When contemplating the disastrous season of Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles last year, the application of a little science-fiction might help. Time travel back to Super Bowl XXXIX. As in so many football games, a bounce here or there, a miscalled play or a painful pass interference call can dump the game's balance into the collective...

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