"He played in Washington, played [with Haynesworth] earlier this year. He knows the game and he knows some of the things he does. He gave me a good look," Herremans said of Dixon, who stayed out after practice to help. "Obviously, it's not going to be anything like what I see in the game, but I think I'm ready."
Dixon said he didn't have to execute any fancy moves to pretend to be Haynesworth, who is listed at 6-6, 350, to Dixon's 6-3, 322.
"Just bull-rush," Dixon said. "That's all he does."
Asked what makes Haynesworth so formidable, Dixon said: "He's big, fast strong. He's just gifted."
Another challenge for Herremans is not playing at all, then playing twice in 6 days, assuming his foot holds up and he starts again Sunday against the Giants.
"This week seems like it's taking forever, but I just keep in the back of my mind that I know next week's going to go real fast," Herremans said.
With Herremans returning and Max Jean-Gilles listed as questionable with a shoulder problem, Nick Cole will start at right guard instead of left. When or if you will see Stacy Andrews playing a significant role remains a question.
"He's getting there," coach Andy Reid said over the weekend, when asked about Andrews' progress. Offseason ACL surgery seems to have left him tentative.
"I thought he played well in the snaps he had last week. He is getting more familiar with the offense and feeling better, physically, as we go. It looks like he is more willing to stick that leg in the ground, which he was struggling to do before. We'll just see how he does this week."
Right tackle Winston Justice, meanwhile, joked about Cole's stubby 6-foot, 350-pound frame, when he was asked how things would be different for him with Cole replacing Jean-Gilles.
