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For the second straight year the Eagles are underachieving. This is a gut check week for the team. Week 10 preview.

Found November 09, 2012 on Football Extra Points: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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The Eagles are not playing to their talent level this season.  Some of it can be attributed to injuries but I put most on the playcalling and decisions by the coaching staff.  The Eagles offensive line is devastated, could any QB and RB make plays for this team? I'm sitting at 84-49 heading into the weekend.  I need to have a huge run to get over .750 for the season. NY Giants @ Cincinnati - The Giants are coming off a tough home loss last week to the Steelers.  I think last weeks events caught up to the Giants.  I think their routine during the week with practice and meetings was thrown off and it ended up costing them in the game.  The fact that they were able to play as well as they did is a testimony to how mentally tough they are.  Giants fans shouldn't take anything away from this loss, they'll be fine. The Bengals have not matured as much as people thought in the second year of Dalton/Green era.  Cincinnati hasn't beaten ...
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