Philadelphia Eagles preview
Philadelphia Eagles 2008 Preview ReportJuly 23, 2008
Its energy is palpable. It’s coming from Lincoln Financial Field––The Linc, if you will––and trickling out all over the City of Brotherly Love. People feel it walking down Market Street. The row house occupants on the west side can sense it. It’s there on every step leading up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Funny thing is, no one knows its there, yet everyone is acknowledging it. Huh?
The guy in line at Geno’s Steaks is acknowledging it when he pontificates about Donovan McNabb’s future with the team. The broker walking down Broad Street relaying Brian Dawkins rumors into his cell phone is also acknowledging it. So are the construction workers debating whether Tra Thomas or Jon Runyan––both in their mid-30s––is most worthy of being re-signed once their contract expires at the end of this season. Even the students at Villanova who are following the career of soon-to-be-29-year-old alum Brian Westbrook are acknowledging it.
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