McNabb's Remark

[Cerevant]

1.)  Accepting the opening kickoff.  When the birds won the toss and elected to receive I remember thinking "Uh-oh, not a good move."  The Super Bowl halftime is 30 minutes long.  Giving Charlie Weiss 30 minutes to draw up a game plan after seeing what the birds were bringing was the kiss of death.  It was quite obvious the way the Pats manhandled the birds in Q3.

Um...you must be thinking of college rules.  In the NFL, the team that wins the coin toss gets the choice for the first half.  The other team gets the choice for the second half - it is not necessarily the opposite (the team may choose to kick if they think wind will be an issue).  The option to defer choice only exists in college ball.

[reese125]

Eagles | McNabb discusses his future as a quarterback
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:50:15 -0700

Les Bowen, of the Philadelphia Daily News, reports Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb answered a couple questions regarding how he sees himself in the future at quarterback during a question-and-answer session Monday, June 5. When asked how much longer he sees himself playing, McNabb said, "actually see myself playing about 10 more years... I love this game. I love the competition, the team camaraderie, the potential for success. That's something I take pride in, bringing confidence to the team that every week, 'We can go out here and win this game." When asked what kind of quarterback he expects to be in the next seven or eight years, McNabb responded, "They'll probably still be talking about me not scrambling. I kind of see me being a mentally stronger and wiser quarterback, like a Jim Kelly or a Dan Marino. Not to say I'll be stuck in the pocket, but you know where guys are going to be, you can kind of anticipate a little bit more... John Elway, at 37, was still getting out of the pocket."

throw in "accurate" too donny, why not....your were on a roll

[Drunkmasterflex]

Well if he wants to play ten more years he won't be able to scramble the way he used to that is for sure.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Funny that he'd pick Jim Kelly and Dan Marino.  They have an important similarity to Donovan.

[Diomedes]

They're both victims of black on black crime?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

They're both victims of black on black crime?

They both made at least one trip to the Super Bowl, but neither could close the deal.

[Diomedes]

Oh, silly me!

[Magical_Retard]

i understand the natural progression and i dont want him to scramble when he doesnt need to or get hurt but sometimes it seems like he hesitates when in the past he would have turned up and ran for a 10+yd gain on his own.

[Diomedes]

it does seem that way...and the usual, predictable result is failure.

[NGM]

i understand the natural progression and i dont want him to scramble when he doesnt need to or get hurt but sometimes it seems like he hesitates when in the past he would have turned up and ran for a 10+yd gain on his own.

I agree as well.  It seems like a manifestation of his extremely stubborn attitude of late. 

[Drunkmasterflex]

i understand the natural progression and i dont want him to scramble when he doesnt need to or get hurt but sometimes it seems like he hesitates when in the past he would have turned up and ran for a 10+yd gain on his own.

I agree as well.  It seems like a manifestation of his extremely stubborn attitude of late. 

I agree on both counts, he definately should take off from time to time it would help keep the defense honest.  He certainly could slide or go out of bounds. 

[stalker]

Funny that he\'d pick Jim Kelly and Dan Marino.  They have an important similarity to Donovan.

Some very, very good and great QBs never won a SB. Some decidedly mediocre ones have won. That \"you can\'t be a great QB if you haven\'t won a superbowl\" crowd makes me sick.

[The BIGSTUD]

What's with all your posts having slashes in them?

Some very, very good and great QBs never won a SB. Some decidedly mediocre ones have won. That \"you can\'t be a great QB if you haven\'t won a superbowl\" crowd makes me sick.

[stalker]

What\\\'s with all your posts having slashes in them?

Some very, very good and great QBs never won a SB. Some decidedly mediocre ones have won. That \\\\\\\"you can\\\\\\\'t be a great QB if you haven\\\\\\\'t won a superbowl\\\\\\\" crowd makes me sick.

I have to use a proxy server to post here. Anytime I use apostrophes or quotation marks, back slashes get added.

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[The BIGSTUD]

Happy birthday \!