GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Andy Reid figured something must have been wrong if old pal Brett Favre didn't say hello to him on the field after their game Monday night.

So the Philadelphia Eagles coach called Favre on Tuesday to make sure he was OK.

``I said, 'Yeah, one of your guys cheap-shotted me,' which is not true,'' Favre said. ``But he said, 'Yeah, he hit you pretty good.'''

Favre is still feeling the effects of the pinched nerve and possible slight concussion he sustained after he was hit hard in the Green Bay Packers' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Favre sat out most of practice Wednesday, but figures he'll be able to play against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.

``A little sore, but I'll be fine,'' said Favre, who has started an NFL quarterback record 245 straight games, including the playoffs.

Favre left the game after taking a hard hit from Eagles defensive lineman Juqua Thomas. He doesn't remember much about the play.

``I would like to tell you what happened, I got the you-know-what knocked out of me,'' Favre said. ``But I haven't seen the play yet.''

Favre had a headache after the game, and still had soreness in his neck and shoulder on Wednesday. And it still hurts when he turns his head a certain way.

He is listed as probable on the injury report.

``I know turning my head to the right, I can only go so far,'' Favre said. ``But fortunately, I'm looking that way when I throw. Most of the time. So we'll see.''

Favre said he might have had a slight concussion, but isn't certain.

``It's hard for me to diagnose that,'' Favre said. ``Because the only thing I remember is my right arm and neck were kind of going numb, which is, I don't know, a pinched nerve or whatever. But my head was ringing pretty good, too. It felt like I'd gotten smushed between two helmets.''

Favre participated in the walk-through portion of practice on Wednesday, but sat out team drills.

``I'm hopeful he'll go tomorrow,'' Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. ``He's just sore today.''

Favre said he spent time in the steam room Tuesday. But beyond that, he says there isn't much more he can do to help his injuries heal more quickly.

``You can't ice a pinched nerve and concussion,'' Favre said.

Favre didn't talk to reporters after the 31-9 loss to the Eagles - only in part because he wasn't feeling well.

``Under the circumstances, I really didn't feel like talking, not to mention how I felt physically too,'' Favre said. ``I think I was all there, but not there, if you know what I mean.''

Favre completed 22 of 44 passes for 205 yards before he was injured. The Packers held a 9-7 lead going into halftime, but the offense was shut out and the defense crumbled in the second half.

After four games, Favre said the Packers (1-3) are struggling to figure out what kind of team they want to be on offense.

``Could we call plays differently? Could we execute plays differently? Could we have played a lot better? I'm sure we're all at fault in this,'' Favre said. ``At this point, we are struggling to find our identity offensively. What can we do in certain situations? If we're up, can we pound the ball - before we could on third-and-long. Do we have a good third-and-long team? In the red zone, we're questionable right now. There are a lot of areas where there's some good execution and good things are happening, but we're not closing the deal.''

Under Mike Holmgren, Favre was used to throwing a lot of short passes and screens, and the running game took a back seat. The running game played a bigger role under Mike Sherman, but Favre said that became a disadvantage when they fell behind in games.

Now, Favre says, the Packers are stuck somewhere between. McCarthy wants to run the ball, but the team is struggling to do so.

``I think we're trying to do a little bit of both,'' Favre said. ``We're trying to establish the run, but not to the extent of hampering our offensive scoring. I know we're not scoring a lot of points, but at what point do you abandon the run and stick to the pass? I don't know. When you fall behind you have to start throwing.''

McCarthy said that even though the Packers have thrown the ball a lot in the first four games, they still want to base their offense on running.

``Our starting point will always be running the football,'' McCarthy said.

Favre and McCarthy are talking about ideas to improve the offense. But Favre said it's hard to put in new ideas when the team's younger players aren't consistently executing the plays they've already been taught.

``Great ideas are just that, great ideas,'' Favre said. ``I have them, too. Mike and I have discussed a lot of things I think we can do, then it comes down to can we protect on this play, can we do this or can we do that?''

Favre is patient, but running out of time.

``I understand completely we can't throw too much out there for our guys right now, because we're not really executing what we're putting in front of them now,'' Favre said. ``At times, yeah. At other times, no. Once again, our schedule just gets tougher and we have to be good at what we do.''

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