East Rutherford, NJ: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The Giants continue to descend into the fires of football hell, while the Eagles keep ascending into the clouds among the harps. It’s depressing. I’m here to give both teams the level of respect they deserve.
Respect
It pains me to say this, but I must admit to some grudging respect for Jalen Hurts and the Eagles. You may’ve seen the clip of Chris Jones trying to roast Hurts about his lack of passing yards at the end of the game against the Chiefs. Pretty weak burn, considering the Eagles were in victory formation at the time. Hurts told Jones to shut the bleep up and look at the scoreboard. And it truly seems like winning is all this guy cares about. And win, he does, at every level.
Critics are always quick to point out the talent around him. And make no mistake, Howie Roseman is the best GM in the league and has assembled plenty of talent there. Somehow the Eagles always find draft steals, manipulate the cap, and swoop in when there is a disgruntled star to be pried away,
But Hurts is consistently ranked behind unproven, big armed QBs like Justin Herbert. He’s not the best thrower, they say. But if you need him to sit back and chuck it to erase a big deficit, like he did on Sunday against the Rams, he can do that too. I know the two blocked FGs helped, but the passing game was cranking in the second half. It’s whatever it takes for Hurts.
Getting Uglier
On a related note, you might’ve caught Saquon Barkley saying that other than himself and his team, Daniel Jones is the player he most wants to succeed. Is there a more telling statement on the disfunction of the Giants? Saquon gave his heart and soul to the Giants and was discarded because he doesn’t play a premium position. And they still suck. Super clever, Joe Schoen. And now Daniel Jones is looking like a poor man’s Josh Allen and emerging as the story of the year. Awesome! I love to see ex-Giants do well. Pukewretchgag.
Speaking of Giants’ disfunction, it’s pretty obvious now that Russell’s big game last week was due to the absolute joke of a defense in Dallas. Seriously, Trevon Diggs had one good year and Dallas still puts him on the other team’s best WR like he’s Lester Haynes. He’s the best CB in the league – at making opposing WRs and QBs look like superstars. Caleb Williams saw better defenses in the Pac-12. Marty Schottenheimer has a better chance at winning a championship from the grave than his son does in Big D.
Leek?
Speaking of disappearing WR superstars, the inability to get Nabers the ball was infuriating. Sure, the KC game plan was to take him away, but where was the creativity to find ways to get him the ball? How about a bubble screen, a stacked release, motion – freaking something. Anything. It was another pathetic display of offensive coaching.
It’s clear now that Russell is not going to take this team anywhere and the defense is not good enough to win with good game management at the QB position. So how long do we have to wait for Dart? I don’t know if he’s ready and they have to be smart about it. But what is the dang point of throwing him in for a random play here and there? And all he’s doing is handing it off. I’m sure that is doing wonders for his confidence. What is the plan here, Daboll?
I say give Russ one more start vs the Chargers. In the highly likely event that he sucks again, fire up the Dart Train for New Orleans. You’re not going to get a softer landing spot than that. Ask Sam Darnold. Let’s go. At this point, Schoen and Daboll are headed for a housecleaning. The team is practically unwatchable, apart from Nabers and Scattebo.
Angry Ward has avoided many MtM housecleanings over the years, and he’ll be here tomorrow.
