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Originally Posted by declansharbor
Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things, but his non-presence this weekend, and after, will come as a huge sigh of relief to defensive coordinators and the DB's themselves. You are right though, BJ and the other change of pace backs are exactly what they've counted on all year.
(and my PHI-1.5 prediction before the week 2 Dal-Phi monday night game doesnt look so good.  ) Believe it or not, this is the first game since, that the Birds are an underdog in the spread, I think. Before the BAL shalacking, the combined margin of defeat in the 4 losses was 19. Ugggghhh...What could have been? I guess you can say bad teams find ways to lose, but we're not that far off.
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Even though he was having a poor year the reason they are a better team with him is that he warrants double coverage. It will open things up for everyone else. The flip side is that there are times that Plax is lazy and even seems uninterested. A guy like Hixon might do a better job blocking, he's a hustler trying to make a name for himself and get paid too.
It's amazing, I keep waiting for them to play a stinker like they did in Cleveland, but it just isn't happening. They really are solid in every facet of the game. There kickoff coverage is probably their biggest weakness. I would like to see Dallas lose this week and then the Giants to put the final nail in their coffin next week. You know Dallas would love nothing better than to avenge last season by knocking the Giants out of the playoffs this year. Dallas has had a poor season, but they do have alot of weapons that make them dangerous. So I would like to see them out. But I guess it really doesn't matter, if you win 13 or 14 games there should be no one that scares you. Especially after the schedule that you had to play. I just want the injury bug to stay away.
As far as the birds go. How much can you expect Westbrook to do? Also that once intimidating defense is starting to age. It looks like the birds are on the verge of a big transition. Unless they think they have the horses to try to make one more run. Patch up the defense and get McNabb a #1 reciever. It wouldn't suprise me to see them sign Buress, if he avoids prison and the Giants do indeed let him go. It almost seems like a natural fit.
Sunday should be another rock n rock Giants Eagles game. I am looking foward towards it. I think the line is 9, that's a lot of wood for a divisional game. That's one thing about the Eagles, it seems like they always play hard and never mail it in. Even in the Ravens game, I think that one got out of hand late. Like I said it should be interesting.