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The Eagles think Giants quarterback Eli Manning is smart, accurate and capable of carrying the offense. But they approach him the same way they do mostly every other quarterback. Using relentless pressure and disguised blitzes to confuse him and force turnovers, the Eagles picked off Manning twice and held him to a 55.7 passer rating in last month’s 40-17 win over their Turnpike rivals. Still, safety Quintin Mikell said last week, Manning outsmarted them on enough occasions to warrant a few adjustments in tonight’s game plan. “The first time they did a good job with our blitzing. He saw our blitzes and checked out of it,” Mikell said. I think we definitely have a different game plan this …

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Outsmarting Manning is goal for Eagles’ defense

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