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SPECIAL TO THE TIMES PHILADELPHIA "" Remember just after the Eagles lost to Arizona in last year's NFC Championship Game and team president Joe Banner went into his definition of insanity.

The person least likely to believe Tracy White would make an impact on the Eagles' defense was Tracy White.

San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith suffers an unhappy landing after being thrown to the turf by Eagles end Juqua Parker.

The Eagles' offense appears to be good enough for a February meeting in Miami. Is the defense good enough? When the Eagles started this journey in the searing heat of summer, the defense was the perceived strength of the team.

On a Tuesday afternoon in mid-December, a 6-foot-3, 267-pound NFL defensive end found himself fully immersed in a serious game.

The decision on when Brian Westbrook returns to playing is still very much up in the air, but all signs point to the Eagles running back not being ready to play against the 49ers in four days.

This should be a great time to be Leonard Weaver and Jason Avant. Both are having breakout years.

Eagles defensive end Trent Cole, shown here tackling Giants running back Brandon Jacobs on Sunday night, was fined $15,000 for punching center Shaun O'Hara on the Giants' last offensive play of the game.

Andy Reid said he's likely to "break out the mats" for a little refresher on tackling fundamentals when the Eagles resume practice tomorrow.

The Eagles currently have $5.83 million in cap space and there is a significant salary cap deadline approaching.

Terrell Owens was looking for someone to play Santa Claus at his Catch-A-Dream Foundation 81 Family Fun Day this holiday season.

If this looks and feels at all familiar, well, it should. Very familiar, in fact, because the Eagles are exactly where they were a year ago, at 5-3 and trailing someone else in the NFC East.

Jason Babin: Tony Romo would have had nightmares of the Eagles' defensive end in his sleep this morning if he still wasn't having nightmares about T.O. Babin was a big key behind the Eagles' defensive effort, which overall, wasn't too shabby.

Eagle's defensive end Jason Babin gets an arm on Dallas quarterback Tony Romo in the first quarter.

HAPPY Eagles run the ball effectively, as they have the past few weeks, their offensive players are eager to tell you how much of a difference balance makes, how it pushes defenses back on their heels.

How many times have you heard that Trent Cole's motor never stops running? That seems to be the stock quote about the Eagles' fifth-year defensive end.

Philadelphia's Jason Babin was charged with a 15-yard penalty on this tackle against Giants quarterback Eli Manning at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Eagles' Chris Clemons and Jason Babin sack New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Philadelphia, Sunday, Nov.

Eagles defensive end Trent Cole plays every game the same way with a singular ferocity.

Will Witherspoon is an aberration. Over the course of the last decade, it has been rare for Eagles defensive newcomers to step right in and make a difference.