Giants' game plan against Eagles is a bit different than the usual
The New York Giants will have issues on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, for one main reason. When you look at the position advantage, the Eagles win nearly every one of them, besides the running back. The biggest one they win is by far the quarterback battle. Jalen Hurts is on another level this season, […]
The New York Giants will have issues on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, for one main reason.
When you look at the position advantage, the Eagles win nearly every one of them, besides the running back. The biggest one they win is by far the quarterback battle. Jalen Hurts is on another level this season, and honestly, Daniel Jones can't touch him and isn't even near the same conversation as Hurts, the MVP candidate.
Hurts is now at the level that you have to have a certain game plan against him. Your game plan must be centered around him, or he will hurts you, no pun intended.
While Hurts does have the same play style as a few other quarterbacks around the league, the Giants will still try a different approach than what they do with the other dual-threat guys.
I mean, Hurts has told us before, he is a triple-threat quarterback, not a dual threat.
"No, I think each week is a little bit different. I wouldn’t say one player’s the same as the next player," Giants head coach Brian Daboll said of Jalen Hurts and preparing for a mobile quarterback.
"I know Jalen’s a strong runner, so each week you’ve got to sit down and one of the first those first things you look at is the quarterback and how you can affect him. Guys that can move and create different lanes and extend plays and hurt you with their legs and their arm, definitely a challenge."
The Giants have played mobile guys like Justin Fields and Lamar Jackson so far this season. While the Giants won both of those games, both quarterbacks sort of did what they wanted, especially Jackson, who finished that game with 210 passing yards and 77 rushing yards.
It's also important to add that the Eagles have much better weapons around Hurts than the other guys they have faced that have similar play styles. Neither the Bears nor Ravens have a receiver anywhere close to the level of A.J. Brown.
It's safe to say that Brian Daboll and the New York Giants will have a different game plan than what they would have against the usual dual-threat quarterback.
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