

by yomjoseki on Jan 7, 2009 9:26 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Donny Dickhole

haha!

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES

by 700 Level on Jan 7, 2009 12:33 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

If football had a church, Brian Dawkins would be my preacher !

by NorthPhillyKid on Jan 7, 2009 1:09 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'm confident

but i’m not cocky about this game, nor am i blindly confident either.

i’m confident in our team, and talk some friendly trash to some kids/teachers at my school who are giants fans, but nothing crazy, I don’t think confidence can hurt

by Manoovi on Jan 7, 2009 2:45 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

likewise

confident, but not cocky. we have a great chance to win.
honestly the only thing that worries me about them offensively is jacobs. they have a knack for converting big third downs on us.

its going to be a good game. i think we will win.

4th and 26!!!!

by kingofnorth on Jan 7, 2009 4:21 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

im nervous

but i always get nervous b4 big Eagles games…i was really nervous b4 the Rams game at the beginning of the year, u kno beginning of season not knowing wat to expect….but im REALLY nervous about this game

To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her

by XxBleedGreen5xX on Jan 7, 2009 8:06 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

focused

i am … yoda i speak

If football had a church, Brian Dawkins would be my preacher !

by NorthPhillyKid on Jan 7, 2009 1:13 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great Game

I am old and fart dust, but am excited to watch this game. Especially when two teams know each other well. Both teams are charged no pun intended, but think the Eagles are on a roll and have the upper hand. The G-Men won a few games last season but Plax was the X-Factor. The Meadowlands wind shortens the game in some aspects forcing Eli to do more with the wind in two quarters of the game. The Eagles balanced attack combined with Jim Johnson’s defense I think proves to be to much for the Big Blue. It was good to sse them deal with being the top dog this season after losing Osi, Michael and four other defensive men to FA, but losing Plax I think seals it. Hope its a good game and a knucklehead rep does not blow the game. Sorry about typos my family bought me a new laptop and still learning to type – I am old. Thank you for your posts they are interesting to read. Its great to see people passionate for their team.

by manning_10 on Jan 8, 2009 6:26 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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