Everything is coming up roses in the City of Brotherly Love this week. OK, that might be a bit of a stretch. How about we just say that the Ben Franklin Bridge is free of jumpers in No. 7 jerseys. Better? Better.

The Philadelphia Eagles beat division-rival Redskins last week to snap a four-game losing streak. There is no game this weekend (hey, can't lose!). And one week from Sunday night a Texas-sized hatred will fill The Linc as everybody's favorite metrosexual, Tony Romo, leads his Dallas Cowboys into town to face the Birds.

In the meantime, let's have a bit of friendly back-and-forth about who is the best player ever to place his hands under center for the Philadelphia Eagles.

I'm going to limit the choices to players from the 'modern era', as the passing game and offensive schemes in general were far less sophisticated in the 50's and 60's. Even if that is when the city last housed a championship football team (1960). Onto the candidates and their various qualifications:

– 'Jaws' quarterbacked the Eagles from 1977 through 1985, leading the team to their 1

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Super Bowl appearance in 1980...Threw for nearly 27,000 yards and 175 TD's during that span...Named league MVP and elected to the Pro Bowl after 1980 season in which he threw for 3,529 yards and 27 TD's...Strong beard throughout his playing career exuded toughness and wisdom...Days in Philadelphia were numbered when the Eagles drafted a tall, lanky QB from UNLV named...

– The dawn of a New Era of NFL quarterbacks...Led the Birds from 1986-1995, in that time team never had a sub-.500 record when Cunningham started 12+ games...Made one of the top plays in Monday Night Football history when he did

to Carl Banks...Won NFL Player of the Year twice, including 1990 season when he threw for over 3,400 yards and 30 TD's while running for nearly 1,000 yards and 5 TD's...Perfected the jheri-curl high-top fade...Torn ACL in 1st quarter of 1991 season opener was the beginning of the end for Randall in an Eagles uniform...

Bobby Hoying -

Just seeing if you were still paying attention

- To quote Freddie Mitchell: "We don't need faith. We got #5"...Famously picked 2nd overall instead of Ricky Williams in the 1999 draft, prompting a cacophony of boos from Eagles fans everywhere...How'd that turn out again?...Philadelphia's all-time leader in nearly every passing category, also tops in regular season wins (92), playoff wins (9), and hairstyles used to cover up a rapidly receding hairline (4)...Led the Birds to Super Bowl XXXIX after falling short in three preceding NFC Title games...

Vince Young

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OK, so there you have it. Please pick one of the above and give your take in the comments on why you think he is the best to every play quarterback for the Birds. And please don't bother casting a vote for Vick, he's been here as a starter for a little over one season. Body of work isn't there yet. Anyway, look forward to reading all of your opinions, and enjoy the bye week!