Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009, 12:35 AM | 19 comments |
 

Eagles-Giants II Report Card
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RUSHING OFFENSE

Leonard Weaver and Michael Vick each had rushing touchdowns, but Weaver and LeSean McCoy managed just 61 yards on 19 carries. Grade: B-minus

PASSING OFFENSE

Donovan McNabb had another solid game, completing 17 of 26 passes for 275 yards and 2 TDs. DeSean Jackson continued his big-play magic. Finished with 178 receiving yards. Grade: A


RUN DEFENSE

Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw both had rushing touchdowns and combined for 115 rushing yards. Grade: B-minus

PASS DEFENSE

The Eagles didn’t have Eli Manning’s number on this night. He threw for 391 yards and 3 TDs. Four different Giants receivers had at least 60 receiving yards. Grade: F

SPECIAL TEAMS

DeSean Jackson had a big punt return for a touchdown. The coverage units neutralized Giants returner Domenik Hixon. Only major blemish was the blocked PAT. Grade: B-plus

OVERALL: Eagles pass defense got worked over pretty good by Eli Manning, but the offense kept putting points on the board. Grade: B-plus

Posted by Paul Domowitch @ 12:35 AM  Permalink | 19 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:00 AM, 12/14/2009
    On the whole, the grades look about right, although the run defense should only merit a C or C-minus.
    — MG44
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:19 AM, 12/14/2009
    Guess we won't hear from Kolb's press agent this week
    — Malcolm65
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:21 AM, 12/14/2009
    Why does Trotter always have to go out of his way to make you realize that he made a play? He simply touches Jacobs' leg and he makes it seem like he threw him down for a loss. Its funny...
    — 93phils
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:22 AM, 12/14/2009
    ^The axeman>>>>>>>>>>you.
    — The Blueprint
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:21 AM, 12/14/2009
    wow no angry and bitter post. I had to check twice to make sure this really was philly.com
    — hawaiichess
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:26 AM, 12/14/2009
    93phils: Right on. And can DJax just go into the end zone and hand the ball to the official? Don't these players realize how lame they look? But asking football players to show humility after making a play on the field is like asking Republicans to engage in a civil, rational political debate.
    — andrewfrombrooklyn
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:34 AM, 12/14/2009
    some of you people complain so much when players show emotions I wonder if you ever played a sport in your life.
    — hawaiichess
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:28 AM, 12/14/2009
    Wow political scorn on an football forum. GROW UP Andrewfrombrooklyn! E-A-G-L-E-S-------EAGLES!!!!!
    — plache
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:07 AM, 12/14/2009
    A- on special teams - a returned punt for a TD puts them into the A category.
    — dpcoz
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:13 AM, 12/14/2009
    Aholefrombrooklyn is a giants fan.
    — bonnerlou
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:55 AM, 12/14/2009
    andreafrombrooklyn - don't people realize how stupid they sound when they make generalized 5th grade political insults on an Eagles article? Agree Trot overdoes it, but don't think it's fabricated, the guy has some built up emotion and is doing what he loves. Better that than Randy Moss
    — Axeman54
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:30 AM, 12/14/2009
    andrewfrombrooklyn, Excellent projection.
    — davimcg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:02 AM, 12/14/2009
    I'm laughing about the fact that Axeman is saying andrew is a 5th grader when he types andrea. Axeman must be a Republican. That's the way they defend themselves, hurled insults with lack of insight.
    — HandNik
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:28 AM, 12/14/2009
    How we went from talking about football to a lame political shot at Republicans amazes me...let's stick with football...
    — PHTNPHLS
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:30 AM, 12/14/2009
    HandNik - Pretty sure replacing "andrew" with "andrea" was part of the joke...like, he was trying to imply he was a woman, not a man...see what he did there? Anyways, good win by the Birds, but my God, does Sean just decide not to ever run tackling drills for this team? Looked like EVERYONE out there was Asante last night--I at least EXPECT it from him at this point, but Q? C'mon dude...but that's enough complaining considering we swept the G-strings this year. Hell yes
    — moderndaymesh


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Les BowenLes Bowen has covered the Eagles for the Daily News since 2002. Before that, he spent nearly 13 years covering the Flyers. It took Les only a few seasons after the switch to figure out that there was no penalty box at the Linc, and that the time really wasn't his, despite what Andy Reid kept saying. Les came to Philadelphia and the Daily News from Charlotte in 1983. In the intervening years, he has pretty much lost track of NASCAR, and his accent. He, his wife Barbara, and their two sons live in Haddon Township, New Jersey. E-mail Les at bowenl@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.

Paul DomowitchPaul Domowitch has been with the Daily News since 1982. He has spent most of his nearly 3 decades with the paper covering the Eagles and pro football. For the last 10 years, he’s been a selector for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A native of Wilkes-Barre and a graduate of Wilkes University, Domo started his career in Texas, working first for the Midland Reporter-Telegram (1976-78), and then for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he covered some god-awful Texas Ranger baseball teams. His first beat at the Daily News actually was boxing, which he covered just long enough to lose 2 sports coats to blood spatter before moving on to football. Domo and his wife Shelley, a University of Oklahoma grad who still hasn’t gotten over that Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State 5 years ago, have 2 terrific daughters -- Allison, 28, who is an attorney in South Jersey, and Amy, 25, who works in administration for a professional baseball team. E-mail Domo at PDomo@aol.com and follow him on Twitter.

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