All on McNabb...Again

Great article by John Smallwood about the prospects for the 2008 Eagles and the “preparations” they’ve made for a championship run.

 

How you see the article (and the Eagles this year) depends on whether you accept Smallwood’s premise that “The Eagles' championship

aspirations for 2008 lie almost exclusively on McNabb returning to the form he had in 2004 when the Birds went 13-3 and advanced to the Super Bowl.”

 

Are the Eagles, especially on offense, still counting on #5 to carry them all the way? And if so, what does that say (or not say) about Kevin Kolb?

 

Smallwood’s analysis: “The problems are that after his serious injuries, McNabb is not individually capable of being that player, and in lieu of that, the Eagles have not upgraded enough things around him to make up the difference. The debate about whether it is McNabb or the receivers is moot. What is clear is that at a time in his career when McNabb needs great receivers, he only has good ones.”

 

Could the coaches and front-office improved the situation? Probably.