I'm looking forward to this game. Anyone else excited?

I was ready to move on from Eli three years ago. NYG franchise has us in suspended animation ...

It would nice if ELI could leave playing well and beating the Eagles.

"Eli Manning Day" in my household. My 8 and 5 year old are excited about it so we're making it a family event.

Chance to send off a franchise icon. Really looking forward to seeing Eli under center one (or four) last time.

Then I realized Shurmurs still coaching, the line hasn't improved all season and its the Eagles. I'm hoping he doesn't look like crap and doesn't get maimed.

I might have to turn down the sound because Booger is awful and can't stand him but at least the game means something now.

In comment 14708287 Britt in VA said:

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"Eli Manning Day" in my household. My 8 and 5 year old are excited about it so we're making it a family event. Chance to send off a franchise icon. Really looking forward to seeing Eli under center one (or four) last time.

That's awesome.

In comment 14708280 JonC said:

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I was ready to move on from Eli three years ago. NYG franchise has us in suspended animation ...

Yeah ... I get all that. I'm not excited from a standpoint that anything is going to radically be transformed tonight. Just from a nostalgic perspective. Last-hurrah sort of thing.

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In comment 14708287 Britt in VA said:

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"Eli Manning Day" in my household. My 8 and 5 year old are excited about it so we're making it a family event. Chance to send off a franchise icon. Really looking forward to seeing Eli under center one (or four) last time.

Very cool.

Yeah, the kids and I are putting up the tree before and maybe during the game. Any positive results on out TV screen will be icing.

...at his oldest and slowest face a jailbreak Eagle defense on a Monday night?

Oh, where do I sign up?!

The Giants couldn't have come along at a better time for this Eagle team, reeling from painful losses - the cure to EVERY shitty offense is the New York Giant defense.

Watch Wentz light it up for 300+, 4 TD's while Eli is handled like a squirrel in a mad dogs jaws.

I'll watch until it falls apart. I give it 10 minutes.

In comment 14708280 JonC said:

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I was ready to move on from Eli three years ago. NYG franchise has us in suspended animation ...

We are like that DIY house remodel job that never seems to get finished.

I don't want to see the following these last 4 games:

1) Eli play well enough to where we hear DG and PS talk about how he still has it.
2) Meaningless wins to everyone else but Giants management sees it as a sign they are close.
3) Injuries to players we will count on for next season

I want to see our draft position stay top 2 and that is basically it. There are no moral victories or positive victories for building next year. DJ is shut down or should be and honestly we should limit SB these last 4 games and completely sit him the last 2.

I expect it to be extremely ugly.

I'll still stay up way too late watching the game though and venting about it here afterwards.

In comment 14708280 JonC said:

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I was ready to move on from Eli three years ago. NYG franchise has us in suspended animation ...

This

and I want to win. It would be nice (although extremely unlikely) to beat Philly in Philly and continue their tailspin

and I will be probably go to bed at halftime because we'll be down multiple scores.

I'm big Eli fan never thought he was the problem. Giants have to look forward. A win does nothing for them. Play all the young players. Findout now what they bring. Then draft Chase Young. Do not blow the chance at Chase Young for a meaningless win

Will lose said excitement by half time, at the very latest.

It's supposed to be enjoyable to watch people compete. We do nothing but sit there and watch people that can do things we are not capable of. Even the crappy players on the Giants are better athletes than any of us. My life is the same if they win or lose.

And these coaches know more about football than any of us too. Regardless of how the team looks. The other team gets paid too.

will crash at the half...have never gone to bed when the gmen play sun nite or mon nite...it's too depressing.

I hate losing to the Eagles, and with the way the Giants are playing, particularly on D, i dont see them winning this game.

I do hope Eli does well though, it will be sad if he has a poor performance.

.....is it seems to me he needs to play to get into his groove.

Having sat for 10 weeks or so and not play at full speed...I could really see him taking a full game to get back into it.

That wouldn't bode well for tonight.

Hopefully weather forces the run game, and some play action.

as I always do every year in Philly.

It's supposed to rain and the Philly fans have softened a bit since they won the Super Bowl.

I think I'm rockin' #10 tonight for old times sake.

My prediction is that Eli moves the team until the usual key drop passes. Then, of course, we will see the usual OL fuck ups with guys not being blocked in the running or passing game that will kill drives. And the icing will be the crappy game management by Shurmur.

Oh yeah, I will change the channel when the D is on the field. Just can't stomach that shit storm on that side of the ball.

The odds of me watching till halftime are pretty low.

I want the Giants to win and the young players to show progress but being the worst nfl franchise of the last eight years has beat the enjoyment and excitement out of me.

He has a near full strength complement on offense and who knows? Maybe it's time for a Giants miracle over the Eagles for a change.

the Line has regressed over the last 12 games and Eli has the movement of a tackling dummy.
Philly is playing for a playoff spot and is going to see the blood in the water.

At best it proves to Eli his time is up and he retires at the end of the year vs. him out looking for a job that will never come

there's absolutely nothing good that can come out of tonight.

Eli plays poorly and the GIants lost and it further tarnishes the Eli legacy

Eli plays well and the Giants win - the Giants hurt their draft positioning and Shurmur gets a step closer to keepking his job.

and I hope Eli provides that tonight.

The fact that it seems to mean a lot to my eight year old son also makes me excited.

Eli- 295 yards 3tds

Giants lose 34-21

Shurmur uses all 3 timeouts in 3rd quarter

In comment 14708464 jlukes said:

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there's absolutely nothing good that can come out of tonight. Eli plays poorly and the GIants lost and it further tarnishes the Eli legacy Eli plays well and the Giants win - the Giants hurt their draft positioning and Shurmur gets a step closer to keepking his job.

Eli plays well and we lose due to our outstanding Defense, then lose another 3 viola, Shuless and Belcher gone... Whats wrong with that?

to light it up one last time and then for half of this board begging to bring him back next yr.

I look forward to Giants games nowadays like I do going to the dentist.

he still has to play behind one terrible O-line!!!!

Would be much more interested if DJ was playing.

1) We score a TD on our opening drive, then do nothing except narrow a 17-point gap in the final 5-10 minutes of the game.

2) We go down 14-0 in the first ten minutes, then spend the rest of the game trying to maintain the two-TD difference.

even if we keep it close I just dont see us winning it. I really dont want us to win it either. I would have preferred that Jones played the rest of the way to prepare for next season. get out 2-14 and have a shot at the #1 overall pick.

I couldnt care less about getting Eli more playing time. I can understand others wanting to see him play but this is not a good scenario for his last hurrah. The players really have no ties to Eli when he was good either. i want to see the guys that are are going to be here next year show improvement and thats it.

I live outside of philly and hate the eagles more than other team by leagues. I'm going to do work at a friend's house tonight with the game in the background. So I have to sit there in a house of eagles fans as we get destroyed. I feel like I'm watching out of duty more than anything at this point. Last year Barkley gave me something to enjoy even in losses. This year has been misery.

F the eagles

I am still excited to see Eli suit up tonight. I was hoping he wouldn't see the field again.

I'm as big an Eli fan as anyone else, but watching him dump it off to avoid getting pounded on every play has gotten old. If I were a beat writer I'd show up to the post game presser wearing this:

But honestly cant remember a game I've been less excited for than this one.

Bracing for all the memes on social media when Eli throws a pick.

I should know we're going to get rolled, but maybe just maybe Eli gives us another miracle.

I saw him warming up with Shep before the game in Chicago and he was slinging it! Thought that was going to be the last passes I saw him throw.

Am rooting hard for a win. However, I do not expect to see Eli slinging it at all. The WRs can't get separation and the OL can't OL. Eli will still get creamed. Just when we are ready to see Eli work some magic, it will be POW!!! from the blind side. Or SURGE up the middle of the line, back into the pocket and blowing up the play. At least DJ8 can bail out.

Look for Barkley to have a good game tonight, with the veteran #10 calling out the pressure, instead of the rookie DJ8 or Halapio.

Stopped being excited after the Lions game. Another season and we’re out of it by the end of Oct. We’ll watch the first half to see how Eli does, but the passion for this season is gone.

To believe Eli will be better now than when he got benched? If I put stale bread in the freezer it's not going to suddenly be fresh when I take it out.

I'll be bowling tonight, if I'm near a TV I'll keep an eye on it and will probably put it on when I get home. Guess it depends on how ugly it is

Will follow the game thread. Masochist. Not excited. Disgusted. 10-34 is too much suck to pay for, or support. I put up Christmas decorations yesterday instead of football.

I can't even comprehend how deluded someone would have to be to get excited about this. Is this really what you want to remember about Eli Manning - getting mauled by the Eagle pass rush, dumpoffs, and throwing into the ground to avoid a sack?

and call hos own plays at the line in a no-huddle all game. The Giants offense lights it up. Players, fans, media and ownership realize that our dork-ass head coach has been hamstringing our offense all season and he gets to take the amtrak home alone after being fired in the locker room.

In comment 14708280 JonC said:

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I was ready to move on from Eli three years ago. NYG franchise has us in suspended animation ...

Exactly how I feel.

What is there to be excited about? I'd actually be pissed off if they won.