Originally posted by ckparrothead
Not everyone has the front 7 that the Giants do. Lets face it with Mike Barrow, Michael Strahan, Keith Hamilton (who surprisingly played, he was listed questionable), Cornelius Griffin, and Brandon Short the Giants have one of the better front 7's in all of football.
BTW, rushing 5 people is not a "gimmick" defense. A lot of teams rush 5 people. A lot of teams have at least one linebacker come in on a delayed blitz, or make his read and determine if any receiver will be his responsibility to cover and if not, he rushes. You can't sit there and say that rushing 5 people, even 6 people, is some special defense that no team is going to run all day. Most teams have the ability and the will to rush 5 for most downs if not all. The Eagles do it as easily as breathing. The offensive line works on blitz pickups constantly. They should have been prepared.