Ashley Fox: We could be seeing more of Weaver

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Editor's note: Every Tuesday, Ashley Fox participates in an online chat at philly.com. Here's a look at some of the questions and answers from yesterday.

How come it has taken to this point in the season to get Leonard Weaver involved? Do you see his role increasing as the season goes on? He showed Sunday he has the power and speed to be a difference-maker in the backfield.

The Eagles´ Leonard Weaver celebrates after cutting the Giants down to size with an early 41-yard touchdown run at the Linc.
MICHAEL S. WIRTZ / Staff Photographer
The Eagles' Leonard Weaver celebrates after cutting the Giants down to size with an early 41-yard touchdown run at the Linc.

 

- Bob K.

Andy Reid said Monday that offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg wanted to get Weaver more involved. Obviously, they were forced into it with Brian Westbrook's concussion, and they didn't want to lean too heavily on LeSean McCoy. Will we see more of Weaver? That's a tough one. We should, but you know the coaching staff's history.

Cowboys have looked fairly decent. Does Tony Romo fall to the Eagles?

 

- John

 

I'm not prepared yet to make a prediction on this game. The Cowboys have retooled their team since 44-6. You-know-who is gone, as are a couple of the other prima donnas in the locker room. Dallas claims to have better chemistry now, and I believe it, but Romo has earned a reputation as being a choker in big games. This is a big game. Not as big as last year's, but big nonetheless at the midpoint of the season.

It seems like the Eagles really did a good job of bird-dogging Eli Manning. With Tony Romo coming in this week, do you see us having success shutting him down, too?

 

- Sogo

 

Romo has been playing well lately - eight touchdowns and only one interception in the last three games. But the Eagles secondary is better than anything Seattle, Atlanta or KC had to offer. It will be interesting to see if [Sean] McDermott stays with mostly a four-man rush like he did Sunday. Romo needs to show me a little more, however, for me to pick him.

What do you think that the Eagles can do to beat the Cryboys? I still think that we have problems with the offensive line.

 

- Tony GreenEagle

 

I agree. Getting pressure on Romo will be key. Marion Barber is much healthier than he was in 44-6. Felix Jones is averaging 7.8 yards per carry. Jason Witten is always a problem for the Eagles. But I like DeSean Jackson vs. Terence Newman. If the offense is firing like they were on Sunday, Dallas will have a hard time keeping up with them.

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Posted 08:21 AM, 11/04/2009
Oppressed#1
The main sticking point in the SEPTA negotiations is that drivers want passengers to actually drive the buses while the drivers themselves just sit in the back and text on their cellphones - yunno, kinda like this article, where random people on the Internet create the column for the (supposedly) employed newspaper writer. Great work if you can get it. Can't wait to see those homeless crack addicts driving SEPTA buses - what a labor breakthrough! (iao).
Posted 08:36 AM, 11/04/2009
Jerome99RIP
LOL @ "diehard cowboys and penguins fan".
Posted 09:13 AM, 11/04/2009
BIGGZ043
Ohhh Ashley way to get at Die hard Cowgurls fan... Givem the facts.
Posted 10:11 AM, 11/04/2009
Dierte
hahaha I think Jason has two broken legs, from trying to jump on the bandwagon and getting thrown right off...what a loser.
Posted 10:14 AM, 11/04/2009
ArizonaMike
Run Weaver until someone shows he can be stopped. You spent all that money on the guy and you just know he wants more reps and is willing to earn them, as he has already demonstrated. Maybe the Eagles finally have the big back I have been clamoring for for the last 5 years. If...AR only chooses to utilize him. That remains to be seen.
Posted 10:37 AM, 11/04/2009
da_sneaky
Diehard Cowboys and Penguin fan? what a coward
Posted 11:37 AM, 11/04/2009
PuPuMan
Every time, the last 10 years, that the Eagles have run the ball really well in a victory, an article is written about how we're going to see more running. Makes more sense that Reid will go back to his 50 passes to 15 runs formula he has stuck to for a decade.
Posted 12:22 PM, 11/04/2009
WewantaSBRing
If we want to run the ball McCoy and Weavers are the ones to run it, they can run between the tackles unlike Sissybrook.
Posted 12:57 PM, 11/04/2009
Seed
Weaver "should" see more time. McCoy or Westbrook running behind Weaver as FB will be much more effective than the single back formation. We need to tell the other team we are running and challenge them to stop it; offcourse we will throw some bombs to Jackson, Macline and Celek while opponent try to stop the run :-) It will be fun to see the other team try a physical running game with big pass threat lurking right behind it :-)
Posted 01:28 PM, 11/04/2009
philly499
Of course use Weaver more....Dallas is weak against the run. Expect the exact same game plan as vs. the Giants, except we'll use Celek and Avant more on curls....just my opinion.
Posted 02:11 PM, 11/04/2009
Bleue
Oppressed, could you be more jealous of not having a sports writer's job? You bash anything and everything you can, generally only amusing yourself. Seeing how many inquiries Ms. Fox gets from "random people" (and we're not so random if we follow the article every week, which you do too by the way), it must be working. But keep your critical, un-witty, less-than-substantial comments coming (first one on the page everytime too, must be hard to sit up all night waiting for the articles to post), makes me feel better knowing that I'm not you. You'd be better off going by "suppressed".
Posted 02:41 PM, 11/04/2009
nuggett
Weaver SHOULD get the ball more.....but you know Andy....this could be 70% pass to 30% run ration becuase that is Andy....and he needs to prove his system is correct even if it means we could lose....the man is an arrogant fool.....Only a ring counts...
Posted 02:41 PM, 11/04/2009
JamesJ
If the Cowpies score first...Reid will abandon the run
Posted 02:58 PM, 11/04/2009
starbird
Weaver, 7 touches, 63 yards.
Posted 03:58 PM, 11/04/2009
igotarmyguns
Good article Ashley. Your sexy by the way.....but then i'm sure you alraedy knew that, lol.
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