Thoughts, Thoughts, and Mo Thoughts

INJURIES

Sounds like Westy will play on Sunday. That is great news. We need him for this game. L.J. Smith is also projected to play. That would be great. He played well in the 33-25 win over Washington last season.

Shawn Andrews and Kevin Curtis are out. DE Victor Abiamiri finally got on the field. He only did some light practicing, but that's a great sign. Adding Victor to the D-line rotation can only help. His wrist will still need some more time before it is 100 percent.


DAVID AKERS

We're all frustrated with Green Akers, but the case isn't as open and shut as most fans would like it to be. Last year he was 2 of 10 from 40-49 yards. That was bad. We knew it. So did the coaches and David.

He did something about it. Akers got in great shape in the offseason. His leg has looked stronger this year. His kickoffs have been deeper than in the recent past. Prior to Sunday he looked terrific on FGs.

On Sunday he missed FGs of 47 and 50 yards. Fans saw this as 2007 all over again. Yesterday coach Rory Segrest explained that Akers missed the other night because he's still adjusting to improved leg strength. Segrest said that Akers adjusted his kicks because he thought the wind would affect them, then kicked the balls so hard that the wind didn't move them and they missed.

Is Segrest BS'ing us? I don't think so. Akers really nailed both kicks. The 47 yd'er hit the upright at the last minute. A yard closer and that ball is almost certain to go in.

The way I look at it Akers is on probation. Let's see what he does from here on out. Maybe he is done in terms of long FGs. Maybe not. A bad start doesn't mean the whole season will go that way. Unfortunately we'll all be nervous until DA hits some 40-yd kicks.


2ND HALF STRUGGLES

I get a lot of questions about this. I'm not sure exactly what is going on. One thing that a lot of people overlook is defensive adjustments by the other team. Those coaches and players get paid too. As fun as it is to blame the Eagles you have to occasionally give credit to the other team...as long as it isn't Dallas.


EARLY GAME

Thank god we play at 1pm on Sunday. Monday night, 415pm, and Sunday night the last 3 weeks. That has been killing me. I hate the wait. I look forward to switching from ESPN's pre-game coverage right over to Fox to watch the game. Unfortunately I think we get Joe Buck this week. He's one of my least favorite human beings. The good news is Troy Aikman is good to listen to. Let's just hope they have something positive to talk about with regard to our performance.
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