LANDOVER, Md. - Halapoulivaati Vaitai stood with his back to reporters as he finished getting dressed in the visitors' locker room at FedEx Field. His shirt had the number 72 emblazoned in the middle with the words "QUIET ONE" above it.
The rookie was the last person who would have been expected to second-guess Doug Pederson's decision to give him little help early in the Eagles' 27-20 loss to the Redskins on Sunday. Vaitai benefited from the initial decision to start him at right tackle, of course, but he is prideful and in no position to question a head coach.