It's been a few days since Eagles Training Camp opened and there's one burning question on everyone's mind:

Is Correll Buckhalter hurt yet?

Buckhalter, the running back many Eagles fans expected to lead the team over the last several years, missed the last two seasons with a torn patellar tendon in his right knee. He practiced with the team on Monday for the first time since August 5, 2005, when he injured his right knee for the second straight year.

Eagles fans waits cautiously, desperate to avoid the disappointment of years past. Andy Reid, on the other hand, feels that this season will be different. Last weekend he put Buckhalter through a handful of post-practice workouts to ensure that he was ready for full contact.

Buckhalter's health is the key to the Eagles running game, a running game which was nearly non-existant last season. Reid, who chose to run only 35.6% of the time, may have felt that beyond Brian Westbrook, he just didn't have any options. It's still early, but it's looking as though that could change. McNabb, ten pounds lighter and much healthier than last year, has already vowed to be more mobile this season. If he stays true to that promise, and Buckhalter can put together his first healthy season in three years, the Eagles will once again be a threat on the ground.

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Other Burning Questions

1. How many times will Pinkston flub a pass up the middle, claiming the sun was in his eyes?

2. How many tubs of lard will the city of Philadelphia consume during the weeklong tailgate leading up to the October 8th game against T.O. and the Cowboys?

3. Will Andy Reid let Team Ambassador/talk show host Hugh Douglas suit up for one play on December 25 as a Chrismas gift to all Eagles fans? Is there an Eagles fan alive who doesn't want to see the Cowboys star painted red with his blood in honor of the birth of Jesus? Of course not.

4. Who is William Thomas?

5. Will Jevon Kearse return to his 2004 form or continue to be an invisible member of the defensive corps?