It is the nature of sports fans and sports media to speculate, to dream, to engage in conversations that extend far beyond the week ahead. What's going to happen in the future? That's part of the focus for sports fans.
But for a football team, in this case the Eagles, the only thing that matters is beating Washington on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field, against a backdrop that includes --- in the national talk -- all kinds of questions about the future of this player and that player, the Eagles have to rise to the moment to keep their playoff hopes alive.