"Well, now we have a storyline for the week leading up to the Eagles' first scheduled meeting with the Giants (Week 3, Sept. 25, Lincoln Financial Field).

One day after LeSean McCoy trashed Osi Umenyiora over Twitter, calling Umenyiora soft and overrated and the third-best defensive lineman on the Giants, Umenyiora shot back in the New York Times.

"That little Chihuahua or poodle in the backfield – he doesn't have to block me," Umenyiora told the newspaper, admitting that the Giants' nickname for the Eagles' fledgling running back is "Lady Gaga."

"If you have something to say, say it man to man – you can't be a Twitter gangster. That's easy to do, trying to be a tough guy. Say it to my face, and we'll see what happens."

But Umenyiora wasn't done. Later he spoke with the Newark Star-Ledger, and in addition to calling McCoy a "girl", revealed that he and McCoy actually don't like each other. "