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The day before the Giants played some of their most inspired defense of the season against the Cowboys last Sunday, defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan fired up his unit by reading his players excerpts from King Leonidas’ speech to the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae. It remains to be seen what Sheridan has in store Saturday when he meets with his players before the Giants’ huge game against the Eagles. The defensive coordinator will have to come up with something, as the Eagles can throw as many waves of attacks at the Giants as Xerxes did to Leonidas’ Spartans. “(Donovan McNabb) has weapons everywhere,” defensive end Justin Tuck said. “They can hurt you in a lot of ways, but for …

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New York Giants will need more than pep talk to stop potent Philadelphia Eagles offense

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