Giants OL David Diehl. Contrastphotography.com

The Giants offensive line has been hit with injury after injury all season. Eagles fans can relate to that as the Birds went through the same ordeal in 2012.

Right tackle David Diehl, Future Hall of Fame guard Chris Snee and starting center David Baas have all been out significant time this season.

Rookie right tackle Justin Pugh – a Bucks County native – has had his ups and downs all season.

Big Blue (0-4) has scored exactly seven points its last two outings. Diehl has been out all season with a severe had injury but is expected to start this Sunday against bitter rival, Eagles (1:00 PM FOX) at MetLife Stadium.

The Eagles have struggled since winning its opener and limp into the game at 1-3.

Here is Diehl’s little Q&A from Thursday.

Q: There was a question about you passing the hand test with the strength and stuff. Did you do that?

A: We’re passed. We’re full and ready to go. So I’m excited, I worked by butt off to be where I am today, to get healed up. Physically and mentally, I’m fully ready to go. I’m cleared and I’m excited about the opportunity to go back out there and fight and compete and play with my teammates.

Q: So where are you starting?
A: Right guard.

Q: That’s like old times for you.
A: It’s like riding a bike. This isn’t the first time this has ever happened so I’m excited. I’m excited about the opportunity. Justin (Pugh) and I have been working very hard together the last week, it’s not like I haven’t been working with him, talking through things, trying to help coach him since he first got here so we’ve worked extremely hard watching film, working together, hammering out all the details of everything going into this game. Both of us are excited. As a group, as an offense, as a team – we’re fired up. If you’re not excited about this game, to play the Eagles, division rival, one of those games that you know is going to be a four-quarter fist fight, we’re pumped up and ready to go.

Q: You’re coming back to help out a line that’s been struggling.

A: Like I said, I can’t sit here and talk about the past. I didn’t play, I’m not a hypocrite, I’m not going to sit here and judge anything that’s happened in the past. I know my guys were fighting even though it didn’t go our way. We’ve kept working, our group kept working. Our offensive line is a thick-skinned group and we’re the guys that, no matter what happens, no matter what’s said, we’re going to be a group that comes out fighting. Me coming back, I’m not a miracle worker. Everything’s not going to be perfect, everything’s not going to be fixed. I just know that I’m going to bring my leadership, I’m going to bring energy, I’m going to fight each and every play, I’m going to do whatever I can to bring the best out of my teammates, just like they do for me.

Q: Is this like full circle for you? Your rookie year you started at…

A: The circle of life? Lion King? Ask my daughter, she’d love that. Like I said, this is a great opportunity for us. I’m just excited to be back. I’ve worked extremely hard to come back all offseason, to work as hard as I did to get my knee healed, physically get myself ready and make the changes that I did to come into camp physically the best I’ve ever been in my life and then to have a setback like a thumb, it’s tough. It isn’t easy for anybody. But I’ll tell you this – throughout that entire time, mentally I’ve stayed focused, I’ve been in here with the team, my teammates, I’ve been watching film, I’ve been critiquing everything, I’ve been keeping notes and staying sharp. Like anything, you really appreciate when you’re out and you’re sitting on the sidelines, you really appreciate how special it is to do what you do. It’s my 11th season and I’m still living the dream. I’m still playing and doing what I love to do. It’s still so exciting to come here each and every morning preparing for these games. Most importantly, for me, being able to get back out there and fight, I’m just pumped up. I’m ready to go.