DeSean to IR as Eagles' Spiral Continues
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DeSean to IR as Eagles' Spiral Continues
Les Bowen
The Eagles' unfolding disaster got a little worse Tuesday when Andy Reid announced wide receiver DeSean Jackson suffered multiple fractures of his ribs and upper chest in Monday night's loss to Carolina.
Reid said Jackson will go on injured reserve, ending his season. he also indicated concussion victims Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy are unlikely to play this weekend at Dallas.
Reid, who does not seem in danger of being replaced during the season, answered a series of questions about his defense's ineptitude. He didn't have any answers.
Reid said the Birds' best defensive lineman, rookie DT Fletcher Cox, is unlikely to practice Wednesday with a tailbone contusion. He said LT King Dunlap has an MCL strain and also is unlikely to practice. Ditto C Dallas Reynolds (ankle).
Reid said Vick will again attempt to pass neurological testing Wednesday, after not achieiving a satisfactory result on Monday.
Reid officially closed the books on LT Jason Peters' season -- Peters, who underwent Achilles' surgery twice in the offseason, had to join the active roster this week or go on IR. Reid said he will go on IR.
"Big plays, turnovers, and then the late penalties culminated in our inability to win that football game," Reid said. "My responsibility is to get this team to play better, and we have not done that. to this point. We will continue to work to get better. That's the only thing you can do at this point."
Reid indicated that one one of the two Carolina touchdowns on which a receiver was left uncovered, the Birds were in a blitz that called for one corner to rush the passer. Instead, two DBs blitzed -- rookie Brandon Boykin was the offender, Reid confirmed when asked.
Indicative of this team's problems, Boykin told the Daily News' Marcus Hayes after the game that he WAS supposed to blitz, and that Nate Allen rotated to the wrong side. Reid said Allen went to the right side.
Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles after the game said the Eagles were unable to execute high school level coverages. Asked Monday if the defenders just weren't smart enough, Reid said he did not believe that was the case.
babin- gone.
see ya.— bloodymess- Everyone, if you haven't already, please jump off the bandwagon. Let the real fans who actually know about the game root positively for the team. I guess the guys like Billick and Gruden and similar who you want to be the next coach are wrong about Andy. All he's done is win. This has been the winningest period in the franchise history. Everyone who knows about football outside this City says its a good coach and good organization. Did the Vikings stink in the 70's? Was Bud Grant a loser? Same with the Bills. I would rather have what we had with Andy than the teams of the early 70's. Go home and beat your dog angry people.— boroughboy
- huh? ooohh, sooo sorrry. I guess that people who watch the game for enjoyment who can't name all of the assistant coachs first pets don't know nearly enough to have an opinion as weighty as yours. Andy is a terrible, awful coach of people - he's arrogant, and he's never, ever been able to manage the clock and his use of timeouts and challenges are pathetic. But his biggest problem these past two or three years is fans like you who've been willing to look back 8, 10 12 years to give him the ego boost he needed to get away with nonsense like he's been saying at his press conferences. "Desean was still in when we were down by 25 because we were trying to win." What job is there in America that would allow someone to underperform for 3 straight years? — PhillyDanny
- They originally thought it was a ruptured testicle but the MRI revealed there was nothing there to rupture just as we suspected.— Eddie Spaghetti
- They originally thought it was a ruptured testicle but the MRI revealed there was nothing there to rupture just as we suspected.— Eddie Spaghetti
- vick has been in 6 of the eight losses. how can you say he wasn't part of the problem.moron,NorthJersey-Philly Guy
— lfran55 - Good riddance to Babin, I was never convinced he was for real. Resigning Jackson was a big mistake. He isn't as fast as he was before the Dunte Robinson "Welcome to the NFL" hit. He's been pretty slow and timid since.
Proof of Reid's incompetance in resigning the guy. Also that fan who always talked about Joe "Nickles" Banner? Yeah... Old Joe saw D-Jax for what he was. D-Junk.— WestonF01 - Who, who and whom?— CoettaGarner25
- Desean is a very good - not great - NFL receiver. Why on earth waste him for any more of this train-wreck of a season? Rest up on IR, Desean, and we'll see you in minicamp with the new coach.— RandlBackScrambln
- The doubting Thomas side of me makes me think that Jackson has decided to quit on this team for the remainder of this season,or that management has decided to keep him out. Don't believe any of these injury reports. — TEDcGEGI
- It's like a nightmare isn't it? Just keeps getting worse and worse.
That's nice.— Sidney Crosby - one word.....QUITTER!!!
— RealizticFan - Bye-Bye show off! Giants are laughing in your face!— MRD
- Todd Bowles sounds like a dummie...Nmamdi must go, he runs around lost every game.— BirdinParadise
- No sense getting him really hurt for this year.l...Next Michael and Shady get on the IR......everyone else is auditioning for a job or will be cut on the eve of the last game.....the drek is out of here....might as well play with draft choices as the talent level on this team is all 4th, 5th and 6th round level anyway.....— nuggett
