Does the hospital serve Chunky soup?

The original Philly Mac (no offense Jim McMahon, but you're a Bear in my mind) has elected to have surgery, likely shutting it down for the rest of the season. To me, it's seven weeks and four losses too late. Why Donovan McNabb didn't have the surgery after the Dallas game is beyond me. He'd be coming back right now, in time for the stretch run.

After watching yesterday's game, it is clear to me that a healthy Mike McMahon is better than an injured McNabb. If he'd have had the surgery after week five, McNabb would be coming back to a 6-4 team. Instead, the Birds are 4-6 and McNabb is out for the season.

As if losing the Chunky soup man for the final stretch wasn't bad enough, the Eagles will also be without All-Pro cornerback Lito Sheppard. After a weird collision with the Giants' Plaxico Burress, Sheppard was carted off the field and will require surgery on a sprained ankle. This won't help the Birds' secondary which has already let up 17 TDs this season after allowing only 16 all of last year.