Average age of the Eagles' starting offense on Sunday against Kansas City: 24.5 years. Of the team's 22 starters in the 34-14 victory, 19 were either drafted or signed as non-drafted rookies. It was a home-grown win and it sends the Eagles into the bye week feeling good after three games.

Oh, there is a lot of work to be done, a lot of areas that need to be improved, but considering some of the pre-bye week disasters around here in recent years, stomping Kansas City was a nice game to have and to hold for a few days.

I have some observations about the game, about the team and about this and that to share here ...

• LeSean McCoy is going to be an excellent running back in this league. He started off in the spring and looked great, then he dominated in training camp and then, actually, I thought he wore down a bit in the late summer days of the preseason. Maybe all of those reps tuckered him out. He looked heavy-legged at times. Now, though, McCoy is fresh and he was terrific against the Chiefs. My one worry is the way he holds the ball out with one hand too much, and the coaches have to stay on him and change that habit, but McCoy has moves, vision, speed, burst and power. And he's 21 years old. Twenty-one years old.
• Hand in hand with that is the Brian Westbrook question: Can he get healthy and stay healthy? The first part is a resounding yes. The second part, nobody can answer that question. Westbrook's ankle injury is just a sprain and it is not related to the surgery that he had in the off-season. However, Westbrook now has a lot of people wondering whether he can ever again be a top-shelf running back in this league. I say he will come back and look spry and outstanding against Tampa Bay. I definitely would not hesitate to use McCoy in every situation, too, and if that means reducing some of Westbrook's touches, so be it. The Eagles need Westbrook and they hope a couple of weeks of rest will get him in tip-top shape for the Bucs.
• Where is the screen game in the offense?
• I like the Wild Eagle (I'm going to keep calling it that until, well, for a while longer, anyway) formation and I think it is effective moving the chains and helping the team in the red zone. The Eagles were two of three in the red zone on Sunday and the direct snap to McCoy as he lined up in the shotgun directly led to the first touchdown. Michael Vick will get up to speed and the Eagles are going to have another piece in their attack worth watching.

• At the same time, the team must improve running from the traditional sets. It hasn't been effective enough running with two backs or a single back and the quarterback under center. Not enough push up front.
• Did you notice that Tracy White replaced Akeem Jordan in the nickel on defense? White and Omar Gaither were the only two linebackers on the field when the Chiefs used three wide receivers.
• The Eagles started three rookies (Jeremy Maclin, McCoy and safety Macho Harris) and a fourth draft pick, Moise Fokou, is playing a lot on special teams and seems to have a shot at being a very good player. Brandon Gibson dressed on Sunday, too. Good draft results so far from 2009. Very good. Could be one of the best ever if things go right and the four players seeing time now continue to develop.
• Is there a more improved player on this team than tight end Brent Celek over the last year or so? What a standout first three games he has had. Celek is running great routes, is catching everything and is carrying defenders to the first-down sticks. He has become a terrific weapon.
• I saw a lot of Stacy Andrews on the field rotating with Max Jean-Gilles on Sunday. It would be great for the Eagles to get Andrews on the field. They could use his push.
• It was only one play, but I watching defensive tackle Antonio Dixon line up over right guard and take his man and throw him backward and to the ground on Sunday. Dixon seems to have a ton of strength and is developing his technique. Don't know much more about him.
• Kansas City was 0 for 11 on third downs on Sunday. Good job to an aggressive Sean McDermott scheme and a well-played game by the defense.
• Omar Gaither was outstanding against the Chiefs after hearing nothing but "What do you think about the Eagles working out Jeremiah Trotter?" questions on Friday. Think that stuff has any impact, gets in the heads of these players? I do.
• Critical period of time for Kevin Curtis. He should have his knee all the way healed by the time the Eagles return to practice next week. Curtis has to get back his quicks and his ability to get in and out of his routes, or I wonder if Maclin will take his job. And Reggie Brown, I'm telling you, is still a good receiver who is going to help this offense at some point during the season.
• Some words on Kevin Kolb's performance in two games: Ran the huddle well, no delays getting the play out, saw the field well, delivered an accurate pass and should have convinced any doubters that he can play.
• What is next for Jeff Garcia?
• Here is a key player to get healthy: Left guard Todd Herremans. And I couldn't tell you with any kind of certainty when he is coming back. Two weeks? Three? Another month? I don't know.
• I take it back on Celek: Winston Justice may be the most improved player on the team since last year. You don't hear a peep about the guy, which is a good thing.
• Solid job by Sav Rocca on Sunday, including a 53-yard beauty on his first kick after the offense had a three-and-out series to open the game. Rocca's other two punts, which for some reason were credited to David Akers on the official gamebook (incorrectly so), were basically pooch kicks to Kansas City's 15- and 20-yard line.
• Akers still has a big leg, doesn't he? He had an excellent three games to start the season.
• Wacky NFC East, which I'll talk about later in the week. The Giants are good, as we all expected. The Redskins may be terrible on offense, which is very surprising. And I wonder about the mentality of that team after losing to Detroit. Dallas? Still need to see that defense stop somebody. If they have trouble tonigth against Carolina ...