Rich Hofmann | Hourglass quickly running out on an era

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THE EAGLES wander in the darkness now, timid and uncertain. They hope rather than act. They aspire to survival rather than excellence. It has all happened so fast. You try to be reasonable about the whole thing. You try to remember their recent history, and their previous determination, and you make every allowance that you can. But then they go out and get gob-smacked by a crushing, 97-yard drive at the end of a 19-16 loss to the Chicago Bears and you cannot ignore the signs.

They have 1 week, 2 weeks, maybe 3 weeks - but that is really it. Because the NFL's schedule is so short, it can be especially cruel. At 2-4, the Eagles are neither dead nor dying, but the truth is that they have won twice and looked good only once. The reality is that they are about out of...