Sure, the Eagles pulled off another one of their trademark moves in the Takeo Spikes trade, making a necessary defensive upgrade with a "name" player that likely has a few more good seasons in him (a la Jevon Kearse).
But lost in the shuffle is the acquisition of Kelly Holcomb. He's 3-4 as a starter in the NFL, but the Baker Bowl remembers him best from that snowy, ridiculous Browns-Steelers playoff game in 2003. It was the only time Holcomb would ever take the field for Cleveland, but he made it count. Well, almost.
The Browns lost 36-33 when they couldn't stop the clock to try for a game-tying field goal, but Holcomb threw 429 yards with 3 TDs and 1 interception. The winning QB was Tommy Maddox, of all people. And how was Holcomb rewarded for this breakout performance in such a high-pressure situation? He was shipped off to Buffalo, of course, to get garbage time whenever the Bills could no longer endure the sight of J.P. Losman's airborne turd bombs.
My point is that the Eagles front office is very shrewd; they are quietly preparing for the inevitable Donovan McNabb injury with this move.
Kelly Holcomb, the late-season savior of the Philadelphia Eagles? Stranger things have happened.
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