PREFERS TEMPLE'S OFFENSE TO PRINCETON'S
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.
Paul Domowitch has been with the Daily News since 1982. He has spent most of his 27 years at 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 came to the Daily News from the Fort Worth (Tx.) Star-Telegram, where he covered some god-awful Texas Ranger baseball teams. His first beat at the Daily News actually wa s boxing, which he covered just long enough to lose two sports coats to blood spatter before moving on to football. Domo and his wife Shelley, a University of Oklahoma grad and very dangerous to be around following a Sooner loss, have been married 29 years and have raised 2 terrific daughters – Allison, 26, a lawyer and graduate of Boston University School of Law; and Amy, 23, who graduated from Clemson and works in marketing and sales for a professional baseball team.
