It was Wednesday for you but it was Friday for the Eagles, they had to get in their Wednesday, Thursday and Friday workouts all in one day as they prepared for the Carolina Panthers.
Andy Reid and the Birds went through all the preparations for their upcoming game. Unfortunately for young players who are trying to get up to speed with everything, it's nearly impossible for them to catch on al they need to know. Donovan worked out and will start with the first team. He's looked good through all the camp so I think he'll play well. They guys want to play much better than they did against the Ravens.
The first team defense is eager to play better. I think their concentration will be on much higher level because they're going to play more than they did on Monday. All the mistakes they made on Monday are correctible. I think you'll see a much better unit. The Panthers have a quality running game so it will be a good test for the run defense. In addition wide receiver Steve Smith is as good as they come so the defensive backs will have their work cut out for them. Lito Sheppard practiced and will likely start. Dawk worked out some but they're going to probably hold him out another game.
I don't know wha's going on with this nonsense about Shawn Andrews but I do know that big Shawn has some entertainer in him so I don't know how bad his ankle injury is right now. 'It's tough,'' Andrews said. ''What the specialist told me was a tear-jerker. It's out of the doctor's hands. It's out of my hands. I just have to rehab it." Shawn finished by saying, ''Pray for me, if you care about me''. I do know he's not on the field playing and he won't be in the lineup on Friday night. I'll try to find out if this is going to be long drawn out situation.
