Andy Reid is 9-0 after the Bye WEEK..yikes

[SWIFT HITTER]

Shawn Andrews’ back injury remains a mystery.

Andrews has not played since suffering the injury in the Week 2 loss to Dallas and on Monday was scheduled to see Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles. Watkins, the fourth back specialist to examine Andrews, operated on Tra Thomas’ back in 2005.

“We just want to make sure that we get a clear read on this thing and see if we can’t find a solution,” coach Andy Reid said Monday.

“He’s still hurting. He’s not making a lot of progress.”

Asked whether it’s possible Andrews would be out the rest of the season, Reid said he didn’t know.

“We’ll see what this guy here says,” Reid said. “He’s worked on Tra. We’ll see how it works out. Rick and I are going to try and exhaust every means to see what the problem is.”

Reid said the first three back specialists were able to diagnose the problem.

“They did,” Reid said. “It wasn’t getting better like we kind of anticipated.”

Andrews’ replacement, Max Jean-Gilles suffered a shoulder sprain in Sunday’s win over San Francisco but returned to the game.

Whether Andrews will be able to return following the bye week is uncertain, but Reid said the Pro Bowl guard is the only player who may not be ready for the Eagles’ next game, Oct. 26 at home against Atlanta.

Reid said running back Brian Westbrook (broken ribs), receivers Kevin Curtis (hernia) and Reggie Brown (groin), cornerback Lito Sheppard (hamstring), Tra Thomas (foot strain) and safety J.R. Reed (ankle/hamstring) should be available to play against the Falcons.

The Eagles, 4-6 under Reid in the game before the bye week and 9-0 in the game after, have off until next Monday.

[BlacksburgHokie]

We should be in good shape if Westbrook isn't 100%.

[clownorg]

And the Packers were Undefeated at home in Playoff games before we came to Town.

Bottom line, Westbrook HAS to be on the Bench for us to win this game. If he Plays, Our LB's and DB's have to tackle at the waist and get those ribs nice and sore.

Then again, trying to make Philly one dimentional is a bad Idea. Mcnabb could pick our secondary apart if we totally shut down thier run.

This will be by far the toughest game to date for this Team. If anyone could show Ryan some looks he's never seen it's Johnson and his Blitz from anywhere scheme.

[bossFALCON™]

this'll be a tough game. hopefully westbrook doesnt play, but he may.

i think they're 9-0 when westbrook has a rec and rushing TD in the same game.

mcnabb'll be the toughest qb we've faced thus far.

[SWIFT HITTER]

And the Packers were Undefeated at home in Playoff games before we came to Town.

Bottom line, Westbrook HAS to be on the Bench for us to win this game. If he Plays, Our LB's and DB's have to tackle at the waist and get those ribs nice and sore.

Then again, trying to make Philly one dimentional is a bad Idea. Mcnabb could pick our secondary apart if we totally shut down thier run.

This will be by far the toughest game to date for this Team. If anyone could show Ryan some looks he's never seen it's Johnson and his Blitz from anywhere scheme.

i agree ..if we dont put any pressure on Mcnabb either we will be in for a long day

[Atlsport]

We haven't won three games in a row or two consecutive away games in a while so I was thinking that we might not win that game but after seeing the 9-0 mark, I that their trend is more difficult to sustain. I like our chances even more after seeing that.

[Happy Mondays]

Philly are obvious favourites here but both the bears, packers and Lions where favoured over us aswell any given sunday ect

Win or Lose Ryan is going to learn a whole lot more from this game as they are going to come at him from every angle

[Herr Beast]

toughest game this year... at least the majority of our young players were not around when we lost those 2 playoff games at philly... we might just go there and win like we did in GB... tough game still and I won´t complain if we lose as long as we are competitive through four quarters

[DurtyBirds02]

that stat doesnt mean anything to me. Anything can happen on any given sunday. We just need to prepare.

[FalconMama]

Think Desean Jackson can slip on a banana peel and fall between now and next saturday? hopefully he hurts his baby toe or something that will make him less effective or only causing him to miss the Falcons game.

Hester had his way with us.. I shake a the thought of what Jackson will do.

It will be a tough game, hopefully we win. Andy Reid has made some real "WTF" calls in some games lately. Here's to many of those calls next Sunday!

[FalconFanForLife]

Man I hate to play up there. Bad things happen to us in Philly.

Why can't Westbrook just sit out one more game for us please Andy?

Another very tough game for our team. At least we are 100% healthy ourselves, and have some momentum. I just hope we don't get too relaxed in our bye week, but I am sure Coach Smith will have our guys ready to play.

[UnderTaker]

It doesn't matter if Westbrook plays or not. We are still going to have our hands full with their RB's period...

I am glad we have a bye to prep for this one...

[BruceReville]

Until now -- 9-1 BABY!!!!!

[Norwood all the way!]

we NEED to be able to generate some kind of pass rush by game time. if we don't, our secondary is going to get killed.

[michaelgee]

Shawn Andrews’ back injury remains a mystery.

Andrews has not played since suffering the injury in the Week 2 loss to Dallas and on Monday was scheduled to see Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles. Watkins, the fourth back specialist to examine Andrews, operated on Tra Thomas’ back in 2005.

“We just want to make sure that we get a clear read on this thing and see if we can’t find a solution,” coach Andy Reid said Monday.

“He’s still hurting. He’s not making a lot of progress.”

Asked whether it’s possible Andrews would be out the rest of the season, Reid said he didn’t know.

“We’ll see what this guy here says,” Reid said. “He’s worked on Tra. We’ll see how it works out. Rick and I are going to try and exhaust every means to see what the problem is.”

Reid said the first three back specialists were able to diagnose the problem.

“They did,” Reid said. “It wasn’t getting better like we kind of anticipated.”

Andrews’ replacement, Max Jean-Gilles suffered a shoulder sprain in Sunday’s win over San Francisco but returned to the game.

Whether Andrews will be able to return following the bye week is uncertain, but Reid said the Pro Bowl guard is the only player who may not be ready for the Eagles’ next game, Oct. 26 at home against Atlanta.

Reid said running back Brian Westbrook (broken ribs), receivers Kevin Curtis (hernia) and Reggie Brown (groin), cornerback Lito Sheppard (hamstring), Tra Thomas (foot strain) and safety J.R. Reed (ankle/hamstring) should be available to play against the Falcons.

The Eagles, 4-6 under Reid in the game before the bye week and 9-0 in the game after, have off until next Monday.

Matt Ryan is undefeated in Philly.

[mindgame]

We can do it, Westbrook wont be 100% and aslong as they dont get a big name receiver in the trades today then we wont have to worry about any super tall receivers. We just need to do the same we have done the last 2 weeks, 0 sacks. And maybe foxworth would be ready to start or atleast take some of the starting reps.

[Big Zee]

The key is Westbrook in my opinion. If he's out we have a legit shot to beat them but if he's healthy, he's gonna hurt our defense. He's a special player.

[215FalconsFanatic]

westbrook has broken ribs. even if he does play, one good hit and he may be done for the game. i have played rb with cracked ribs and it aint fun. now mind you i am about westbrook size but no where near as fast and elusive as he is.

I am going to the game with my eagle fan friends. i think i will be the lone falcon in the building.

I think we may lose this one though. this will be similar to the TB game than it is to the Chicago game. this will be another test for Matt's evolution. Jim Johnson will dial up some blitz packages for you. you see what he did to O'sullivan this weekend to put the game away. the zone blitzing mixing in.

[Durrty]

Westbrook is a big factor, but the Eagles are most successful when they use him in formations where a pass gets dumped off in the backfield and he has two or three linemen in front of him for blocking (you have to excuse me...the name of the play I for some reason can't remember). If we can control the line of scrimmage by containing Westbrook on those type of plays because he gets big yards on them, the rest will handle itself and we can put ourselves in position to win the game. McNabb is a great QB and will have some success passing, but all we have to do is eliminate those big plays to Westbrook.

[ChiTownFalconsFan]

Matt Ryan is undefeated in Philly.

Thats how im looking at it.

[AtlFalc78]

NYG's were 11-0 on the road before last night too but that didn't stop them from getting the s*** kicked out of them

[Statick]

So what he's 9-0 after the bye?

I ain't scurred!

[dF]

Man I hate to play up there. Bad things happen to us in Philly.

Why can't Westbrook just sit out one more game for us please Andy?

Another very tough game for our team. At least we are 100% healthy ourselves, and have some momentum. I just hope we don't get too relaxed in our bye week, but I am sure Coach Smith will have our guys ready to play.

If we are going to win the game though I would want it to be with PHI at full strength. We have some tough upcoming divisional games so we might as well get some practice against a dangerous offense, because the Saints sure won't be an easy task when Colston gets back

[bozoatl]

If Andy Reid was 9' 0", he would actually be HWP!! :P

OK - that was a tad mean. Sorry, Andy -_-

[bige]

It also gives Ryan & Co two weeks to prepare.Every streak has to come to end.Now's as good time as any.I'm sure not counting the Birds out after Sunday.