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It was throwback day down in Philly the for the once high-flying Philadelphia Eagles. But don't think uniform changes here, the Eagles were back to sporting the wares that truly matter. Behind what has to rate as one of the more trying week's of his nine-year career, star quarterback Donovan McNabb and the Eagles' responded to all the haters to the tune of eight offensive touchdowns in thrashing the up until then undefeated Detroit Lions 56-21. But don't get it twisted here, if this outing truly comes to be saluted as the week that changes Philly's season, ultimately it will be remembered as much for what didn't take place as anything that did inside Lincoln Financial Stadium. In the end, the Eagles' onslaught was as much about absolution as execution. All week long, McNabb seemed to be trying to tell the world just who Donovan McNabb is. And on Sunday, we all clearly saw the winner in him. Four touchdown passes and 381-yards later, the Philadelphia Eagles not only had a victory but an identity with which to bolster it. If ever Donovan McNabb demonstrated to one and all this is his team and he was done with quietly hearing all the talk about his ability to effectively lead it, his five straight touchdowns opening performance this was that time. But this wasn't a moment the depths of which played out solely on Sunday. Nor was it a time born in the days leading to star quarterback Jon Kitna and his Detroit Lions' arrival in Philly or even the countless hours McNabb and his mates spent prepping in training camp. No, this was a sequence shaped months earlier. One that took place not on the field of battle, but in an HBO studio. Think about it, rather you share his views or not you have to admit McNabb's bold, quite public declaration about the trials and tribulations he yet faces in being an African-American quarterback served to somehow liberate him. McNabb told the world of his struggles and his never-ending drive to overcome them. Then on Sunday, his that experience took on a life all of its own. And with it, may have come new life for his most resilient Eagles.
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