ALONG THE STRETCH of lockers that houses the Eagles' running backs at the NovaCare Complex, Byron Marshall and Terrell Watson are the end of the line. The setup yielded a striking intersection of figurative and literal truth on Wednesday afternoon as reporters sauntered toward the back end of the room to introduce themselves to the players who are the next men up at a position where such an honor has mostly meant being the next man down this year.
Heading into Sunday's season finale against the Cowboys, the committee of backs the Eagles have leaned on looks more like the inside of a covered wagon after a particularly brutal winter on the Oregon Trail.