Game Preview – Giants at Eagles

Posted: November 25th, 2018 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 1 Comment »

The 3-7 Giants are a bad team. They’re coming to Philly to take on the reigning Super Bowl champs. The Eagles never lose at home so this should be an easy win.

Or not.

The Giants have won two games in a row. The Eagles have lost two in a row. As for home field advantage, the Eagles last win at The Linc was on Sept. 23. How long ago was that? Jay Ajayi was healthy. Golden Tate was a Lion. And the Colts looked bad.

How times have changed.

I wrote my game preview for PE.com.

This game seemed so easy a month ago, but coming off a 48-7 beatdown, the Eagles can’t look down at anyone. They’ve got a lot of questions to answer if they want to save their season.

The biggest questions involve the secondary, where the Eagles will play a bunch of guys nobody knows anything about. These guys could come out and play well, shocking the world. Or they could get burned, over and over. These are fringe players with virtually no experience.

The argument for them is that unproven doesn’t mean “can’t play”.

The argument against them is that unproven, undrafted, fringe players usually can’t play.

You wonder who Jim Schwartz prefers to cover Odell Beckham Jr. Or does it even matter?

The Eagles can’t worry about backup CBs and a backup MLB. They must find a way to go win this game. Carson Wentz plays great. Or the run game really comes alive. Or Fletcher Cox puts on a one-man show. Whatever. Doesn’t matter. The Eagles must make key plays.

The Eagles must win.

It doesn’t have to be pretty. Just find a way to win.

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We don’t know how much Jernigan will play, but his return has to help the DL. Jernigan is a strong run defender and solid pass rusher. He’s also got fresh legs and that can help at this time of the year.

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One Comment on “Game Preview – Giants at Eagles”

  1. 1 Eagles News: Doug Pederson is struggling to push the right buttons – SportsNewsNow said at 7:02 AM on November 25th, 2018:

    […] Game Preview – Giants at Eagles – Iggles BlitzThe biggest questions involve the secondary, where the Eagles will play a bunch of guys nobody knows anything about. These guys could come out and play well, shocking the world. Or they could get burned, over and over. These are fringe players with virtually no experience. The argument for them is that unproven doesn’t mean “can’t play”. The argument against them is that unproven, undrafted, fringe players usually can’t play. You wonder who Jim Schwartz prefers to cover Odell Beckham Jr. Or does it even matter? The Eagles can’t worry about backup CBs and a backup MLB. They must find a way to go win this game. Carson Wentz plays great. Or the run game really comes alive. Or Fletcher Cox puts on a one-man show. Whatever. Doesn’t matter. The Eagles must make key plays. […]