"I haven't studied that in depth," Mornhinweg said. "It's been over for a while, with few exceptions. This is a tough, physical game. It's become very specialized as well. Many teams have a normal-down back and then a third-down back and then a changeup guy. I think it's been over for quite some time with a few exceptions, with those rare, special players, which Brian was and is."
Clever finish there, keeping us guessing. But with Westbrook 30 now, and given that he sprained his ankle less than 20 touches into Game 2, after sitting out the preseason, there is every reason to think McCoy will continue to have a substantive role (especially since Andy Reid has said so).
Asked about the ankle, which underwent a surgical cleanout in June, Westbrook said: "The week off definitely helped me . . . my ankle feels good. It responded well to the treatment, responded well to the rest, so now, at this point, it's just time to go out there and see how it does in the game."
Mornhinweg said Westbrook, "looks a little bit healthier than he did before the bye and before the last ballgame."
Sympathy from the Devil?
Donovan McNabb's words Wednesday about Rush Limbaugh's potential partial ownership of the St. Louis Rams - McNabb said it wouldn't bother him, and that he didn't plan to go to St. Louis any time soon - made their way back to the conservative talk show host.
On yesterday's show, Limbaugh posited that "too many people have dumped on McNabb too much. It's been really unfair." A caller told Limbaugh he agreed with Limbaugh's 2003 take on McNabb, when Limbaugh, working for ESPN, said McNabb was overrated because the liberal media wanted a black quarterback to succeed.
"My comment was on the media, and its treatment of McNabb," Limbaugh said. Then he played a clip of McNabb's remarks Wednesday, and joked, "McNabb has rejected a potential job offer before it's even made."
