How the mighty have fallen: Donovan McNabb benched for Rex Grossman

The Donovan McNabb trade is looking better and better for the Eagles every week. According to multiple sources on Twitter, the Redskins have decided to bench McNabb and start Rex Grossman in his place in their Week 15 game against the Cowboys. With the way McNabb has played this season, its really not all that surprising that the Redskins would look to bench him, but do they really think Rex Grossman is a better quarterback?

Given how McNabb and Michael Vick have played this season, I don't think any Eagles fan can argue that the Birds traded McNabb at the right time. I for one don't miss the bounce passes he used to throw to the wide receivers.

Shawn Andrews signs with Giants

Looks like we might be seeing the Big Kid in Philly once again.

In a surprising move, the Giants have signed former Eagle Shawn Andrews. As you may recall, the Eagles, finally fed up with his shenanigans, released the enigmatic former Pro Bowler back in February after he played only two games over the last two seasons. With plenty of questions surrounding whether he even wanted to play football, the Eagles were wise to dump Andrews and move on.

While there is no guarantee that he makes the Giants roster, if Andrews comes in with his head on straight and if he's healthy, he has the ability to be a good player in the league once again. Of course, the chances of that happening are slim but the Giants must feel that he's worth taking a flier on. While I wish Andrews the best and hope his depression issues are a thing of the past, I'm not about to start rooting for a player that signs with the Giants.

Former Eagle Brian Westbrook signs with the Niners

He has been without a job since the Eagles released him back in February but he finally has caught on with a new team: Brian Westbrook has signed with the 49ers. Given the recent retirement of backup running back Glen Coffee, signing with San Francisco makes a ton of sense for Westbrook, who will be a great compliment to Frank Gore as a third down back. Given Gore's injury history, Westbrook might even be the feature back for a few games this season. It will certainly be interesting to see how much he has left in the tank.

The Eagles will take on the Niners on October 10th in a Sunday Night game. While it won't have quite the same intrigue as the Redskins games, it'll definitely be a nice subplot to the season.