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Andy Reid, on his WYSP radio show, said there's a good chance #Eagles DE Darryl Tapp (rib) is back for Saturday's game at Dallas.
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No, I think that's huge. You give Reid 2 weeks to prepare, and he's like Bellichick. Something like 12-0 coming off the bye for his career.

Meanwhile, we have an extra day to prepare. Hopefully that helps a little.

Jason Garrett 18-0 all time in extra day to prepare games.
 

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I made this for a thread after the first game @ CZ concerning this trap play (I went and found all instances of it), but wasn't in the mood for muting the announcers or typing out words into complete sentences or something, so I didn't upload it. Still not in the mood, but this is a play that they will probably at least test again.

[video=youtube;jsJNR_4O8iE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsJNR_4O8iE[/video]
 

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I made this for a thread after the first game @ CZ concerning this trap play (I went and found all instances of it), but wasn't in the mood for muting the announcers or typing out words into complete sentences or something, so I didn't upload it. Still not in the mood, but this is a play that they will probably at least test again.

[video=youtube;jsJNR_4O8iE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsJNR_4O8iE[/video]



At the 2:27 mark, it looked like Lissemore was being held. No call of course.
 
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Jackson, Samuel likely to play

PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles coach Andy Reid seemed confident that two of his Pro Bowl players who were injured in Sunday's blowout of the Jets can play against Dallas despite the short turnaround.

Reid said Monday that left cornerback Asante Samuel's hamstring tweak and wide receiver DeSean Jackson's elbow contusion don't appear to be severe enough to sideline both starters for an all-important Christmas Eve road showdown.

An MRI on Samuel's hamstring came back negative but Reid couldn't be 100 percent sure that Samuel would be able to practice today.

Samuel tweaked the hamstring in the second quarter Sunday, shortly after he picked off his third pass of the season. He did not return to the game.

Jackson injured his elbow while tackling Jets linebacker David Harris on a fumble recovery. He left the game but came back. Reid said Jackson's elbow was still sore Monday.
 
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The line is now at Dallas -1.5, so the money is pouring in for the Eagles.


Jeff_McLane Jeff McLane
Asante Samuel is not practicing.
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I made this for a thread after the first game @ CZ concerning this trap play (I went and found all instances of it), but wasn't in the mood for muting the announcers or typing out words into complete sentences or something, so I didn't upload it. Still not in the mood, but this is a play that they will probably at least test again.

[video=youtube;jsJNR_4O8iE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsJNR_4O8iE[/video]

That was painful to watch.
 

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That was painful to watch.

Especially since they should have been prepared for it, here is there scouting vid for that week from the pregame show.
[video=youtube;r_-vJF-C8-0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_-vJF-C8-0&list=UU3tIRjlPRM8YpiDqbWbSUiw&index=12&feature=plcp[/video]
 
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ESPN stat geeks ran 10,000 computer simulations on NFC East race. Cowboys win 64.2%, Giants 29.1% and Eagles 6.7%.
 
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Andy Reid: Asante Samuel did not practice. Still sore. See how he does in next few days.
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Birds' Samuel could be out against Dallas


Asante Samuel did not practice with the Eagles for the second straight day, putting his availability for Saturday's game at Dallas very much in question.

Eagles coach Andy Reid said that Samuel tried to run on his strained hamstring Tuesday, but that the cornerback felt sore afterward and was held out from Wednesday's and Thursday's sessions.


"Asante is still a little sore, and we'll just see how he does here over the next couple days," Reid said.

Because of the short workweek, Thursday was the last strenuous practice before the Eagles board a flight Friday afternoon. There will be a light walk-through in the morning, at which point the team will decide whether Samuel is fit to travel.

The Eagles aren't required to release their official injury report for the Cowboys game until Friday.

If Samuel can't go, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie will make his first start at left cornerback. Rodgers-Cromartie started against Buffalo in October, but that was as the nickel cornerback, where he has played most of the season.

Rodgers-Cromartie, who was acquired in the trade with Arizona for Kevin Kolb during training camp, filled in for Samuel when he left in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the New York Jets.

"That's where he's played over the years," Reid said. "We worked him as an inside player, and I thought he was getting better every week with that, but his natural spot, where he feels the most comfortable, is on the outside.

"He's looked good. He's done a nice job. He doesn't have a problem doing it."

Samuel attended the first part of Wednesday's and Thursday's practices, taking mental repetitions at certain points. Reid was asked whether the 30-year-old Samuel, because of his experience, could play despite the lack of preparation this week.

"Yeah, he knows what we're doing," Reid said.

Samuel hasn't missed a game this season, but the possibility that he might not be ready by Saturday's 4:15 p.m. kickoff is one of the scenarios the Eagles had in mind when they decided to keep three starting-caliber cornerbacks this season.

"We have this many talented corners on the team so we can fit people in when somebody goes down, if need be," said Nnamdi Asomugha, the third component of that triumvirate. "I don't think every team has that to their advantage."

Rodgers-Cromartie missed three games in late November and early December with a high-ankle sprain. Joselio Hanson replaced him in the nickel and has pretty much stayed in the slot even though Rodgers-Cromartie has been healthy the last two games.

Rodgers-Cromartie, who wasn't available for comment Thursday, had never played the nickel before this season, and it has showed.

"Like everything else learning this new system, it wasn't going to be a quick turnaround for him," Asomugha said.

There is a chance that Samuel, who is slated to earn close to $20 million over the next two seasons, won't be back next season. So a starting tandem of Rodgers-Cromartie and Asomugha - two corners who prefer to press cover - on Saturday could be the first glimpse of what could be.

The not-yet-dead Eagles aren't quite at the point where they are ready to wonder what could have been for this season. They're still mathematically alive in their playoff quest, but if the New York Giants beat the Jets at 1 p.m. Saturday, the Eagles will be eliminated.

They can still inflict a little damage to their rivals, however - a team they spanked, 34-7, back in October. Earlier this week, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that he was "scared" of the Eagles "after the butt-kicking they gave us up in Philadelphia."

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said he hadn't heard Jones' comment. When he asked for the context of the quote, a reporter said that perhaps Jones was referring to the Eagles' all-around speed. Vick concurred.

"It's pretty scary what we can do," he said.

Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin wasn't buying Jones' act.

"He's a very confident owner in his team," Maclin said. "I don't know if he's trying to use that as reverse psychology."

Maclin was asked if he was scared of the Cowboys. "No," he said.

Extra point. Defensive tackle Trevor Laws (knee) was limited at practice, but he said he expected to play Saturday.
 
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It'll all depend on if the Giants win or not. The game will be bigger for the Eagles if the Giants lose.

The Giants win, the stage is set for the division in week 17. Regardless. No need to play then.
 

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CZ is loaded with dumbass talk about how if the Giants win vs the Jets, we should yank all the key people and treat this as a preseason game.

We are still alive for the wild card, it'd be stupid to "throw" this game because next weeks is for the division title. We need to win both games and get some momentum going. We also need to make amends for that awful showing vs Philly last time.
 
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