What about Bob?

The Eagles will be one of the more interesting teams to watch in free agency, because they have a number of holes to fill. They need a big-time receiver, although Randy Moss is the only one available, and he might be re-signed by New England any minute now.

There's talk of adding a big-time cornerback; Asante Samuel's name has been brought up.

And they can never have enough pass rushers.

But this much is certain, according to Eagles president Joe Banner: Free agency will be over in the blink of an eye. At least as far as the marquee names are concerned.

"My own opinion is, there's going to be a very, very short market this year,'' Banner said. "It's not to say there aren't any opportunities out there, but I think you're going to see the market accelerated . . . the second tier of free agency, where maybe that kicked in 2 weeks into free agency in the past, maybe you're going to see it kicking in 3 to 5 days into free agency this year.''