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Eagles @ Giants: Game Notes
Pregame
- I think Faith Hill hit the wall while in the process of jumping the shark. This has to be the worst intro to any sporting event, ever.
- Madden agrees with me, Reggie Brown needs to be a factor in this game.
- The first two drives were equally pitiful. Bad offense or good defense?
- It's always good to see Reno Mahe fumble a punt return. Luckily, the Eagles recovered.
- The Giants finally moved the ball, but missed a field goal.
- Buckhalter carves up the Giants D on two consecutive runs. Stick with it, Andy.
- 4 straight Buckhalter runs, the Eagles are finally moving the ball.
- After another first down, McNabb bounces a pass to Curtis to the left, then Curtis drops a pass to the right.
- Reno Mahe cannot block. Pass protection may be where they miss Westbrook the most.
- What happened to Rocca's monster leg?
- The Freak is still on the team? Coulda fooled me. He just abused the Giants' RT for a sack.
- The Giants are driving as the quarter comes to an end.
- Big third and long for the Eagles, turned into third and not-so-long after Juqua Thomas jumps off sides. The front four get pressure on Manning, another punt for the Giants.
- No one is getting open, and McNabb is slow to get out of the pocket. That's three sacks, all on third down plays.
- Touchdown Giants. Burress just reached up over Sheldon Brown and snatched it. 7-0, Giants.
- This may be crazy talk, but the Eagles have yet to stop Buckhalter, why aren't the Eagles just ramming the ball down the Giants' throat? Now is the time to do it, if they get down by more than a TD you know Andy's going to call nothing but passes.
- McNabb just barely avoided the fourth third-down sack of the game, but completed the pass underneath to Reno for a first down. The running back plan seems to be Buckhalter for running plays, Reno for passing plays.
- Celek with a couple catches, and we're in the no-huddle.
- Buckhalter is tearing them apart on the ground. He just broke off a 15-yarder.
- 10 carries for 69 yards for Buck so far. Keep riding him.
- Akers misses a 42-yarder. Ugh.
- The D needs to get the ball back quickly.
- Or they can just let the Giants march right down the field.
- 8 penalties for 60 yards, in one half. That's unacceptable.
- OMAR!!!! Gaither picks Manning at the 9 and brings it back 47 yards. HUGE PLAY!
- The O follows the play up with another penalty. 9 penalties for 65 yards.
- Another penalty. 10 for 70 yards.
- Another sack on third and long. Winston Justice is not getting the job done. McNabb fumbled, but the Eagles recovered it.
- That's the half. I'm glad it's over.
- The Eagles open the second half with another 3 and out, ended by a sack. Pitiful. Why they aren't running the ball more is beyond me.
- Personal foul, face mask on the Eagles. 11 penalties for 85 yards. Shockingly, the cameras didn't catch the penalty. I'd like to know what the Vegas action was like on this game. These penalties are getting ridiculous.
- The D holds, but the offense will take over at the 1. 99-yard drive? Not likely.
- Please use a back to chip Umenyiora.
- The Eagles punt, the Giants have great field position, again.
- That last series was a perfect example of horrible play calling. The Eagles had the ball on the 1, they completed a short pass to Reggie Brown for a little breathing room, then instead of running Buck, they go right back to the pass. McNabb gets sacked, and it's third and long instead of third and short. They try to pass again, and McNabb barely gets rid of the ball, avoiding the safety.
- The D holds again. They can't keep this up.
- Eagles ball on the 4. Please run the ball at least three straight times.
- 2 straight runs, 8 yards. Run it again.
- The third run got them a first down, then right back to the pass for another sack.
- MAKE THE GIANTS STOP THE RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Rocca with an ugly, yet effective punt. The Giants don't have great field position, for a change.
- Pass interference. 12 penalties for 117 yards. First and goal.
- Third and goal from the 11. Watch Burress here.
- The D holds them to a field goal. 10-0, Giants.
- Illegal formation negates a first down. 13 penalties for 122 yards.
- Fumbled hand off. Touchdown Giants. Unbelievable. 17-0, Giants.
- Correction: 16-0, Giants. (They missed the PAT)
- Into the no-huddle. No points here, this game is officially over.
- The Eagles are "driving" as the third quarter comes to an end.
- Jesus. The Eagles' drive is stalled by another sack on third down, then they have to burn a timeout when the FG team can't get its act together.
- 53-yarder for Akers. 16-3 Giants.
- Wow, a penalty on the Giants.
- 3 and out. The D did its job.
- Incompletion, sack, sack. The anatomy of an Eagles' drive. At least the Eagles didn't burn too much clock with that three and out.
- 6:36 to score 2 touchdowns.
- False start. 14 penalties, 127 yards.
- McNabb throws a TD to Reggie Brown. BUT, McNabb was beyond the line of scrimmage. No touchdown. 15 penalties, 132 yards. 4th and 18 now, for the game.
- Sack, and a fumble to boot.
- Here they are, your last place Philadelphia Eagles. Putrid game tonight. Good thing it's still baseball season.
This is not an Eagle night. Their only down 7-0, but they look pathetic. They could still, despite all odds, pull this one out, though.
No matter what, I still go to bed happy. The Phils are in the playoffs, the Mutts aren't. If the Giants win, we're even.
I agree with you that Reggie Brown needs to get the hell out on that field and show something... anything. He's pulling a disappearing act.
Did you notice J.R. Reid is back with the team? Perhaps due to the injuries in the secondary. What a mismatch, Plaxico Burress and Sheldon Brown. He has at least a half a foot on him.
The Defense doesn't look bad, it just looks like they're playing a mirror image of themselves in the Giants. Perhaps that is in part because of Spagnola.
But why the hell don't the Birds use Hunt?! They had Mahe in more than him.
What could they do to pull this one out, Brian?
PS.. Norv Turner is proving he can run any team into the ground, even one that was 13-3 last year.
McNabb needs to get hot at this point. They waited too long, they had about 2 full quarters to just run the ball right through this defense, and they kept trying to pass. They're down by too much to run the ball now. Start out with a few screens, make those rushers a little hesitant.
I was very critical of McNabb after Game 2. But in this game, he's without the team's best offensive player, his favorite target and a steady dependable guard. Winston Justice just got schooled on every play and there were ten sacks of McNabb the last time I counted. And Reno Mahe is too little to block for pass protection. It was too much for him to overcome.
Andy shot the team in the foot by not running Buckhalter and HUNT (remember him?) in tandem from the first Quarter. Buckhalter successfully moved the ball, yet Reid seemed determined to pass even with shitty protection. As for Reggie Brown, he was as nonexistent as Greg Lewis until that called back TD.
The killer was when they didn't have the right personnel on the field in the beginning of the fourth quarter and had to burn that timeout. That's bad coaching. For the past two years, this team is burning unneccessary timeouts because they are unprepared. What the hell is Andy doing on the sidelines anyway... fielding calls from his jailbird sons?
And your favorite ex-Eagle has landed.... Dhani Jones had seven tackles in his first game with the Cincinnati Bengals. I'm not sure what he did yesterday. And ex-Eagle Jeff Garcia won again for Tampa Bay. No sign of Jeremiah Trotter... I'm not sure he's even seeing the field for playing time as he's third on the depth charts there.
I'd take this Eagle loss a lot harder if it weren't for the Phillies.
it's obvious what the eagles need to do to start winning. WEAR THOSE AWESOME THROWBACKS!!!
I thought I would just pipe in on this one. Rub it in to my two brother in laws. Phili sucks! GGGGGGGGGGG-Men Win!
I guess we have 2 Erics on the blog. This game shows just how bad the Detroit defense is. The receivers weren't able to get separation again and the injured o-line was disgusting. C-Buck ran pretty well but didn't get enough touches. To those who thought Reggie Brown would break out with a 1,000 yard season...um yea. Donovan needs to get in a flow. He bounced a couple passes. I'm sure it would be different if he had his main target out there and more than 2 seconds to throw. The outcome would also probably be different if B-West,L.J, W.Thomas, Lito and B-Dawk were out there or just 3 out of the 5. He constantly had pressure and was on his back.
JJ: I'm glad the Phillies' win took the sting out of this one for you. I'm still pretty angry about it. Still happy for the Phils, though (and will continue to root for them, until they face the Yanks)
Eric #1: The Giants are still a putrid team, only a bit less putrid than the team the Eagles put on the field last night. Eric #1 is my brother-in-law, we'll have to work out a name for him.
Eric #2: Detroit's defense is just horrible, but I don't think the Giants' defense is for real either. The Eagles let them just tee off on McNabb, they didn't concern themselves with the run at all, because Reid didn't make them. They had a weakened offensive line, and were missing their biggest threat in the passing game. It was a deadly combination, and honestly, we're lucky McNabb is still standing after that game.
Did the Giant defense look a little like the Eagle defense at times to anyone else with all the blitzing?
I was angry after games #1 and #2, and while this one should disgust me, I'm just so damn happy about the Phils that the Eagles laying an egg just doesn't bother me.
What worries me is the Eagles/Dallas matchup November 4th that our family has tickets to see. Tony Romo is looking very good out there. If the Iggles can't handle the Giants or the Skins, they certainly can't handle the 'Boys. Thank God for bye weeks. We have two weeks for them to get healthy.
PS...Reggie Brown is beginning to remind me of Greg Lewis. Initial flashes of promise and talent, followed by a disappearing act. I hate to make that comparison and hope I'm wrong.
eric- it's brothers-in-law. THROWBACKS!!!
Last night's game proved just how bad the Eagles are without their only player with any kind of athletic ability. Does this team have any depth at all? The sooner Westbrook gets over his sore placenta, the better for Eagles. By then, of course it will be too late.
If by depth you mean the ability to make up for 5 injured starters, 4 of whom are Pro Bowlers, and one of whom is their best runner and receiver, then I guess not. They still should've won this game though.
The Eagles have a bye next week, Westbrook will be back in two weeks for an easy win over the Jets.