Whose Eagles? Not My Eagles...

Really failing to find the words to describe how I'm feeling right now. In case you missed it, the Philadelphia Eagles traded Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins. You know, the Redskins that are right down I-95. The same Redskins the Eagles share a division with and play not just once, but twice per year. The very Redskins that just added two-time Super Bowl champion Head Coach Mike Shanahan.

Andy Reid now hands over the team to Kevin Kolb, who's thrown 130 passes in his entire career and hadn't thrown a touchdown until this past season when McNabb was injured. Presumably, Michael Vick stays on as backup, a role he will undoubtedly be thrilled with.

Which begs to ask the question: Whose Eagles are these?

It was just two years ago when Brian Dawkins was crawling out of the tunnel and bringing the crowd to its feet. Fast forward to today when the Eagles roster no longer includes McNabb, Dawkins, Brian Westbrook, and Sheldon Brown. My Eagles are gone. They claim this is not a rebuilding process. One thing is for sure though, they are much younger. The starting running back is coming off his rookie year, as is the number two wide-out Jeremy Maclin. DeSean Jackson is only entering his third year and Kolb, in his fourth year, experience wise is basically a rookie.

While I hate to see McNabb go, I understand where the Eagles were coming from. He had a decade to win there and was given every opportunity to do so. Five conference championship games is nothing to hang your head at, but ultimately he was unable to win the big one. I'm not going to miss wide-open receivers getting balls thrown at their feet. My gripe is dealing him to a very solid and division opponent in Washington. When the trade speculation included the Oakland Raiders and talks of Nnamdi Asomugha coming back in return, I was ecstatic. But a couple of draft picks, nothing of huge significance, leaves something to be desired.

It took intestinal fortitude to make a move like this and I commend Andy Reid for that. If he truly turns the page on the past and re-invents himself as a Head Coach with Kolb then this could be a success. However if the same old conservative Andy trots out there, there's going to be hell to pay.