Article: Westbrook eager to be the top gun: the running back will be glad to carry more of the load for the Eagles' offense. His durability remains an issue.(football player Brian Westbrook)

Byline: Bob Brookover

May 16--You will hear it at least a thousand times before the Eagles arrive in Houston for their season opener against the Texans. The success of the Eagles' offense lies in the hands and surgically repaired abdominal area of quarterback Donovan McNabb. You will hear this, too: Without Terrell Owens, the quarterback doesn't have the kind of weapon he needs to be successful. The people who say this have short memories. They obviously have forgotten the value of Brian Westbrook.

Andy Reid has not. Even though the Eagles' coach did not bring Vince Lombardi's Packer Sweep with him from Green Bay to Philadelphia in 1999, ...

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