Eagles vs. Giants: Biggest Game Narrative and Predictions

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00:00And I think it's appropriate we get to what I think is the biggest narrative bounce back

00:07spot you will see all season long.

00:11Saquon against the Giants, you knew that that was going to draw attention.

00:15Yeah.

00:16Saquon against the Giants, coming off of obviously his worst game as an Eagle, he doesn't get

00:22to 50 yards.

00:23It was the first time he was held under 80 in the receiving game, did nothing, kept out

00:29of the end zone for two straight games now.

00:32And goes up against the Giants.

00:34Defense that is very banged up.

00:38We know Thibodeau is out, okay?

00:39Dexter Lawrence and Brian Burns slapped with questionable tags.

00:44I know inactive reports are kind of pouring out here.

00:47It looks like they're going to play, but it shows that they're not at 100%.

00:50And again, I'm not sure any of that matters, because quite frankly, you could put, I don't

00:57know, the purple curtain out there is out, a steel curtain, whatever.

00:59The purple people eaters.

01:00Purple people eaters.

01:01There we go.

01:02Combine the two of them.

01:03Combine the two of them.

01:04Really good defense.

01:05And people would be betting Saquon Barkley, through his totals, any time, two plus, three

01:11plus here.

01:12I am starting specifically on that angle, and then we can get to the rest of the game.

01:17What do you think about Saquon Barkley in this spot?

01:19I think he gets multiple touchdowns.

01:21I do.

01:22I think they're going to feed him the rock, not just on the ground, but in the passing

01:25attack as well.

01:26I think get him out in space and allow him to eat and showcase why he's with the Eagles

01:30and the Giants didn't want to pay him.

01:32I honestly believe that.

01:34I think they open up the offense.

01:36They were a little conservative, Kev, last week, coming out of the bye week.

01:39Maybe it was because of Devontae and A.J. Brown just coming back for the first game

01:43after the long layoff, but they looked out of sync.

01:46I think this game, you'll get the best version of the Eagles from an offensive perspective,

01:51Donnie.

01:52I like the over.

01:53We could break it down.

01:54I think the Eagles definitely implement Saquon in that regard.

01:57Here's the one thing the Eagles have to do, and it's something every single team in the

02:00NFL has done.

02:01Scored in the first quarter.

02:02Eagles haven't done that yet.

02:03That's absolutely flat out embarrassing, and that's supposed to be when you're doing your

02:05scoring because you have your scripted plays in, which means I studied this defense all

02:09week long.

02:10Here's the best place to attack it, and I want to see how it looks on paper.

02:12You're supposed to go down the field and score.

02:14They haven't done that yet.

02:15That's checkpoint number one.

02:16The number two, how do they handle with Jordan Mailata?

02:18Your superstar left tackle is not going to play in this football game, and you do have

02:21a very good pass rush for the Giants.

02:23They went about their linebackers in secondary.

02:25They can get home, and then Sexy Dexy in the middle absolutely creating havoc, but you

02:29are right about this.

02:30If you're playing the narrative, you can't guarantee that, you know, Saquon Barkley's

02:33going to have a good football game.

02:34You can guarantee you get a ball 15, 20 times.

02:36How many yards does that equate?

02:37But the one thing I do know, and it usually operates this way, I understand the tush-push

02:42is what the Philadelphia Eagles do when they're inside the one-yard line, but sometimes it

02:46means bigger because they understand if you're reading the tea leaves this week for how Saquon

02:49is treating this game, hey, like, I hope they don't, like, boo me.

02:53I like my time as a Giants.

02:54I know the Giants fans like me, but you go to a rival.

02:56They're going to maybe clap for you in the pregame, boo the hell out of you during this

03:00football game, but let it be known how much it would mean to Saquon Barkley as your franchise

03:04running back that's going to be in Philadelphia for a couple years if I'm on the one-yard

03:07line.

03:08I need that football.

03:09I need to score in this game.

03:10Absolutely.

03:11I'll set you up with this, Kevin.

03:12The one thing from the spread perspective, it is a little fishy of a line, right?

03:17Because think about this.

03:18The Cowboys laid five and a half on Thursday night.

03:21They didn't cover, right?

03:23At that particular time, Cowboys were looked at as a dominant team.

03:26The Eagles won.

03:27They just didn't cover against Cleveland.

03:29I think you're talking about a team in the New York Giants that were catching three and

03:33a half against Cincinnati.

03:34You're telling me the Eagles shouldn't be laying more even though it's a divisional

03:37game?

03:38They've lost three straight at home, three straight to the under here.

03:42I'm not betting it, meaning the side, and I know you're happy.

03:46I lean to the Eagles, but I really love the over.

03:49I think they throw the kitchen sink at the ...

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