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Reid lit into the team Wednesday at the morning meeting and let everyone know that not only was the season on the line, there were jobs on the line. "I guess he felt his normal mild-mannered self wasn't working," linebacker Omar Gaither said. "With Coach Reid, when the volume goes up and he starts turning red, you start paying a little more attention."

Chionni and Cionni spent 17 days in the hospital. They came home on Sunday, May 13 - Mothers Day. Brian and Connie obtained a electronic monitor to track Cionni's breathing, and in those awful moments when Cionni seemed to forget to breathe, Brian would have to stimulate her somehow - shake her gently, wiggle her foot - until she'd let out a tiny noise, half-grunt, half-gasp.

It was as if the little girl, for a few seconds, were no longer alive ... until her father brought her back.

"It was very, very terrifying," he said.

"He'll be ready to go here," Reid said. "He already has that in his mind of how he's going to handle this whole thing. He's kind of got it mapped out.

"One thing you've got with Dawk is he's very dedicated and keeps himself in great shape. He'll do that. He'll have himself ready to go for next year."

It is an issue that first reared its head during the turbulent season of 2005, then revisited this year when the team accidentally paid Westbrook a $3 million roster bonus twice, money Westbrook was slow to give back in a financial tug-of-war that dragged on for months....

Reportedly seeking a five-year contract in the $27 million range, Westbrook was all-but forced to sign a one-year restricted free agent tender of $1.43 million in June of '05.

To get you ready for Week 15, FanHouse is previewing all 16 NFL games. Here is your Philadelphia Eagles/Dallas Cowboys preview.

2007 Records:

Philadelphia Eagles: 5-8 (4th in NFC East)
Dallas Cowboys: 12-1 (NFC East Champions)

Last Week
Giants 16, Eagles 13
Cowboys 28, Lions 27.

Why We Care: When you put the Eagles and Cowboys on the field together, the name of Terrell Owens is on everyone's lips. Owens would love nothing more than to go off on his old team. T.O. is still in the smack talking news, except with former Cowboys receiver Keyshawn Johnson. Oh, and Donovan McNabb is (supposedly) back for this one. It's an NFC East thang, baby!

"We're trying to win, so it depends. If I'm needed to be out there, I'll be out there. If not, then we'll have the leeway to work another week. We're just playing it by ear right now."

"There's always going to be questions about the situation, was it great adjustments at halftime or what," Dawkins said. "But the bottom line is, we didn't make the plays we needed to make to win that game.... I was giving them a whole bunch of credit for making halftime adjustments.... It's troublesome," Dawkins said. "I don't know how different to say it-it bothers me. But there's nothing I can do about it at this point. It doesn't do me any good to rant and rave about it."

Wilson[, on vacation,] was on his cellphone, talking with a buddy, when he got word that the three-time Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowler was ready to sign a five-year, $33 million extension, including $15.3 million in signing and roster bonuses.... Talk about a shutdown safety. Wilson shut down his vacation four days into a planned 17-day retreat and returned home in a bid to raise his game and finally reach the playoffs this season in Arizona.