Running back Brian Westbrook is the kind of player who keeps a defense on their toes, but the Eagles removed any more guesswork about the Pro Bowlers status by ruling him as out on Friday. Head coach Mike Nolan reacted to the news following his team’s final practice on Friday afternoon. “Even with Westbrook out, I think you find that Correll Buckhalter is a very good back, a very competent back, somebody they believe in. They’ve used him a lot in the past. It’ll give them a chance to maybe active Lorenzo Booker and use him more in the offense. Things like that are things we have to pay a little bit closer attention to, but at the same time, without seeing them on film, it’s difficult for the players sometimes to get a real good feel for what type of player they are playing against. So there’s a plus and minus to that for us.”...
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