Yeah, having to depend on a hated division rival to knock off another division rival was probably not a solid plan.
2020 NFL: Wk.17 Game Thread
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If after all of this Sudafed leads the Eagles to a victory, that would be quite a story.
92 yards to glory.
92 yards to glory.
Don't forget he went for it 4th and goal from the 5, down 3; on Hurts' last series; which was idiotic considering how poorly Washington was moving the ball. That TD in the Super Bowl sure got to the man's head.
I love how giants fans are bitching. I mean, you are 6-10. What the hell do you guys think you deserve?
Tackled in bounds at their own 32 to end it, didn't even try the desperation laterals. Womp womp.
Al was 16 when Norm Van Brocklin played for the Eagles.... Al is indeed that old.
Totally need to see what the 3rd stringer who’s been on the team since like 2017 can do. Pederson is going to catch a lot of shit for this but I think the call was coming from inside the house!
I'd be embarrassed as an Eagles fan to see my coach purposely tank like that.
I'd be embarrassed as a Giants fan to be upset that the Eagles tanked when my team was 6-10.
I'd be embarrassed as a Football team fan to celebrate winning the division and hosting a playoff game.
I'd be embarrassed as a Cowboys fan just because.
I'd be embarrassed as a Giants fan to be upset that the Eagles tanked when my team was 6-10.
I'd be embarrassed as a Football team fan to celebrate winning the division and hosting a playoff game.
I'd be embarrassed as a Cowboys fan just because.
It's rare to see something so obvious that the announcers are calling them out on it in a national game
Yup. The FG call was clearly the start of Operation Tank. They were playing a competitive game before that.
Giants fans shouldn’t really be blaming the Sudfeld move on not winning the nfc East. The eagles sat multiple starters today so you knew they weren’t looking to win today.
Look at Evan Engram dropping a pass in Philly earlier that would’ve won the game. Look at Judge playing a compromised Daniel Jones against AZ that resulted in them losing that game and having to play Colt McCoy against Cleveland.
Look at Evan Engram dropping a pass in Philly earlier that would’ve won the game. Look at Judge playing a compromised Daniel Jones against AZ that resulted in them losing that game and having to play Colt McCoy against Cleveland.
But once the game gets going and it's back and forth the way it was ... pulling the plug deserves all the scorn it gets
Sorry but no. The Giants had to play 16 games against teams trying to win. Washington was gifted a free win by Philly. Giants fans have every right to be pissed. Clearly, there were a million reasons why they didn’t deserve to make the playoffs but they also kept fighting after losing their best player early in the season. The defense played pretty well most of the season.
I’m not saying it’s a shitty move. It does suck. But once you’re in a position where your playoff chances rely on a team with nothing to play for, anything can happen. Other teams today like Houston and Jacksonville have respective efforts and Philly didn’t.
Which is why the other teams, and their fans, affected by Philly's move have a right to be pissed
This. Imagine busting your ass all season in a COVID environment only to have your season end in embarrassment like this. Half these guys won’t be on next year’s team anyways. I feel badly for them.
Giants fans may be pissed, but that’s what happens when your playoff chances lie in the hands of a team with nothing to play for. The move Pederson pulled is shitty, but at 6-10 a higher draft pick is needed more than a playoff game.
We literally had half the Patriots game thread full of people wanting to win a meaningless game just because. And people have talked about the culture of winning and all that. Pederson just took a giant dump on all of that to move up 3 spots. He undermined his relationship with the presumptive favorite at QB as well. I hope it was worth it. I still don’t blame Giants players, fans, etc. from being pissed.
mort: This is the most negative barrage of comments I have received about a game’s lack of integrity and that’s not even counting Giants-related bias. Consensus from those in NFL and who have been associated with it: Disgrace.
View: https://twitter.com/mortreport/status/1345950760467619840
View: https://twitter.com/mortreport/status/1345950760467619840
As much as I wanted the Eagles to win and put the Giants in the playoffs, it was only because Rivera went for 2 and the win in the Giants WFT game a few weeks ago that it was a possibility.
And Philly played well in the first half when they could have easily rolled over after being down 10-0 early. This is all on Pederson and none on the players.
That's the point. If you're going to try to win for 2+ quarters, you've made a commitment to your players, the other team, and general integrity. If Pederson did it on his own, without management approval, I'd fire him
Were they the same people who wanted Bill to play Stidham in a meaningless game because they wanted to see what he could do?