Rich Hofmann: Pointed advice for the Eagles' offense

With Andy Reid, even with Buddy Ryan, it was easier. In the first year of both of their rebuilding jobs, the future quarterback was already in the building. You did not focus on the win-loss record, not exclusively, because there was a living, breathing, signal-calling embodiment of the future who was throwing passes every Sunday. Progress tracked less on the scoreboard and more on the promise of Donovan McNabb and Randall Cunningham.