Look, I'd Still Rather Have McNabb, But...

I think this is just what this team needs right now:

"Not taking anything away from how we were prior to me stepping in the huddle, because Donovan has his own way of approaching the game, and I appreciate and respect everything that he has been able to do and how he leads this team," Garcia said. "But we are different in certain ways, and I feel like for myself, there's more of an urgency. I feel like I have a sense of wanting to get in and out of the huddle, get to the line of scrimmage.

"I want to see what the defense is doing. I want to have a certain mentality within this offense that is aggressive, and that is an attack sort of mode. That's just how I approach the game, and hopefully that can rub off on guys in a positive way. Hopefully, we can reignite this offense to where they were playing just a few short weeks ago. I think it's all very capable within this team. There's definitely the tools... and it's just a matter of us clicking together and putting it together on the field."

This is why I've been saying that I favor Garcia starting this week.  Not because I've seen anything in practice or have any basis for comparison from a football standpoint, but because Garcia is a fiery guy who knows he doesn't have many chances left.  Those guys can be dangerous.

Two more things.  Reid has his defense practicing in pads this week.  Good.  Although not sure how important that's going to be this week in the All-Finesse Bowl.

Also, today's Rod Hood update:

Safety Brian Dawkins provided a one-word answer when asked whether he was surprised that cornerback Rod Hood did not play against Tennessee: "Yeah."