Ok, Injuries...

[Rome]

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Gimp!

[General_Failure]

Eagles coach Andy Reid said the back spasms that kept Andrews out against the Steelers are not improving.
"Backs are crazy things," Reid said. "I'm not very good at predicting those. I don't think anybody is."
Source: phillyburbs.com

Never ask a jellyfish about a back injury.

[ice grillin you]

Eagles coach Andy Reid said the back spasms that kept Andrews out against the Steelers are not improving.
"Backs are crazy things," Reid said. "I'm not very good at predicting those. I don't think anybody is."
Source: phillyburbs.com

Not looking good this week. Mad Max is going to have his hands full with Alex Brown if he starts

i think the point is that a back can go from awful one day to 180 degrees better the next...so im not sure on tuesday you can say its not looking good...plus that reid quote is from yesterday morning

[WCPhan]

Missing Westbrook for a game would be fine if Reid knew how to gameplan for it. Buck is an adequate back and Jackson can stretch a defense. That being said Andy will abandon the run and air it out so they're farged without him.

Whether the game plan is to throw 70% of the time in this game may be a forgone conclusion.

Brian Baldinger on Bears defense

When you play Cover 3 like the Bears play it, everything funnels inside and there are going to be creases. It then becomes a matter of accuracy. If Donovan hits the right spot on the slant routes and the curls and the things that they give you, he is going to have a big day. The Bears are banking that a quarterback's accuracy won't be there all game long and that he is going to take some hits.

You'd think that after losing to Tampon Bay after giving them 407 yards in the air, Lovie would make a change- but it take him 1 1/2 season to figure out that Grossman blows.

[NC_Eagle]

i think the point is that a back can go from awful one day to 180 degrees better the next...so im not sure on tuesday you can say its not looking good...plus that reid quote is from yesterday morning

Right.  I had a back injury a few years ago bad enough to need surgery, they can be hell to deal with.  Just when you think you're getting better, you try to do too much and put it out again.

[Magical_Retard]

mcnabb (who i didnt doubt) and westbrook both upgraded to probable?

saw it scrolling on the bottom line on ESPN.

[QB Eagles]

Teams don't report out/doubtful/questionable/probable injury reports until Friday. Only thing that is released on Wednesdays is whether or not they practiced.

If someone on the Eagles is being called "probable" this early in the week, it's most likely an off-the-cuff statement by a coach or the player himself. Doesn't carry the weight of a "probable" in the injury report, which is supposed to mean that a player is 75% to play.

[Seabiscuit36]

neither of them practiced yesterday

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Kolb is probably just as good as any QB the Bears have, for whatever that's worth (nothing).

[PhillyPhreak54]

NO SURGERY FOR SHAWN ANDREWS, YET
Posted by Mike Florio on September 29, 2008, 3:37 p.m.

Eagles guard Shawn Andrews has missed two games with a back injury.  At a Monday press conference, coach Andy Reid said that Andrews will see a specialist this week.

For now, however, surgery isn't considered to be a possibility.

Reid said that Andrews' back is "about the same" as it has been.  "We have to find a way to get it better, that's what we have to do," Reid said. "The doctors are optimistic about it."

The long-time coach also said that tight end L.J. Smith, who like Andrews missed Sunday night's game with a back injury, is feeling better.

[SD_Eagle5]

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/taterskinsinsider/

Byron on Brian: "I Don't Think He'll Play"Jason La Canfora reports:

taterskins cornerback Byron Westbrook said he would be very surprised if his brother Brian played for the Eagles this weekend. Byron Westbrook said he speaks to his brother, whose presence completely changes the effectiveness and productivity of the Philly offense, nearly every day.

"I don't think he'll play," Byron Westbrook said. "The ankle injury is more serious than what the Eagles put out. You know how Andy Reid is about injuries and giving out information. Just watching him on the sidelines after he turned his ankle [against Pittsburgh two weeks ago], it didn't look good.

"He's a warrior and it's an NFC East game and he wants to play, but its also early in the season and it's not a playoff game. If he goes out and plays at 75 perecent, you could end up making it a lot worse. He would want to get to 90 percent to really be able to play."

Westbrook said he and his big brother, who is getting treatment but, according to the Eagles, is scheduled to practice today, last talked on Sunday.

As he usually does when the taterskins are preparing to face the Eagles, Byron Westbrook will continue to act as his brother on the scout team all week. The taterskins will still prepare in case Brian Westbrook plays.

"We still have to prepare for him regardless," Byron Westbrook said. "And if he can"t play, then we'll just be over-prepared."

If this is true say hello to 2-3

[SD_Eagle5]

Then there's this:

Running back Brian Westbrook participated in the team's walk-through Wednesday morning and could see some reps in the afternoon practice. In other injury-related news, tight end L.J. Smith is expected to be full-go in practice. Meanwhile, right guard Shawn Andrews is having his back examined by a specialist. Also, defensive end Victor Abiamiri had the screws removed from his injured hand and could resume practicing soon.

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Sto...?story_id=16313

[ice grillin you]

sounds like to me his brother is basing everything on how 36 looked walking on the sidelines in the pittsburgh game

[methdeez]

Do you think Byron only has a job so he can pretend to be his brother twice a year during practice?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I heard he got cut.  Is he on the practice squad or something?