Westbrook not being there was not the issue. Nor was McNabb.
What killed the Eagles was this. Injuries on O-line and at LB. When you are forced to have to go out and sign a player who didn't even play last year.....and put him in at MLB...you got issues.
Most folks forget Philly played alot this year with major injuries. Loss of Shawn Andrews and S.Bradley in camp hurt them right away. Then the loss of Westbrook didn't help. They also were using their backup Center for this game.
Its time for change in Philly. Time to once again clear out some of the old guard to make room for the new.
Key off players are there: Maclin and Jackson at Wr, Celek at Te, and McCoy at Rb. I think it is time to sh!t or get off the pot with Kolb. Then draft some solid O-line OTs and Centers.
Then once again you need LB depth and Cb Depth. Sheldon Brown is wearing down quickly.
As for McNabb, he was not the cause of the failure. But it is time to let him go. He costs way too much money, and if they trade him now...they get value for him rather than let him walk as a FA at the end of next year. There are some Qb needy teams out there - Washington, Seattle, Carolina...Arizona if Warner retires, Minnesota if Favre retires, Buffalo, Cleveland, Jacksonville, San Francisco...are all options.