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I would like to welcome all of you who are reading this into the first ever scouting report done by four of the top writers in the New York Giants community...

NYG Roundtable: Top Secret Eagle's Scouting Reports; Week 10 Edition

by Travis Rand (Scribe)

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Opinion

November 07, 2008


I would like to welcome all of you who are reading this into the first ever scouting report done by four of the top writers in the New York Giants community.

The purpose of this article is to give fans like us an insight as to who they might want to look out for this Sunday night when the G-Men take on the Philadelphia Eagles.

If you have any interest as to how to become a contributor then look no further! All you have to do is write a piece of your own. Maybe you have different views than one of us, or maybe you would like to highlight a key player we may have missed.

Keep in mind we could have very easily chosen one format that we could have all followed, but I feel that by letting us all pick our own style, it gives the reader's a great opportunity to see how the top community members make their magic work.

For now however, let's take a closer look as to who Big Blue may have a little trouble with on Sunday.

 

The Reports

Scouting Report No.5DM: Donovan McNabb, Quarterback Extraordinaire
Author: Travis Rand

Let's not beat around the bush here... McNabb, when he is on point, is just plain scary. We know the Eagles will show up on Sunday just like the Giants will, but they have just a little bit more to play for. If Philly loses, they lose significant ground on the rest of the NFC East, which would be terrible especially when two of the teams are on bye.

Now down to the facts. Number five's stats should say enough about how he has performed thus far. He has ranked up 10 touchdowns and only four interceptions, and that was with number one and two targets, Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis out for the first half of the season. Both will suit up on Sunday night.

A key advantage in this match-up is having the opportunity to play on home turf, something Philly will enjoy. McNabb has won three out of the four games they have played there this year and surprisingly, he hasn't had to play well to pick up the W.

In his four home games, number five has four touchdowns through the air, and one on the ground. Surprisingly however, in two of those games, McNabb has not scored at all, and the Eagles are 1-1 in those contests.

So what is the "Key Matchup"? It's all in the pass rush. Tuck and Kiwi need to force McNabb to hurry his throws and force him into bad situations, which is something they are both extremely capable of.

They way to contain McNabb is for the Giants to do exactly what they have been doing all year...Forcing him to throw by stuffing the run. I think we bring the pressure all day and the outcome will be the same as the last three regular season contests, a big Giants win.

 

Scouting Report No.36BW: Brian Westbrook, Mr. Everything
Author: David Geller

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  1. David Geller 7 months ago

    This turned out awesome. Great job guys.

    Can't wait for this game!

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  2. Craig Garrison Sr 7 months ago

    Very well done gentlemen(I'm being nice of course, you are all Giants fans after all!!!). I like the way you handled this. I will definitely take some of your "formatting ideas" into serious consideration.

    RoundTables are difficult to deal with in my opinion without the ability to react and respond to other points, but you guys did a good bringing this together.

    Additionaly, I also happen to agree with each breakdown. I would say that McNabb is the key, pressure him, and they won't be able to keep up.

    Good luck on Sunday night, I wish you both could lose, but, alas, NO!

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  3. John Fennelly 7 months ago

    This is always a close game regardless of records....however, I feel the Giants will use Burress extensively in this game and win easily

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  4. daniel cox 7 months ago

    hey guys, very good work.

    i don't have a dog in this fight, but i think the eagles are going to pick this one up. philly's played well, not to say the giants haven't (obviously they have) but this is the kind of game philly wins.

    mcnabb quietly, last week, had one of the best games of the season for a quarterback. i think the giants, as usual, will get good pressure and that pressure stops jackson in the deep passing game. however, as usual, the key is westbrook. you did a great job profiling what he does well and why he is so effective in this offense.

    mcnabb is a smart qb, and he'll look for westbrook as his checkdown quickly in this game. the running game will likely be stopped, so if westbrook can have more receiving yards than rushing, i still think philly wins this game.

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    • David Geller 7 months ago

      Thanks Daniel.

      I think you're overstating McNabb's performance last week... He had a miserable first half and his success came against the same defense Eli ripped to shreds in a 44-6 game.

      McNabb does scare me though. That Cowboys MNF game he was fantastic.

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    • daniel cox 7 months ago

      hmm, 65 % completion percentage, 349 yards, two touchdowns (though yes one interception), 96 qb rating. he had his moments, sure, but i think he played a pretty great game.

      you make a good point about eli versus the seahawks though. i just think philly's a tough team and i don't think the giants make it through their schedule with just one loss. westbrook is the key to this whole thing, running and receiving.

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  5. David Geller 7 months ago

    Well, if we pull out this game I think Baltimore definitely becomes the Giants game to lose. Out of conference game, lots of cushion in the division.

    Eli has to play well for the Giants to win IMO. There's some games where he can play average and win, but not on Sunday.

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  6. Eric Moon 7 months ago

    Good job fellas putting this piece together. It will be a very good game in my opinion, but like one of the guys stated if you give McNabb to much time back there he is going to torch that secondary with all of his weapons back.

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    • Travis Rand 7 months ago

      Thanks for the kind words Eric, but I dont think McNabb will be getting much time.

      I have watched every Giants game this year, and only during the Cleveland game did I see a quarterback have over three second to make a decision. We will be bringing the heat ALL NIGHT.

      Should be a good one regardless.

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  7. David Brodian 7 months ago

    Pleasure working with you guys. Sorry I got mine in so late. Work sucks sometimes.

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  8. thomas moreland 7 months ago

    home teams in the nfc east win! 75 percent of the time playing each other over the last decade or so! advantage eagles!!!! thats the only reason i take the home team in nfc east division match ups ! it has been a proven formula over and over again!!! Washington was a big upset over Dallas this year! tHAT one really surprised me! Good luck but Giants will probably lose one or 2 games more this season. Good chance this is one of those times. G men better bring their A game! thomas

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    • Chris Val 7 months ago

      uhhh, not too sure about that, how about the Giants road wins last season compared to their home games? Giants deff won way more away games last year than home and agaisnt other teams in the east.

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  9. Michael Schlossberg 7 months ago

    giants will win no doubt.... look for McNabb to get sacked 6-10 times during the game... Tuck is the best defensive lineman in football no doubt about that... The Giants have rushed for 200 yards in 3 of their first 8 games and if the game is close in the 4th Quarter QB in Football

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  10. Orlando Morales 7 months ago

    Man this stuff is great .we need to get something like this going every weed for the NFC East and all it's teams.

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  11. Orlando Morales 7 months ago

    Man this stuff is great .we need to get something like this going every weed for the NFC East and all it's teams.

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  12. Sean Crowe 7 months ago

    Fantastic stuff. POD.

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  13. Chris Val 7 months ago

    Actually, no offense here, but I dont think the key to stop the Eagles is Mcnabb, I think the key is to stop the run game in Brian Westbrook. Lets look at the stats here, ofcourse Mcnabb has played pretty good this year. But I wouldnt even put him in top 5 of quarterbacks right now. When playing against good defenses, Mcnabb has been limited. Playing the steelers he threw for 196 with 1 int and 1 td, against chicago he threw for 262 1 td 1int, against washington he threw for 196 with no tds or ints and against ATL he threw for 253 with no tds or ints. So against good teams, Mcnabb has not played great, he has played decent, which is why he will be more of the same this weekend. The key point for the Giants defense will be to stop Westbrook, bc Giants have given up the big play a couple times against the run and to stop deep threat Desean Jackson. I guaruntee you that these are the two key factors that the Giants are game planning for.

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  14. Jonathan Wilson 7 months ago

    Big game for two huge rivals.

    Big game for two huge rivals.

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