New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin said, has changed the common football fan crush on the performance of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick play Monday against the Redskins.
But come Sunday night, the Giants (6-3), in turn, deals with a different Vick is a showdown against the Eagles (6-3) and Philadelphia NFC East lead at stake.
Vick threw four touchdown passes and ran for two touchdowns over the Eagles jumped to a 59-28 defeat of Washington.
Coughlin said there are different approaches to be taken against the armies strong quarter, which is also one of the fastest runners in the game when the pocket is removed.
"There are all sorts of things that you say you can be strategic and you have to, but it takes time with the right circumstances, play right, the right situation."
In contrast to the detection of explosives by the Eagles, the Giants coming off a stunning upset of the Dallas Cowboys in 1-7 and playing under a new coach in New York finished sequence five consecutive victories with a 33-20 victory .
"We take it as a big game," Giants quarterback Eli Manning said about playing the Eagles. "This game is not to decide anything and it does not guarantee everyone will win the division.
"It's obviously a big game when it comes to two teams that are 6-3 on Sunday night. And know that the week in Philadelphia, and is always a great game to play with the Philadelphia Eagles."
Before an egg against the Giants in Dallas was mentioned as perhaps the best team in the NFC. Now, the Eagles received the honors of their Monday Night dominance.
"It does not surprise you or maybe surprise you ... always the way they talk about Philly this week, they spoke to us last week," Manning said.
"In any case, you can not go to his head, whether they speak well or speak ill of you. This is what you do your own preparation and get ready to play, to go there, compete and try to repeat that there ' is ".
Source : Reuters
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