McNabb's Injury

[Drunkmasterflex]

I just can't bear to think about life without McNabb under center.  Before he got here it was the Hoying's and Peete's of the world.


while i agree andy wasted mcnabbs career you do know that there are qb's much better than hoying and not as good as mcnabb its not an either or scenario

and you really wont believe this one...but there are actually qb's BETTER than mcnabb out there as well

Say what you will but there aren't many better than him.  Personally I would like to see them draft Troy Smith, they were saying last week during OSU/Michigan that he is projected as a 2nd or 3rd rounder.  I think he should be a first, but I would love to see him in midnight green. 

[Seabiscuit36]

Mcnabb=Troy Smith

[Drunkmasterflex]

Mcnabb=Troy Smith

Not really, Smith is a much more accurate passer and quite a bit smaller.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Rarely is it on the numbers hitting someone in stride.

I was watching Harrington and Kitna on Thursday...and they were hitting guys in stride. And I realized how much I miss that.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Did someone just wistfully mention the skill of Joey Harrington and Jon Kitna?  Hoo boy.

[PhilLeeD]

I'm gonna stick behind McNabb and a comeback eventually.  This was just a freak running out of bounce injury.  Once again trying to make something happen on 3rd and Long!  Part of his whole completion percentage thing is because the Eagles held on to recievers like Pinkston forever.  This year McNabb started out throwing crisp and clean for the most part and these newer receivers were dropping balls right in there hands.  He didn't lose his mind until the Bucs game when he threw those 2 straight to Ronde Barber.  He definitely does lose his mind sometimes and I thought he may have seen some sort of QB Psychiatrist after he came out looking so good in the first part of the season.  Maybe he missed an appointment or two.  The receivers the Eagles have now may need to see someone too.  Or, decide if they can catch with or without the Gloves!

Anyway, it took 15 years for John Elway to win a Super Bowl and Donovan is only halfway there.  I didn't think Eagles Fans would have to wait 15 years with McNabb, but that is the way it's turning out.  Hopefully, we won't have the same coaching for 15 years.  Dan Reeves was a great coach, but even Elway needed Shanahan to come in and make some changes. 

[Feva]

Did someone just wistfully mention the skill of Joey Harrington and Jon Kitna?  Hoo boy.

Crazy, isn't it?

[General_Failure]

McNabb's just not white enough.

[hunt]

did that guy say bounce?

[SD_Eagle5]

McNabb's just not white enough.

He's not uppity enough either

[qwert246]

This was just a freak running out of bounce injury.

It always farging happens when Eagle players run out of bounce.  I blame Burkhalter.

[General_Failure]

The trainer?

[Eaglez]

If anything, the Eagles need a viable long-term backup who can win games. They need to commit to the run, and they obviously need to not put the game on McNabb's shoulders every game.

Whether Andy wants to admit it or not, they need to re-evaluate the way the offense is run next year. This is probably a pipe dream, but no way can they come out next year and not run the ball 25-30 times a game and expect to win. And, they really need to make it a priority to get a very good backup. No way can they go into next season without a contingency plan for McNabb. The Eagles probably had the worst class of backup QB's in the league over the past 8 seasons.

Looking forward to the draft, maybe the Bucaneers will draft Brady Quinn and make Gradkowski expendable. For a guy in his first year in the league, he looks pretty good in that he shows good pocket awareness and has a pretty strong arm. Granted, he didn't play particularly well against Dallas after the first drive of the game, but I think he has a bright future in the league and all this exposure this year will only help him in the league for years to come.

[Quasimoto]

As long as Andy Reid is the coach the Eagles will never run the ball as much as they pass it.  Thats just something we'll have to accept as fans until he's gone.  He's too stubborn to change his plan now.

As far as getting a viable back up.  We might have one.. but he'll be riding the bench today in Indy.  AJ sucks but Garcia sucks worse.

[BigEd76]

Supposedly John Clayton reported this morning that the damage to the knee wasn't as bad as originally thought and he'll be ready for training camp...