MCNABB HEADING FOR ELWAY'S FATE?


My beloved Eagles have now reached their 3rd straight NFC championship, and for the second year in a row at home. On the plus side from last year is that the Eagles have a healthy McNabb, playing at the top of his game. On the minus side, they also enter the game without their gamebreaking scatback (Westbrook), top linebacker (Emmons), half their defensive line rotation, and with their best corner (Vincent) banged up.


Which means in a odd way they currently resemble a late-80s Broncos team, one with a do-everything QB with a so-so supporting cast on offense (substitute Staley, Pinkston et al. for Gerald Wilhite, Vance Johnson and co.) and a good, but not great defense led by a hard-hitting safety (substitute Dawkins for Steve Atwater) who because the front 7 isn't dominant has to make more than his share of tackles. The result I believe will be quite similar. McNabb will heroically lift the Eagles over the hump to the Super Bowl, only for them to get soundly beat by a more-complete team led by a stingy defense (the Patriots, with Tom Brady playing the role of Phil Simms). I hope I am right this Sunday and wrong SuperBowl Sunday. After all, the long suffering fans of Philadelphia are long overdue.