The Madness continues.

Not the NCAA hoops hysteria that gets into full swing this week with conference tourneys, followed by Selection Sunday and then the NCAA Tournament itself. (By the way, what’s the over/under on how many times we’ll hear the phrases “on the bubble” and “Big Dance” in the next few days?)

No, we’re still talking about the Eagles.

Yesterday we wondered about how the guy who wears No. 5 was going to react to the continuing exit of several of his longtime teammates, including Tra Thomas, who guarded his blind side his entire career.

Now we’re starting to get a glimpse into how Donovan McNabb feels about the racuous state of Eagles-ville these days.

Remember, it was McNabb who fired the thunderbolt at Birds’ management during a meeting a few weeks back when he said he wanted to delay talking about a new deal until after he got a feel for what the team was going to do in the off-season, including getting him some more offensive weapons.

At this point, McNabb might need a weapon just to fend off defenders coming at him from the blind side. Thomas gave up all of two sacks last year, even though the pass-happy Eagles put it up more than 600 times.

On his blog, McNabb lamented the loss of both Thomas and the team’s “heart and soul,” safety Brian Dawkins.

“I have not played a game, attended a practice, sweated in training camp, built a playground or participated in a carnival, and more importantly dreamed of a championship parade without Brian Dawkins and Tra Thomas being part of it,” McNabb wrote.

McNabb often has been accused of opening his mouth and promptly sticking his foot in it. Not this time. The QB is right on the money.

As for the gold standard, the troika of Lurie, Banner and Reid continue to say little or nothing.

Maybe they really think it’s silence that’s golden.