By GEOFF MOSHER • For the Courier-Post • August 23, 2010

Sims, the starting weak-side linebacker, wasn't credited with a tackle in one half of work. Both he and Reid were surprised to see the goose egg on the sheet after the game. But after film review, both were relieved by what they saw.

"I thought he played a heck of a game," Reid said. "He is a tempo setter and he's always right around the ball. There were a lot of times where (Stewart) Bradley was running free because Ernie absorbed either a lineman or a fullback or a tight end. He's a physical guy."

Sims, a 2006 first-round pick of the Lions, came over to the Eagles in an off-season trade. During camp, an impressed defensive coordinator Sean McDermott referred to his new weapon as a shark in the water.

"After the game, I wasn't disappointed, but the type of player that I am, I want my name to be heard out there," Sims said. "And it wasn't heard. But every play I did my job and I was pretty physical at the point of attack and I did not have any MAs (missed assignments) out there.

"When I got a chance to watch the film, it made me feel a little bit better, but it's still not where I want to be. When it comes game time, game one, I want to be on my Ps and Qs."

Sims, who made a name for himself during camp by consistently drilling offensive players in noncontact drills, seemed enthused and jealous about the crippling hit doled out by Bradley that left Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco woozy and confused.

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