Game Girl

I have no idea which team is going to show up for tonight's re-match with the Eagles. The team who totally dominated the Eagles back in early October during their first meeting...or the team who went out with a fizzle before the bye week with a loss to Detroit. That loss, by the way, looks even more depressing now, doesn't it? Yikes!

In any event, the fact that Donovan McNabb's agent is in town to supposedly garner a contract extention for his client today may signal that the turmoil and messiness surrounding McNabb's benching is firmly in the rearview. Or, it could just be a smoke screen, designed to get the monkey off Shanahan's back before another nationally-televised game tonight. Maybe they send the guy packing after the lights go out at Fed Ex Field tonight, and McNabb continues to play in the limbo-land he's been in for some time now.

Who ever knows with this team? For a while, as you know, I was so optimistic about our team, our leadership, our mojo, if you will. But now, I'm back to the basics -- feeling nervous, anxious and downright baffled about who this team is and what they are capable of. Back to crossing my fingers, closing my eyes, cringing, and yelling at the TV.

What I do know for sure is this: we've had a history of laying major eggs on national TV in the past few years. Those shellackings against Baltimore and Pittsburg still sting, don't they? So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that tonight looks better. That our team comes to play. That McNabb has finally "grasped the offense", whatever that means.

Please, let's not get embarrassed again in front of millions tonight!