The Eagles have placed 26-year old WR Steve Smith on the Injured Reserve List, ending his season due to a bone bruise in his left knee.  Smith played in 9 games for the Eagles this year and he caught 11 passes for 124 yards (11.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has now played in 55 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has caught 231 passes for 2,510 yards (10.9 avg) with 12 TD grabs.  The Giants knew that Smith had a bad knee when they signed him, so it’s no surprise that he’s being shut down for a knee problem.  He didn’t do much for  the Eagles this year, so they won’t miss him too much.

The Eagles have lost 26-year old safety Colt Anderson for the season due to a torn left ACL.  He played in 12 games for the Eagles this year and he had 11 tackles.  He has now played in 20 games in his first two years with the Eagles and he has 27 tackles.  Anderson was a core player on special teams for the Eagles, so he will be missed.

The Eagles have placed 26-year old linebacker Moise Fokou on the Injured Reserve List due to a ankle injury.  Fokou played in 11 games for the Eagles this year and he finished up with 22 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 2 tackles for a loss.  He has now played in 43 games in his first three years with the Eagles and he has 112 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries, 4 tackles for a loss and 4 passes defensed.  This will hurt the Eagles’ depth at linebacker and it will hurt the special teams.

31-year old QB Michael Vick is out for tomorrow night’s game against the Giants due to broken ribs.  He has played in 9 games for the Eagles so far this year and he has completed 181 of 300 passes (60.3%) for 2,193 yards with 11 TD passes and 11 INTs (79.8 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 65 times for 535 yards (8.2 ypc) so far this year.  28-year old Vince Young will get the start tomorrow night.  He has played in 2 games for the Eagles so far this year and he is 0 for 1 passing with 1 interception (0.0 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards this year.  Young has never played in a pass first offense, so he might not be up to the challenge.  Young has played in 56 games in his first six years in the NFL and he has completed 689 of 1,191 passes (57.9%) for 8,098 yards with 42 TD passes and 43 INTs (75.3 QB Rating).  Young has also carried the ball 265 times for 1,382 yards (5.2 ypc) with 12 TD runs so far in his career.  The Eagles might need Vince Young to start for a few weeks, so they need him to step up.

23-year old WR Jeremy Maclin is going to miss tomorrow’s game with the Giants due to shoulder and hamstring injuries.  Maclin has played in 9 games for the Eagles so far this year and he has caught 46 passes for 612 yards (13.3 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  24-year old Riley Cooper will replace Maclin in the starting lineup.  Cooper has played in 9 games for the Eagles this year but he has yet to catch a pass.  He played in 13 games last year for the Eagles and he caught 7 passes for 116 yards (16.6 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Eagles will also need Desean Jackson, Jason Avant and Steve Smith to step up too.

The Eagles will be without #3 CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie for the next 2-4 weeks due to a high ankle sprain.  He has played in 9 games for the Eagles so far this year and he has 20 tackles, 1 sack, 5 passes defensed and 1 tackle for a loss.  This is too bad for Rodgers-Cromartie as he has been upset about his P.T. so far this year.  It’s hard to move up the depth chart when you can’t run.

The Eagles have lost 26-year old DT Antonio Dixon for the rest of the season due to a torn left triceps.  Dixon played in 4 games for the Eagles this year and he had 4 tackles.  He has now played in 35 games in his first three years with the Eagles and he has 49 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 passes defensed and 5 tackles for a loss.  28-year old Mike Patterson and 26-year old Trevor Laws will have to pick up the pace with Dixon done for the year.  Patterson has played in 4 games for the Eagles this year and he has 7 tackles while Laws has played in 3 games and he has 7 tackles for the Eagles so far this year.  The Eagles have also re-signed 28-year old DT Derek Landri, who has one of the Eagles’ last cuts before the season opened.  He played in all 16 games for the Panthers last year and he had 43 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass defensed and 7 tackles for a loss.  Landri should be able to help the Eagles some inside.

31-year old QB Michael Vick got handed a concussion by his old team (the Falcons) in last Sunday Night’s game.  Therefore he is iffy for this weekend’s tilt against the Giants.  Vick has played in both of the Eagles games so far this year and he has completed 33 of 60 passes (55%) for 429 yards with 4 TD passes and 1 INT (93.0 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 17 times for 122 yards (7.2 ypc) so far this year.  With Vince Young still nowhere near to 100% with an ankle injury, 24-year old Mike Kafka will start against the Giants if Michael Vick isn’t cleared to play.  Kafka made his NFL debut against the Falcons last Sunday Night and he completed 7 of 9 passes (77.8%) for 72 yards without a TD pass or INT (100.0 QB Rating).  Kafka also carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards against the Falcons.  Head Coach Andy Reid has a lot of confidence in Kafka, but he’s still hoping that Vick will be ready to go this Sunday.

The Eagles have lost 33-year old DE Juqua Parker for the next few weeks due to a high ankle sprain.  Parker has played in 2 games for the Eagles so far this year and he has 2 tackles, 1 pass defensed and a fumble recovery that he returned 56 yards for a TD.  Parker has 30 sacks in his first 7 years with the Eagles.  He is a rotational lineman but the Eagles are still going to miss his pass rush ability.

The Eagles have placed 23-year old DE Brandon Graham on the PUP list as he continues to recover from microfracture surgery.  He will miss at least the first six games of the 2011 season.  He played in 13 games for the Eagles as a rookie last year and he had 13 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.  Graham showed glimpses of being a really good pass rusher as a rookie, so they hope he will recover 100% from his injury at some point in 2011.