Hello Old Friend

Posted: December 8th, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 2 Comments »

Daniel Jones is the key to the Giants future, but on Monday night he’ll just be a spectator. An injury took him off the field and put Eli back into the lineup, where he will make his 500th career start and 487th against the Eagles. At least it seems that way.

Coaches have come and gone. There have been eight different players lead the Giants in rushing during Eli’s career. Andre Brown was the most forgettable. There have been eight different players lead the Giants in receiving yards during Eli’s career. Domenik Hixon is the most forgettable of that group.

Lots of change. One constant. Eli.

It will be sad to see him go. He’s lost 9 of his last 10 games to the Eagles and has really struggled against the guys in green since 2008. That’s a long time. Eli had the better of the rivalry from 2005 through 2007, winning 5 of 6 in that stretch.

Losing to Eli was torturous. Beating him was magical. There was nothing better than seeing Eli Face, that look you’d get a few times in every game where Eli looked like the biggest dork on Earth and not the superstar QB with a pair of Super Bowl rings.

We’ll have to wait and see if this is his last game.

I don’t think Eli is a Hall of Fame player. He won some big games and had some very good years, but the Hall of Fame is for special players. Eli was good, just not special.

He was fun to hate and I’m thankful for one final time to yell nasty things at him as he gets away with intentional grounding for the 10,000th time in his career. That’s one constant in every game.

Hopefully seeing Eli on the field will bring the best out of the Eagles.

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The Eagles defense needs to bounce back from last week’s performance. The defense had been on a roll, but had no answers for DeVante Parker or Mike Gesicki.

While the Giants do have some talented skill players, they don’t have tall guys who can go up and get the ball. That should help with matchups.

LB Kamu Grugier-Hill is out with a concussion and that should mean more snaps for Nate Gerry. We expected KGH to have the breakout performance this season, but Gerry has been the LB to open some eyes. He is third on the team in tackles. He has 2 INTs, 2.5 sacks and 3 TFLs. There have been some missed tackles, but Gerry has made plays and shown real potential.

Rookie T.J. Edwards will be the third LB when the Eagles use base looks.

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Some Eagles fans are already looking to next year. One of the points of discussion is whether the Eagles should make a run at Odell Beckham, Jr.

There is no question that OBJ has phenomenal talent, but drama seems to follow him and that’s not something I want coming to Philly.

The other issue is that OBJ doesn’t get traded for a 4th round pick. Do you want to invest major resources in a player like him? That’s another reason I’d be hesitant to pursue him.

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2 Comments on “Hello Old Friend”

  1. 1 The Linc - NFL executives think Carson Wentz would benefit from tougher coaching - Philly's Top Five said at 6:45 AM on December 8th, 2019:

    […] Hello Old Friend – Iggles BlitzIt will be sad to see him go. He’s lost 9 of his last 10 games to the Eagles and has really struggled against the guys in green since 2008. That’s a long time. Eli had the better of the rivalry from 2005 through 2007, winning 5 of 6 in that stretch. Losing to Eli was torturous. Beating him was magical. There was nothing better than seeing Eli Face, that look you’d get a few times in every game where Eli looked like the biggest dork on Earth and not the superstar QB with a pair of Super Bowl rings. We’ll have to wait and see if this is his last game. I don’t think Eli is a Hall of Fame player. He won some big games and had some very good years, but the Hall of Fame is for special players. Eli was good, just not special. […]

  2. 2 NFL executives think Carson Wentz would benefit from tougher coaching said at 8:29 AM on December 8th, 2019:

    […] Hello Old Friend – Iggles BlitzIt will be sad to see him go. He’s lost 9 of his last 10 games to the Eagles and has really struggled against the guys in green since 2008. That’s a long time. Eli had the better of the rivalry from 2005 through 2007, winning 5 of 6 in that stretch. Losing to Eli was torturous. Beating him was magical. There was nothing better than seeing Eli Face, that look you’d get a few times in every game where Eli looked like the biggest dork on Earth and not the superstar QB with a pair of Super Bowl rings. We’ll have to wait and see if this is his last game. I don’t think Eli is a Hall of Fame player. He won some big games and had some very good years, but the Hall of Fame is for special players. Eli was good, just not special. […]