Yes, I'm as pissed as anyone for losing the way we did last night.
I fucking hate the Eagles. Can't stand them. I cursed at the screen all night because of how bad I hate losing to them, cursed at our team, at the refs. Madre Harper needs to pay the piper. Engram is an athlete non-football player with a loser's karma the size of a naval boat anchor. Real coach/team killer. Maybe a practice superstar, but not a gamer. He needs to be jettison'ed. The ticky tack penalties were killer of course.
All that said, and even with the talent deficiencies, this is the first time that I felt the Giants weren't laughingly out-coached by Pederson. In fact, I think Judge was far superior and kept us in it. I felt that way in Dallas against McCarthy. Of course he beat Rivera. We've been kept in close games against Chicago & LA.
This coach is the real freaking deal. Our roster is super young, very undermanned with talent, have a losing culture to overcome, and we still don't know how to finish at all -- another teaching point last night. But... I cannot help but feel when Judge shook Pederson's hand at the end of the game, that it was Pederson this time that felt like he got away with one, and that the days of walking easily over the Giants is over.
With the way the Eagles core is aging, Wentz is spiraling, and our coaching staff keeps us in games every week, if the Giants can figure out a way to juice up this roster, Judge continues to lay the foundation for a winning culture and eradicates the chronic loser-ship, I truly believe we are on the upswing. I needed to see it against the Eagles because of how they've owned our asses, especially coaching-wise. We let them off the hook last night, but when we truly understand how to win, that won't be happening anymore. As frustrating as the loss was, I think this is a turning point.
If DG is out, Judge needs to be a major part of the selection process for GM so that those two can not only be on the same page, but starting on the same paragraph, and going line-by-line toward building a winner in lockstep.
I believe in coach Judge. I'm pissed we lost, but I feel we really have something special in him. I don't think you're going to see the division winning streaks continue against us much longer, and the rest of the division knows it.
Often, they would rush wide to the outside shoulders of the tackles, and then duck or spin back inside right in Jones' face. Thomas struggles to adjust and mirror his man, doesn't react well or move his feet, and his man is blowing by him. His run blocking is pretty good, he plays with pop and had some really good moments. Spreading the OL out created all sorts of gaps for stunts, and that included bringing backend players into the fun.
Looked like considerable confusion with the stunts and the power game of the DL.