From deep in the end zone at FedEx Field...

Thank the lord for internet air cards. The Redskins have one of the only press boxes in the NFL without wireless internet access (how can this be, in 2007?), so the C-P will get its money's worth with the Sprint PCS connection today.A lack of wireless is just one item in a litany of evidence of the 'Skins' general disdain for the media, both home and visiting. Another is the location of the press box, in the corner of one of the end zones. There is literally no way we'll be able to mark down and distance with the naked eye when the line of scrimmage crosses midfield. On the upside, if Antwaan Randle El catches a TD pass on a fade route to our corner, he might jump into our arms.

So I was surfing around waiting for stuff to happen, and came across a list of midseason all-stars put together by Yahoo's Charles Robinson. Given the Eagles' overal performance so far this year, I wasn't sure they'd be represented at all, especially since this team is more All-Pro-size than Pro Bowl, with just one or two honorees per position. And yet, three Birds caught Yahoo's eye.

Robinson has Shawn Andrews as one of two all-star guards, along with Minnesota's Steve Hutchinson. He calls Andrews "the best run-blocking guard in the NFL under 25." He also has Brian Westbrook as the honorable mention running back, behind Purple Jesus himself, Adrian Peterson. Also an honorable mention was Trent Cole at defensive end, behind Green Bay's Aaron Kampman and the Chiefs' Jared Allen.

Another name of ocal interest, Woodbury High School graduate and Viking offensive lineman, Bryant McKinnie, was also an honorable mention, meaning Robinson believes him to be the third-best offensive tackle in the NFL. I don't know about that, after watching him hold Cole all game long, but it's nice to see a South Jersey produt get national pub.

Speaking of national pub, I was looking at ESPN.com's preview material on women's college basketball, which had Willingboro High School graduate and Maryland senior Crystal Langhorne as an easy first-team All-America pick, one of the best five players in the country. That was not a surprise, of course. I believe she was in the same boat last year, though overshadowed both times by Tennessee's incomparable Candace Parker. Interestingly, Rutgers senior and Paterson-Eastside grad Essence Carson was a second-team pick, getting the nod ahead of her teammate, classmate and fellow Jersey product Matee Ajavon, of Shabazz. On that same preview page, there was also a feature story on Virginia senior Sharnee Zoll, a Highland graduate who is on pace to break te school assist record set by Dawn Staley, argiably the best point guard in the world for a while.

I knew those class of 2004 Jersey girls would turn out to be world beaters. But enough reminiscing about my old life as a high school girls' basketball writer. It's time to watch them rehearse the national anthem and check the referee's microphone four times in 20 minutes. Oh look, there's Shane Lechler warming up. It's game time (minus an hour and 45 minutes)!!!