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Eagles wideout DeSean Jackson, who has 5 touchdowns in 47 touches this season, was a full practice participant Thursday and didn't seem to be favoring the foot he injured in Monday's victory over Washington.
"I'm good," Jackson said afterward.
Meanwhile, Eagles coach Andy Reid said running back Brian Westbrook "did better today" and will begin aerobic exercise tomorrow. That would seem to mean Westbrook's headache has gone away and that his neurological test results more closely mirror his preconcussion baseline.
"It's still going to be a gametime decision" Reid said. Rookie LeSean McCoy took all the first-team practice reps.
Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said that the Birds have been too much of a big-play offense lately and they need to work on sustaining drives against the Giants, a team with a strong pass defense.
He also said that McCoy is "learning every day" in the Birds' complex offense.
"We ask an awful lot out of the halfback position," Mornhinweg said.
Defensive coordinator Sean McDermott praised defensive end Trent Cole, saying that Cole "has learned to perfect an arsenal of moves" to combat double-teams, as he did so effectively against the Redskins.
McDermott also said that newly acquired linebacker Will Witherspoon, "busted his tail last week; it's nice when hard work pays off." Witherspoon returned an interception for a touchdown against the Redskins.
McDermott said that safety Sean Jones is starting to emerge as he starts to get more comfortable in the defense and that the Giants' offensive line is a "highly intelligent, hard-working group."
Also, rookie safety Macho Harris is "working hard to get back" from an ankle injury," McDermott said. Harris did not practice Thursday.
DE Darren Howard (ankle, calf) returned to practice Thursday.
Les
Bowen has covered the Eagles for the Daily News
since 2002.
Before that, he spent nearly 13 years covering the Flyers. It took Les
only a few seasons after the switch to figure out that there was no
penalty box at the Linc, and that the time really wasn't his, despite
what Andy Reid kept saying. Les came to Philadelphia and the Daily News
from Charlotte in 1983. In the intervening years, he has pretty much
lost track of NASCAR, and his accent. He, his wife Barbara, and their
two sons live in Haddon Township, New Jersey.
E-mail Les at bowenl@phillynews.com
and follow
him on Twitter.
Paul
Domowitch has been with the Daily News since 1982.
He has spent most of his nearly 3 decades with the paper covering the
Eagles and pro football. For the last 10 years, he’s been a
selector for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A native of Wilkes-Barre
and a graduate of Wilkes University, Domo started his career in Texas,
working first for the Midland Reporter-Telegram (1976-78), and then for
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he covered some god-awful Texas
Ranger baseball teams. His first beat at the Daily News actually was
boxing, which he covered just long enough to lose 2 sports coats to
blood spatter before moving on to football. Domo and his wife Shelley,
a University of Oklahoma grad who still hasn’t gotten over
that Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State 5 years ago, have 2 terrific
daughters -- Allison, 28, who is an attorney in South Jersey, and Amy,
25, who works in administration for a professional baseball team.
E-mail Domo at PDomo@aol.com and follow
him on Twitter.
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