New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles Clash in Class NFC East Showdown
The Philadelphia Eagles, dubbed the “Dream Team,” after acquiring Oakland Raiders free agent Nnamdi Asomugha, have failed to impress this season. The Eagles enter this NFC East battle with the New York Giants as they battle the injury bug and cross their fingers that Michael Vick will quarterback the Eagles this weekend.
If Vick can’t go, the Eagles will send Mike Kafka out once again to run this offense. While everyone is focuses on the Eagles offense, the defense is undergoing massive changes over the middle.
Rookie Casey Matthews has failed to shine in the middle linebacker position and he is now shifting over to weak side linebacker. Jamar Chaney will step into the inside linebacker spot and Moise Fokou takes over the strong-side linebacker position.
The Eagles are giving up 146 yards per game after two games and they rank 30th in the NFL against the run. The blame lies squarely on the linebacker corps and poor tackling. The unintended consequence with Asomugha’s arrival is the Eagles’ opponents concentration using the middle passing lane and a concentration on the running game by Eagles opponents.
The New York Giants may have won on Monday Night Football but they did not look good in the process. Eli Manning and the offense were out of sync the entire game against the St. Louis Rams and despite the win, the Rams and Sam Bradford had plenty of opportunities to win the game.
The Giants are the opposite of the Eagles. They are stifling the run this year. The Giants rank third in the NFL against the run but they are getting burned deep. The Giants corners and pass defense rank 24th in the NFL.
Final Verdict: The Eagles will start Michael Vick and they will destroy the Giants in this critical NFC East game. Of course this prediction does not take into consideration the NFL point spread for this game.
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