5 Reasons The Giants Need To Stop Complaining About Eagles

Whenever someone loses out on an opportunity to advance to the playoffs, the blame game always ensures thereafter. For the New York Giants, their divisional foe, the Philadelphia Eagles, are at the top of their blame list.

After the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys in their 1:00pm matchup, they were in the passenger seat for the NFC East title. Albeit, a title that would go to a team under .500%.

With the win, the Giants needed an Eagles win to advance to the playoffs. Something that was possible, but highly unlikely due to the Eagles injury list.

Before the game even started, the Eagles were without their starting LT, RG, RT, RB, TE, DE, CB, & S. But, in true complaining fashion, that went by silent ears & hasn’t been mentioned once. Instead, the narrative that the Giants want to complain about is the 4-11-1 Eagles showing no effort in a pointless 4th quarter of a game that they no reason winning.

First, if anyone thought an undermanned Eagles team had any chance against a Washington team fighting for their playoff life is crazy. Second, who in their right mind would think the Eagles would actually win? They entered the day 4-10-1 & were 2-3 in the division.

Giants head coach & Philly native, Joe Judge, took it a step farther. Going on to say “to disrespect the effort of everyone this season & the game by going out there & not competing for 60 minutes to doing everything you can to help those players win – we will never do that as long as I’m the head coach of the New York Giants.”

Well, Joe, maybe instead of complaining a 4-11-1 team couldn’t beat the 7-9 division winner to get you into the playoffs. Maybe the Giants should have put more “effort” in to their own game so your fate wasn’t in the hands of another team.

If you want some advice on how to do that Joe, here are 5 reasons how you could have gotten into the playoffs from your own doing & failures on the field this season.

1- Evan Engram Catch The Ball

In the Eagles Week 7 comeback win over the Giants, Evan Engram dropped a 3rd down pass that would have given the Giants a 1st down & sealed the victory. Instead, Engram’s drop led to the Eagles getting the ball back & Carson Wentz’ 6-play 71-yard game winning drive with 40-seconds left.

2- 0-5 Start

After starting 0-5, the Giants got their first win of the season in Week 6. After blowing touchdown plus leads in 2 of their first 5-games, the Giants finally finished a game. A game that was handed to them.

3- Washington Gifted Win

After blowing a 10-point lead, the Washington Football Team gifted the Giants their first win. With Washington coming back from down 13-3, Ron Rivera decided to go for two instead of tying the game after scoring a TD with 36-seconds left in the game. The try failing, in which gifting the Giants their first win of the season.

4- Blown 17-3 Lead Against Dallas

After jumping out to a 17-3 lead, the Giants were outscored 34-17 over the final 35-minutes of the game. The Cowboys were plagued that day by the unfortunate season ending injury to Dak Prescott & not one, but two 4th quarter drives by backup QB Andy Dalton to tie the game. The Cowboys would go on to win on a last second field goal.

5- YOU ARE 6-10

Let’s talk about respect of the game. The Giants are a 6-10 team that is complaining about not making the playoffs. Making it sound like their players we’re the only ones who went throw adversity this season. How about the Miami Dolphins who are 10-6 & lost out on a tiebreaker that was out of their hands? Don’t hear them complaining.

To sit here and think that a team is complaining because a 4-11-1 team couldn’t get the job done for you that you couldn’t finish yourself is just an embarrassment. Who cares what or how the Eagles lost the game on Sunday. Hate to break it to you Giants fans, the Eagles were down 17-14 at half & 20-14 when Jalen Hurts exited at the start of the 4th quarter. But, since you care so much about pointing the finger, maybe look yourself in the mirror & put the blame on your own team for having to be in that position in the first place.