Although the Giants added Saquon Barkley to the harm report Friday with a neck challenge and listed him as questionable to play, there's some actual doubt about his availability for his or her sport Sunday towards the Eagles at MetLife Stadium. The teaching workers and medical personnel wish to see how Barkley feels after his pregame warmup.
If he does play, a major concern is how efficient Barkley can be, and if the soreness in his neck can be exacerbated if he will get hit within the space or if he has to decrease his helmet to muscle for additional yards or make a block in move safety. Barkley has been coping with a problem together with his shoulder for a number of weeks, and his manufacturing has dropped within the second half of the season.
The Giants didn't elevate operating again Jashaun Corbin from the follow squad, that means if Barkley can't play or is proscribed, the one two operating backs obtainable are Matt Breida and Gary Brightwell. They did activate DT Ryder Anderson and CB Zyon Gilbert from the follow squad for the sport.
There may be an 80 p.c likelihood of rain through the sport, with temperatures barely rising above 40 levels. The Giants moved their follow indoors on Wednesday moderately than work on the soggy out of doors grass.
“We undoubtedly should have a plan for whether or not it’s rain, sleet or a bit little bit of snow, wind,’’ head coach Brian Daboll mentioned. “Simply being from the Northeast space, Buffalo so to talk, after which popping out right here — that is like Florida right here. Once more, we’ll cross that bridge if we get to it and discuss it pregame and see the place it’s at. Often these issues change, at the very least from my expertise, a very good quantity. Conscious of it, undoubtedly.’’
Jalen Hurts, in Week 12 final season, was intercepted 3 times in a 13-7 loss to the Giants at MetLife Stadium. There's a image on the wall on the Eagles’ facility exhibiting sort out Jordan Mailata together with his hand on the again of his younger quarterback. Hurts had his palms on his knees in defeat after the ultimate play of that sport.
“You'll say, oh, the images within the facility are celebrating performs being made by gamers on this constructing,’’ Eagles coach Nick Sirianni mentioned. “I believed what an unbelievable image of teammates being there for one another in a time of a really robust spot, proper? That was after the unfinished move on the final play of the sport final 12 months at New York.’’
To blitz or to not blitz? Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale requires stress as typically, or extra, than anybody within the NFL. Final season, Hurts’ inexperience could possibly be used towards him. Not this season. Hurts has shredded defenses daring to blitz him.
“He’s been superior,’’ Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen mentioned. “The extra you see, the extra you play, the extra experiences you have got, your accelerated imaginative and prescient goes to choose up, and that’s what he’s been doing.’’
DL Leonard Williams (neck) is anticipated to overlook a second consecutive sport. … Daniel Jones has already set a profession excessive with 522 speeding yards. He has the fifth-most speeding yards within the league on the quarterback place, behind simply Justin Fields (905), Lamar Jackson (764), Hurts (609) and Josh Allen (581).
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