The Linc - Sweep the Giants edition
by JasonB on Dec 14, 2009 12:03 PM EST
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Speedy WR burns Giants' defense - NYPOST.com
When Giants Stadium is ready to come down, maybe DeSean Jackson can serve as the TNT. The Eagles receiver proved he's explosive enough last night.
Eagles' offense comes through with 12-play drive | Philly | 12/14/2009
A look back at the best Eagles drive of the year.
Paul Domowitch: Now Eagles aren't wasting time with Vick | Philadelphia Daily News | 12/14/2009
It has taken Michael Vick a little while to chip away much of the rust from his nearly 2 years behind bars. Longer than he thought, and probably longer than Andy Reid thought. But the Eagles coach's controversial August decision to sign Vick is starting to pay off.
DeSean Jackson following in Westbrook's footsteps | Philadelphia Daily News | 12/14/2009
Where began the thrill ride of Brian Westbrook continued the emergence of his apparent successor. As a second-year player, Westbrook streaked 84 yards for a game-winning touchdown in the waning moments of the Eagles' visit to the Meadowlands in 2003. Almost ever since, the Eagles leaned on Westbrook to carry their offense. Now, in his second season, DeSean Jackson has become the sort of weapon Westbrook was: lethal and, sometimes, undefendable.
Giants blow chance to gain control of NFC East - NYPOST.com
Fifteen seconds. That's how long it took for the shabby Giants defense to turn what might have been a rousing and improbable comeback victory into just another example of why they are second-rate this season.
via www.nypost.com
'Kudos & Wet Willies:' Missed opportunities edition - Big Blue View
'Kudos & Wet Willies' review: Giants just could not make enough plays
Eagles defenders couldn't bring the Giants down | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/14/2009
Last night's Eagles-Giants game had everything, it seemed, except for tackling.
Giants run out of bullets in a shoot-out | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/14/2009
After the New York Giants scored 38 points on 512 yards of total offense, quarterback Eli Manning still was critical of his offense. That's because it didn't do enough.
With 4th straight win over Big Blue, Philadelphia Eagles clearly own New York Giants
This is not a fluky or ethereal streak. The Eagles' domination has been going on for some time. McNabb is 12-4 lifetime against the Giants, who look wide-eyed and ineffective during the Eagles' most ambitious, damaging plays on offense and returns.
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I must say I am very concerned about our D especially since we can’t seem to stop the big plays down the field. However I am almost giddy with excitement thinking of the possibility of our offense lining up later on this season with a healthy Kevin Curtis, DJax, Celek, Westbrook as a WR, Shady McCoy and Weaver in the backfield and Donovan or even Vick under center. Hows that for striking fear in the heart of D? Too bad Maclin is now hurt or the list could be deadlier
D will have these games
Especially against a very desperate team. Throw out some bad tackling and some bad penalties, I think we’ll be alright. I mean, look at the Saints D, who gave up 23 to the Falcons.
Reid- Best Coach in Eagles History
McNabb- Best QB in Eagles History
This is the year
I don’t think you can pin this all on bad tackling. It seems like a lot of those missed tackles were after the ball carrier was already 15+ yards downfield, so they were getting gashed either way. That said, I do believe that sometimes it’s just “one of those games,” and I’m happy to see the Birds actually win a shootout for once.
Eli always looks young
but doesn’t he look like he’s about 4 years old in that picture?
"He wasn't an astronaut! He was a comedian, and he was just using space travel as a metaphor for beating his wife!"
by Rumplestiltskin02 on Dec 14, 2009 1:12 PM EST reply actions
Hmm
Eli looks 4 years old in every photo. And he always looks like he’s about to say the phrase: “Aw shucks…”
Do you guys realize Brent Celek has 7 TDs this season? I just had to look that up. He’s quite ho-hum, but his stats this season are pretty fantastic. Just thought I’d throw that out there.
Celek and Vernon Davis should totally represent the NFC in the Pro Bowl, but it’s almost certainly going to be Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten. Sigh.
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Game wasn't as close as final score indicates
I haven’t read much new on the game yet. Is anyone talking about how the refs took away as many as 7 points from the Eagles? There was the no call on an obvious pass interference on Celek in the endzone on a third down, which would have almost certainly resulted in a touchdown instead of a field goal. And the clock didn’t stop at the end of the first half when the Eagles recovered a fumble and should have had a chance at a long field goal. There was also a no call on a false start (pointed out by the commentators) and some other minor calls that all seemed to go the Giants way.
Has anyone heard anything mentioned by the national media about these horrible calls? I haven’t even heard anything by Philly guys about them.
No I haven't but
I saw all that shit and pointed out to my gf when it happened that no call PI and that no call false start pissed me off. I seriously thought the refs were gonna give the giants the game last night
by bclancy15 on Dec 14, 2009 2:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Defense concerns me too
the only person who showed up last night was Trotter and Cole gets a pass as he was doubled just about every play.
The secondary was AWFUl, not only in coverage bu t tackling was second rate. The LBs were getting destroyed in the running and passing game and I think my 200 lb body would’ve had equal results @ the DT posistion. I hope the Giants didn’t lay out a blue print on how to tear us apart or something…and please please please Sheldon Brown get healthy!!!
One more thing on McNabb… Almost every time he gets a little pressure he gets happy feet and moves out in the pocket and one of 3 things happen 1) a great improvised play happens 2) happy feet, bad throw 3)coverage sack…. HOWEVER, there were a couple of plays I saw whwere he stood in the pocket like a statue and took the hit after delivering a strike. I really hope he continues in throwing like this. I also dont understand how he can have pro bowl games and look the exact opposite in the mid season games. Oh well…. Lets turn it up in December
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Congratulations Eagles, and BGN folks
Regardless of anything questionable, you guys won and theres not much more to add to that. The outcome seemed unexpected, but it did happen and there are probably a few things to learn from it.
I learned that the Giants D and ST’s are truely horrible!
At least the Giants swept the Cowboys!
DeSean Jackson: It’s not often I will give ‘Kudos’ to an opposing player, but this guy is just phenomenal.
Posted on BBV
"I hate listening to people's dreams. It is like flipping through a stack of photographs. If I'm not in any of them and nobody is having sex, I just don't care. "
and its deserved.
If all other teams have weapons on offense, this dude is a hydrogen bomb, or whatever the hell else NASA’s cooking up these days.
Dude is off the hook good.
I hate seeing him go against my team…but I’d think you guys like watching the little guy don’t ya?
"It ain't over till its over"---
How come no one covers Steve Smith?
by FreeBradshaw on Dec 14, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
The Giants fans are acting like they gave the game away
As if they were the only team that blew opportunities. Consider:
They scored 14 points on horrible tackling by the Eagles. The Eagles gave them 14 points as much as Jacobs “gift-wrapped” 7 on the Sheldon Brown TD.
The refs robbed the Eagles of 7 points. Celek was tackled well before the ball arrived in the end zone, and the Eagles should have had a fg opportunity before halftime.
Giants fans should accept that they were beaten by a better team. The Giants shabby defense did not give away the “comeback victory”. Desean Jackson embarassed them as he has done to many teams. NO safety (not even Ed Reed) can keep up with D-Jax one-on-one. Period. They need to give credit where credit is due.
Hey pal did you read the above posts from 3 Giant fans
saying D-Jax was awsome and BBV gave him a game ball. What else are we supposed to do most Giant fans are tipping there hat to D-Jax he played great as did the rest of the Phlly O.
“They scored 14 points on horrble tackling by the Eagles” last time I checked tackling is part of the game. If you can’t do that well then youre not playing well are you. Thats like saying we gave them 5 sacks becasue we did’nt block well but if we had done that we would of won by more.
We are not acting like we gave the game away it was a close game and the ultimate difference was a punt return and a fumble return. Both teams missed opprotunities and had some shitty calls but the punt return and fumble return made the difference. Nobody is saying it does’nt count it just sucks to loose that way. If the Eagles lost that way I’m sure you’d be saying what a flukey win it was for the Giants
I'mreferring to the media more than BBV
I’m talking about the articles, I guess i should have specified.
You’re right tackling is part of the game. As are fumbles and special teams plays. So it is irritating to hear Giants fans (not all, some for sure, though) act as if the Eagles were lucky to win.
“Fifteen seconds. That’s how long it took for the shabby Giants defense to turn what might have been a rousing and improbable comeback victory into just another example of why they are second-rate this season.”
That’s a quote from the NY Post. So yeah, my beef is more with the media than the Giants fans from BBV. You guys are classier than the media.
yea but you've got to realize
it’s the NY media so they are going to call it from their teams persepctive. The Giants D has sucked all year and was a problem again last night so they focused on the lack of execution by the D and the inability to cover the same pass play all year instead of how good Donnovan was or the type of playmaker D-Jax is. I don’t think the Philly media discussed how good Eli Manning, Steve Smith, and Hakeem Nicks were it was more about the Philly’s D inability to cover guys, tackle well, and stop the GIants in the RedZone.
Sure there are some knucklehead fans that will say the game was a fluke but most Giant fans are not saying that we are just analyzing what went wrong and how it could have been different. The fact that it was a couple plays that made the difference does not make it a fluke, if that was the case than NE’s three SB’s are flukes, as is Pittsburg’s in 05 and 09 and ours in 07.
No argument here
BBV’s fans are a classy bunch and one is always going to focus on his own team’s shortcomings instead of what the other team did (lord knows that’s all I did after we lost to the Cowboys).
However, I do have a Giants fan friend who said “I looked at the stats and Desean Jackson isn’t that good.” So yeah there are outliers in every sample, I guess.
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