"As far as how we play the guys and who we play this week, I haven't finalized that," Reid said. "I'm looking at that now.
"You've got to look at what's at stake injury-wise if you play them. Some guys need the play time and some guys need the rest time. I've got to look at who those guys are and what situations I put them in."
I admit that I have never been a big proponent of resting guys to get ready for the playoffs.
I think football is a game of rhythm.
It is a risk to assume that a large group of players will instantly be cohesive again after sitting out a game.
I did not like it in 2001 when the Eagles were locked into a home playoff game against Tampa Bay in the wild-card round, and Reid sat virtually the entire starting unit for a season-ending game in Tampa Bay.
I really didn't like it in 2004 when the Eagles had clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs with two regular-season games to go.
Reid sat out several key players for those final two games - both losses.
It wasn't that the Eagles basically gave away a chance to post a remarkable 15-1 record.
It was because with a bye in the playoffs, several Eagles didn't take a meaningful snap for nearly a month.
Obviously, Reid made the correct call since the Eagles advanced to the NFC Championship Game in 2001 and the Super Bowl in 2004.
This time, I would be all for the coach sitting out whoever he wants against Dallas.
In fact, if I'm Reid, Kevin Kolb is starting at quarterback for Michael Vick - who was, again, beat up in the loss to Minnesota.
Kolb will be throwing to tight end Clay Harbor and receivers Riley Cooper and Chad Hall.
He'll be handing off to running back Jerome Harrison, who will be hoping that offensive linemen Nick Cole, King Dunlap and Reggie Wells can open some holes for him.
