Brian Westbrook Must Always Have His Eyes On DeMarcus Ware

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Usually Brian Westbrook is the man being spied upon. In fact, the NFC East foes of the Eagles have adopted the saying of "twenty-two eyes on No. 36," because of what he can do to a team if not properly accounted for.

But this week, it will be Westbrook who does the spying. No matter where DeMarcus Ware goes, Westbrook must follow him and make sure he can't get his hands on Donovan McNabb.

Andy Reid's balance from last week's game against the Giants will most likely disappear because he feels more comfortable passing the ball with Westbrook blocking for McNabb, so B-West will have to do just that. And he'll be doing it often because McNabb will probably be asked to throw 35-40 times.

Everyone would love to see Westbrook and McCoy rush the ball a combined 35 to 40 times, but it's unlikely to happen. Therefore, the main focus falls on protecting your quarterback. In order to do that, Westbrook must be allowed to move to whichever side Ware happens to be prowling that particular play.

Ware is a guy that Wade Phillips likes to move around and use in different places on the field, so keeping track of him may be a chore on its own.

But instead of keeping Westbrook on a certain side of the formation in order to block, say on the weak side, he simply has to be allowed to follow Ware, no matter which side of the field he is on.

Jason Peters is struggling as of late, allowing two sacks this past Sunday. Winston Justice, though playing fairly well this season, is not ready to handle Ware on his own. It's not a jab at either tackle, but there's not one single player in the league who can handle Ware by themselves.

Westbrook is a fantastic pass-blocker, and with his help the Eagles offense should be able to shut Ware out of the game entirely.

Ware is the key to this offense either crumbling or succeeding, and both teams know that. The rest of that Dallas defense is not overly impressive, so containing Ware should allow the Eagles to have their way.

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