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Giants vs. Eagles
Sun., Nov. 21, 8:20 PM ET
TV: NBC
Radio: 94 WYSP, Sirius 126
The pressure created by defensive end Trent Cole (6-3, 270, 6th year, Cincinnati) will be a big part of any success the Eagles may have against New York on Sunday night…
Waiting for a late start on Sunday night is always a little unnerving for me and a lot of the Philly fan base… It’s a little like losing track of linear time. You want to downplay to other folks the obvious fact that you’re living for Sunday night…yet also make sure nothing gets in the way of your date with Eagles destiny at 8:20 P.M.
Your mind starts playing tricks with your heart. You begin to rationalize the import of the game with the Giants as “not that big a deal”….after all, it’s still early enough that a one-game edge (which is on the line Sunday night) will not be monumental to either team.
It’s best not to over-think at this stage. Go with your conditioned reflexes of game-prep reaction. You’ve done your homework. You’ve studied the film. You’ve heard the talking heads on ESPN and the NFL Channel. Now it’s time to just visualize your game plan, relax and stay fresh to play the game.
Here’s how two of the smartest Eagles fans in the world handle it: GK Brizer and JeromeBrown99 (The Sage) of Dave Spadaro’s fan forum at PE.com’s On The Inside:
JB99: Personally… I like to blitz Eli. He’s had trouble with it vs us in the past. That said… one of the best things Eli does is… just throw it up vs. all-out blitzes. He can lay it right in there and he can also place it where his guys can make a play. So it’s a big play waiting to happen… both ways… when you blitz Eli. But overall… as usual… in most all NFL games… you have to mix it up. === To me… the two main factors in this game game will be… (1) Our OL vs. their pass rush coupled with Vick’s ability to escape and make plays… (2) Eli vs. our blitz. Can he beat it and make plays down the field? Or will we create turnovers? – – – If those wash… the team that has the big plays has the best chance to win imo.
GK Brizer: You play G-strings straight up, yura dope!,….Gotta mix it,..youse gots two shut-down CBs,..c’mon knuckleheads! I wanna see (1) Trent Cole stunting w/ a middle rush,..Cracker in his nickel DT, covering the vacated area, and Nate the Skate blitzin’ in… (2) #55 pluggin’ holes w/ head up, tackling Bradshaw for 2-3 yd gains… (3) Sims blitzing everywhere… (4) #55 showin’ he can guard the 2nd slowest TE inda league….Another great gameplan with pristine, crisp execution could make this game another “walk inda park!”,…….zebras suk……GK.
That’s confident, relaxed and well-studied mindset as a model approach for an Eagles fan to take into Sunday night’s game. It’s the Eagles defense that will have to be similarly prepared if the Giants are to be held in check. I like these microwave previews by JB99 and Brizer…they read almost like free verse, yet they’re packed with the basic truth of this game: It’s the NFC East, it’s the Eagles and the Giants, and it almost always come down to defensive invention creating big plays.
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