On Saturday night the Eagles face the Giants at home in the Divisional Round. And to get a preview of that game, The Best Show Ever talked to Dave Zangaro from NBC Sports Philly. What is the Eagles’ mentality heading into this week? Does he see any scenario where they lose this game? Dave discussed that and more. Here is what he had to say about Saturday Night’s game.
On the team’s mentality heading into Saturday night…
“I thought the whole team looked locked in this week. And it’s not like it is that different from any other week. For the rest of us, it’s different. It is a playoff game, we are all excited. But so much of their messaging within the building was there is a reason we are in this position. There is maybe a little bit of added focus. But for the most part, it was status quo there this week. They are just trying to handle their business the way they have all year. I think that is a really good thing. They have so much experience on this team. Most of these guys were there last year. Obviously, that didn’t end well, and it left a bad taste in their mouths. It’s kind of the same thing we have seen from them all year. And based on how this year has gone, that is a good thing.”
On if he thinks Dallas Goedert is in line for a big game…
“We have seen all year the Giant’s struggle vs tight ends. Their linebackers are not great in coverage. If the Giants want to try and have those linebackers cover Dallas Goedert, it will be a long night for them. And that is the beauty of this game for the Eagles. They will have answers no matter how the Giants want to play this defensively… In week 14 when they played, it was a lot of blitzing Jalen Hurts and playing man coverage behind that. In that game, Hurts killed the blitz…
If you are the Eagles in this game, you feel good with whatever they throw at you. If they play it like they did in week 14, you feel good about AJ Brown and Devonta Smith winning on the outside. And if they play it like they did last week, Dallas Goedert could have a huge game in the middle of the field. As long as the Eagles are ready for both, they have the answers.”
You can listen to the full conversation below…