No Safety Change; Justice Says He's Not Ready
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
No Safety Change; Justice Says He's Not Ready
Daily News staff and Les Bowen
Eagles coach Andy Reid said the starting safeties will remain the same, but he expects all of them to work in.
As for second-round pick Jaiquawn Jarrett, who was active for the first time in his NFL career against San Francisco, Reid said Jarrett did well on special teams and the Eagles are bringing him along on the defense.
* Trent Cole and Jason Peters aren't practicing, as expected, and will struggle to play, Reid said. (In reality, they aren't playing this week.) Juqua Parker (high ankle sprain) will "be out there working, we'll see how he does," Reid said. The same goes for Darryl Tapp (pectoral muscle). Both Parker and Tapp are hoping they can play Sunday; Tapp, a limited practice participant last week, seems more likely to be ready. And since the Eagles didn't make a DE move with Cole hurt, you can infer that the Eagles think there's a good chance Tapp will be ready. Tapp was listed as a full practice participant Friday.
* Tight end Brent Celek was listed as a limited practice participant because of illness.
*Reid said King Dunlap will replace Peters at left tackle. Winston Justice, last year's starting right tackle, might seem a more attractive alternative: Justice was listed as "probable" on the injury report last week, but Justice, recovering from knee surgery, said today, "I'm not 100 percent ... It does hurt. It's about 90 percent." Justice said he isn't disappointed by the decision to go with Dunlap, because he isn't ready.
* On getting better at stopping the run, Reid said, the problems can be fixed by "everybody doing their job. It's not one guy. There are some things we can do there." Reid said the Eagles have made adjustments to the wide 9 alignment in order to close some of the gaps.
* On Nmandi Asomugha, Reid said, 90 percent of his plays are great, but said schematically the Eagles need to put him in the best position posibble.
* Overall, Reid said, "We've got to do better in red zone on both sides" and also said the Eagles need to do better in turnover differential.
* Reid said he was encouraged by the number of players who were at the team's facility over the last few days on their off days. He said he is fortunate to have players and coaches who want to get better, who want to change.
* On the decision to re-sign Derek Landri, Reid said he is a hard worker and compares him to former Eagles defensive tackle Paul Grasmanis, another Notre Dame product, in that it might not always be pretty but he finds a way to get the job done. Landri said he worked out with the Falcons and the Bengals after being cut by the Eagles just before the season. Landri, who started all 16 games last season for Carolina, said he was a little surprised not to be on a roster before this. "It's kinda pisses you off. There's no question about that," he said.
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yadda yadda yadda...either win this Sunday or fuggit about holding on to what remaining "positive thinking/hoping" fans you still have this season. i.e. lose and you, Reid, the Eagles 2011 season, playoff hopes, et al become totally irrelevant to my support and following. Win? Well, if you can start managing the game by making the right calls more than not and actually put your players in proper positions to make plays on both sides of the ball; and said players can actually a) tackle, b) play for 4 qtrs, c) focus on the specific play/ their respective assignment...well then, maybe, just maybe we can get a FRIGGIN' F'N WIN!!!— Dave Kane- Does it matter anymore what Andy Reid says? "I will give you what I want to give you."— billro33
- They will be 1-5 going into the bye and Castillo will get fired. Johnny Lynn will take over as interim DC. Book it. It's a shame b/c Juan is a guy you root for. Blame Andy for setting him up to fail.— sore richard
- no signing of Darren Sharper, No signing of Lofau Tatpu or Keith Bullock no trade for Aaron curry or Lance briggs no big changes in the 2ndary just a WOW factor! for the eagles o well hopefully well win Sunday HOPEFULLY!— VickaDelphia24
Comment removed.- birds under Reid have never drafted a LB higher then 3rd rd. Call me crazy, but i still think this team turns it around. I see the noticeable problems like everyone else, however i think they are only a little bit off from being a dominate team. What the goofy media never reports is the lack of off-season really hurt the eagles more then us fans know. Its a matter of time before this talent explodes. lord knows it has already imploded....
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- Matt McCoy was a 2nd round pick. — logicandreason
- there can't be any changes, the lack of talent of the starting safeties is so bad.....but the ones on the ones on the bench are even worse......thank you Andy for you talent selection.....time to cut him loose Jeffery....— nuggett
- VickaDelphia and jobsucks, ever wonder why the other 31 teams don't want Sharper, Tatupu, or Bullock? As for Curry or Briggs, you'd have to give up something substantial to get one of those guys, and what can the Eagles really afford to give up? Give the defensive struggles, it doesn't seem like they could afford to give up Samuel or even DRC right now, and they certainly can't afford to give up another position or a high draft pick. Sometimes terrible mistakes are made in the offseason, like not drafting or signing a legitimate LB, and these things cannot be cured during the season by signing a guy who is washed up or robbing Peter to pay Paul.— Raggamonkey
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- Yea move nnamdi around, idiots. cover corner, man to man.— fman727
- Daniel Te'o-Nesheim: 2010 3rd round draft pick (#22).
Navorro Bowman: 2010 3rd round draft pick (#27).
Wouldn't Bowman look pretty good in Eagle green right about now? I'm sure there are plenty of other examples over the past 3 or 4 drafts too (e.g., Earl Thomas?).— Penfold18 - They found DeSean Jackson at #50, Westbrook in the 3rd round, Trent Cole in the 5th round ... I'm sure we can all point to a player that was better than any team picked. — logicandreason
