What happens now?

With the Monday morning fallout from yesterday's loss, many fans and critics alike have been calling for the head of the team's franchise quarterback and franchise head coach. One or the other has to go, it seems, at least in the jaded eyes of many. With six games left in this season, which can still be redeemed despite the team's shortcomings, it might be too soon to call in the mob.

While I do believe Reid doesn't have what it takes to win a Super Bowl as a head coach, GM, and offensive coordinator, something needs to change right now. Reid can't be a multi-tasker. He needs to focus on being the coach and do nothing else. Relinquish the GM duties, hand over the play calling, and stick to trying to figure the team out. Reid has six games left to try and win the fans back over, since chances are good he has completely lost them at this point.

McNabb is in the same boat. He hasn't been starting well, as of late. As of yesterday, he didn't really finish well, either. You can't completely blame him for his play. The team asks a lot of McNabb--to throw the ball forty or fifty times a game. Eventually, all those passes will catch up to you. He might be tired, he might be worn down. He isn't the same running threat he was five years ago, partly because of his knee, partly because he is getting on in age and not in such good of shape. It isn't time to bench him and go to Kolb full time, but it is getting close to that.

Give McNabb the start in Baltimore. If he doesn't find a rhythm in the first half, take him out and let Kolb start getting some experience. Another bad game or two and it should be time to switch gears and start working on the future of the club. The reality is we don't even know what Kolb can do. We haven't seen him get quality time, so we don't know if he's really the future or not. With McNabb's time running thin, we need to find out soon if Kolb is a band-aid or a more permanent surgical fix.

Either way, the time is coming when "rebuilding" will be necessary, and down years will happen. It has been a decade now since we've seen really bad teams, but with Reid's poor draft classes not providing much talent, those bad teams will start to surface again, at least until they can retool. Reid's stubbornness has badly hurt the offense. Not getting a true #1 receiver basically never gave an offense that relies on the pass a chance. Not getting a compliment to Westbrook means his small, fragile body is starting to fall apart. He can't be a workhorse anymore.

Overreaction is typical from fans who don't want to wait anymore for a championship. Not everyone in Philadelphia follows the Phillies. The Eagles certainly had more than enough chances to take home a Lombardi, but never got it done. McNabb does not appear to be a big game, clutch quarterback. Reid can barely field a winning team anymore. But it is still too soon to cut the cord completely. The two of them turned a disaster into a every-year competitive team. Reid still has a contract through 2010. I don't see Lurie eating any of his money, but it might be in the best interest, if he can't turn it around, to do just that.

So before we send an angry mob after the current heads, for all that they've accomplished, they deserve a chance to turn it around. Six games equates to six more chances. After that, well then maybe it will be time to say goodbye.