Oh That Wacky NFL

So how many of you tuned in at half time on Sunday to see the Philadelphia Eagles score and say 'WHAT THE HELL!!!' Tell the truth, don't lie. I'll admit it. I'm one of the people that watched that game and was absolutely blown away by Donovan McNabb, and the Eagles' performance on Sunday.

The most surprising thing was that Kevin Curtis went off like a rocket. In the preseason I had a feeling that he would be the best receiver in Philly, yet through the first two weeks of the season he had done exactly jack squat. Then Sunday against a Detroit Lions' Defense that looked completely inept and lost out there, McNabb, Curtis, and Westbrook put on an offensive show in the world's most hideous looking uniforms. I've seen NASCAR race jackets that were less annoying than those things.

Another wrinkle that the Eagles threw at us on Sunday was that Westbrook had the possibility of not even playing on Sunday. If you had to set your lineup early or just had healthier options on your bench chances are you missed out on all of those fantasy points put up by those 3 Eagles. I know I had Curtis benched in all the leagues I have him in. Which is like four leagues in all. The one league I had Westbrook I had him started, only because I didn't have access to a computer over the weekend.

So what can we expect from the Eagles offense heading forward? Is it going to be common place that McNabb will put up respectable numbers each week and help out Curtis, and Westbrook? Current wisdom would suggest that this is most likely a flash in the pan show of greatness, and that you shouldn't chase the box scores. Derek Andersen lit up the Bengals 2 weeks ago, and struggled some against the Raiders last week. I know some people sat down some good quarterbacks, to start Andersen based on the Cincinnati game.

If you drafted Westbrook and McNabb as your number ones at their position, you shouldn't hesitate to start them. (As of this writing Westbrook is Day to Day with an abdominal strain.) However, the question comes to Curtis. If you have other under-performing wideouts (see: Evans, Lee) then go ahead and start Curtis. If you have solid WRs, don't hesitate to leave Curtis on your bench. It is highly unlikely he'll put up another 220 yards with 3 TDs again.