a) the oline is fine
b) trotter is compltely done and washed up
c) mcnabb CLEARLY isnt failing because the rest of the team is failing. It's pretty evident through last year and this year it's the other way around.

If #5 can get them to the playoffs, perhaps a reprieve and they get a do over next year.  (I mean, we all know even if they sneak in at 9-7 they aren't going more than a game or two in, right?)

If he does not get them to a wild card, especially if he doesn't play well, I'm afraid that his career in Philly is done.

(I say I'm afraid, because unlike a lot of people, I'm a Donovan McNabb fan, still.  It's all about expectations, of course: if McNabb had played the very good game that Feeley played and made the several key mistakes that Feeley did -- the two INTs as well as the underthrown ball to Curtis when #80 had the Pats backup CB beaten by several steps that would have put the Iggles up 35-24 -- everyone would be focusing on how he couldn't get the job done when it counted.  Nothing wrong with expectations: McNabb is supposed to play better than he has been this year, but let's be realistic, A. J. Feeley isn't the second coming, haven't we been through this before?  Didn't he get a chance to start in Miami and it didn't work out real well?  Not to say that he isn't potentially a starting QB in the NFL, but if McNabb's time in Philly is almost done, then the future isn't Feeley, it is, of course, Kevin Kolb.)

(Ends much longer comment then originally intended.)

Now while I don't think bledsoe and mcnabb should ever be mentioned even in the same sentence, I do think my friend has a point.  I think this team is talented, and it takes someone like garcia or feeley to truly realize it.  I just think this is the second time that the team rallies behind a quarterback other than mcnabb.  It's telling me something.

In all honesty, I say we start mcnabb the rest of this year and then see if he fully heals next year.  If he still isn't playing well, get rid of him.

Although if we traded him now we could probably get more for him, and chicago would definitely give us a first round pick for him...

There are several phenominal QBs playing backup right now that got picked in later rounds because they didn't have the buzz and the promotional machine of their schools behind them.

Most people I've heard on Philly sports radio comment that A.J. is ready to fill in or merely "bridge the gap" until Kolb can take over (which most people assume is next season)

I totally disagree...what do we really know about Kolb?  Nothing...he seemed to do well in pre-season...but that is preseason.  I don't think anyone can truely say that they are sure and excited that Kolb is the future.

I think that the Eagles have a QB RIGHT NOW which can give them several years of success. Sports commentators and analysts refuse to entertain arguments that A.J. could be a better QB in this system than McNabb.

Top 10 observations (Think about each of these for a minute), why AJ is a long term solution:

A.J. Feeley came off the bench and went toe-to-toe with the best QB ever.  For much of the game, Feeley had a BETTER RATING than Brady (and did not have the superstar receivers Brady does).

A.J. had incredible accuracy.  This is not a fluke.  He came in in 2002 and went 4-1.  Miami was the wrong situation for a QB like Feeley, but Philly seems to compliment him.

A.J. is better suited to the system.  He gets rid of the ball quickly, a key to the West Coast Offense.  

McNabb has never been wired to get rid of the ball quickly, but used to be able to make plays with his feet.  Remember the comments "the way to beat Donovan is to keep him in the pocket" in 2000-2002.  His injuries stole his mobility, his ability to "buy time".  

After 2002, McNabb made up for his noticable loss of mobility with the addition of T.O.  He couldn't "buy time" with his feet, but he could throw less than perfect passes to a great receiver and not have to spend time taking two or three looks down field.

The Eagles will never have great pass protection under this system.  It looked like A.J. had great protection against the Pats (and the line did have a better than average performance), but AJ held the ball for far less time than McNabb does.  Do you change the whole system, or change one player?

The McNabb supporters say that if we gave him the right weapons, he can be great again.  AJ went up against the best team in NFL history with the same weapons McNabb struggled with, and nearly made history...the players respond better to his approach.  Is a player really better if you have to surround him with great players to have him play to his old form?

I don't think McNabb is washed up, I just think his game has changed and no longer works with the system. He may thrive somewhere else, but not here.

Andy Reid needs to get over his ego because he brought McNabb to Philadelphia and go with a less conservative choice.  Most people in New England never thought a sixth round pick could be a starter, but Bill Belichick went with the un-orthodox choice when Drew Bledsoe was struggling...now Tom Brady is possibly the best QB in the history of the NFL...

AJ responds well to pressure, McNabb struggles with it.  Look at McNabb's stats in the three NFC championship games and the Super Bowl...now compare those stats with his regular season play. He plays far worse in the "big games", when he's not throwing up in the huddle.  AJ thrives on pressure and plays better football in those high-pressure games.

There are many more reasons...but think about these...why could Feeley not the starter?
I have not heard a single reason WHY McNabb is a better QB.  Howard Eskin LOVES to say McNabb is a better QB, but can give no reason as to why...

Feeley should never have thrown that pass on 2nd and 4, but considering three interceptions with that many passing plays is an accomplishment.  

That play have been a run to WestBrook...bad (horrible) play call on Reid's part...Feeley was put in a bad spot on that one, but should have thrown it away.

In spite of the loss, he made this team play several levels above where they have been all season.

Sunday night was different.  They asked Feeley to make some plays and he performed very well.  He had a quick release and was very accurate in his throws.  The antithesis of McNabb this season.

I am also growing convinced that the team plays better with someone other than McNabb as the quarterback.  It's too bad, because, based on what I see in the media, I really like how McNabb handles his business.

I also continue to believe that McNabb has both the physical skills (although he won't be back to his old self I think he'll get more healthy than he has been this season) and the decision making ability to be very successful in this league.

Reid has the perfect opportunity here to go with Feeley under the premise that McNabb is not 100% healthy.  If Feeley continues to perform (not a given in my mind), he can say that he doesn't want to go away from the hot hand.  Unfortunately, that will spell the end of McNabb's days in Philadelphia.

So, here's a reluctant vote to go with an inferior quarterback and potentially end the Philadelphia career of one of the all-time great Eagles.

P.S.  Despite giving up a lot of yards and a lot of points, the defense looked great on Sunday - aggressive and vicious.  It was more than the scheme, they came with a different attitude.