No reason to get excited… we know what needs to happen here…
Starting left tackle Jason Peters is out indefinitely with a hamstring injury he suffered in a loss to the 49ers two weeks ago, and his replacement, 6-foot-9 King Dunlap, missed a second consecutive day of practice Friday because of back spasms. Coach Andy Reid said after practice Friday that if Dunlap’s back spasms don’t abate by Sunday, Todd Herremans would start against the Redskins at left tackle – where he hasn’t played since 2005 – and Sir Winston Justice would make his first start since his surgery at right tackle.
We’ll see how this plays out soon enough. “We don’t,” Herremans said, “have too many other options right now.” Reid said if Dunlap is unable to play, and either Herremans or Justice get hurt during the game, left guard Evan Mathis would move to right tackle, and Jamaal Jackson would likely move in at left guard.
Other player notes of interest (The USA Today version):
GAME PLAN: The Eagles have thrown a total of 86 passes in the last two games, while their No. 1 running back, LeSean McCoy, has run it just 20 times. They are expected to strive for a little more balance Sunday against the Redskins, though the Eagles historically haven’t had a lot of success running the ball against 3-4 fronts.
MATCHUPS TO WATCH: Eagles offensive tackles vs. Redskins OLBs Brian Orakpo and Ryan Kerrigan. Herremans should be able to handle rookie Kerrigan, but Dunlap, if he’s healthy enough to play, is possibly going to be overmatched against Orakpo on the other side…
Eagles MLB Jamar Chaney vs. Redskins RBs Ryan Torain and Tim Hightower. Chaney’s difficulty in getting off blocks has been a real problem for the Eagles as far as stopping the run.
LEO’s LINE by Leo Pizzini
So far I’m keeping my chin up with my current record as: Week 1 @ 10-5, Week 2 @ 8-8, Week 3 @ 8-8, Week 4 @ 13-3, Week 5 @ 8-6, Total @ 47-30… and Week 6:
CAR 27 – ATL 36
IND 17 – CIN 24
SF 23 – DET 27
STL 13 – GB 42
BUF 17 – NYG 24
JAC 13 – PIT 27
PHI 33 – WAS 24
HOU 21 – BAL 24
CLE 20 – OAK 27
DAL 27 – NE 36
NO 33 – TB 24
MIN 24 – CHI 20
MIA 13 – NYJ 24
This week looks pretty straight forward, so I had to take a couple chances with upsets I liked… Minnesota and unfortunately the NYG…
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