Is Brian Westbrook carrying the EAGLES this season?

Let's ask ourselves where would the Eagles be if God forbid something were to happen to Brian Westbrook. Could they make it without him? I am honestly starting to think that they wouldn't. It is quite obvious that they are dependent on him, I believe I had read somewhere that they feel the need to keep him as "fresh" as possible if they want to have a chance to make it into the post season. Now if that is not showing dependency then i don't know what is!

Brian Westbrook had his career high game last night against Miami he rushed for 148 yards on 32 carries! With his previous high being 141 in the wild card round against the Giants last season. With this yet another awesome game for Westbrook he is well on his way in his march towards the greatest season for a running back in Eagles history. So far this season he has 849 rushing yards, 55 catches all adding up to his 518 yards on the season. I would say he is well on his way!

Not only is Westbrook a heck of a football player but I think we all have to agree that he is definitely a "team" player and does not take anything for granted. He might be having an awesome season but he is not afraid to give credit to his fellow teammates. He can be quoted as saying......

"It feels good," ... "The team fought. We didn't play a perfect football game, but we continued to fight. When the team plays together, even when they are playing a team that is 0-9, we played a great game. When you have an offensive line, fullback, tight ends and receivers blocking for you the way I did, you are going to have some success and we did that today."when the team fights like that and stays together, we will have an opportunity to win the game and we did."

Athough Correll Buckhalter, is a comparable back up with his good combination of size and speed, he just doesn't have the patience or experience that Westbrook does, and Tony Hunt with his powerful running style is only really good on those short yardage gains.

With this said I guess we all need to hope for the best and keep our fingers crossed that nothing happens to Westbrook not only for his sake but for the sake of the team!