The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... It's late March, training camp still is 4 months away, and everybody involved in the McCoy contract negotiations is relatively optimistic that an extension will get done before the Eagles report to Lehigh in July for two-a-days.

Diehards Line:So wrote Daily News columnist Paul Domowitch before conceding it's still possible the situation could drag on for a while. And what if it does? Would McCoy let that affect him the same way DeSean Jackson let his contract situation affect his attitude and performance last season? Domowitch's sense is no. He feels McCoy is better equipped emotionally than Jackson to keep contract matters from consuming him. ... We agree. Of greater interest to us is still the fact that Reid acknowledged this week that he and OC Marty Mornhinweg probably need to lighten McCoy's workload a bit this season. McCoy had 321 touches last season, including 273 rushing attempts. His touch total was the fourth highest in the league behind Maurice Jones-Drew (386), Ray Rice (367) and Arian Foster (331). Even if that doesn't diminish, is it a bit much to expect McCoy to match his 2011 touchdown total ()? Stay tuned. We'll continue to follow this one closely.