[sportscurmudgeon]

I'm not even mildly surprised that Eagle players would want TO back on the team. NFL players have been conditioned to try to win football games since they have been about 8 years old; that's what they do. NFL players are not known for their introspective capabilities or their abilities to "see the big picture".

So, ask yourselves this question in a very narrow context: On any given Sunday when the captains are out at mid-field and the referee is about to toss the coin in the air, are the Eagles more likely to win with TO playing WR for them or are they more likely to win with whatever scrubeenie they happen to have on the roster that week?

From the players' perspective, TO helps them be a better team and potentially win more games. So, of course, that's what they want.

Now if you want something REALLY conspiratorial in nature - and something I do not believe at all - consider this:

IF Andy Reid and the Eagles want TO back now that Donovan McNabb looks to be on the shelf for the rest of the year, what better way to try to open the door for him to come back and save a shred of dignity for all the combatants than to have his teammates - his comrades in arms - announce that they want him back in the fold. That plays to TO's ego a bit and gives Andy Reid a way to say that he is doind what is best for the team.

Like I said, I don't think that's what's happening here, but low probability events happen every day...