Donovan McNabb

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

McNabb is the next Elway!


In other news, I'm Batman.

[hbionic]

McNabb is the next Elway!


In other news, I'm Batman.

I figured you more as Robin's gay brother.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I imagined you more as Robin's gay brother.

Pervert.

[reese125]

McNabb is the next Elway!


In other news, I'm Batman.

you laugh but his numbers and accomplishments are right on path with Elway as angry at it makes you and the rest of the fans feel

I sent a blurb about this a couple of months ago


http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=20366.msg655124;topicseen#msg655124

[Don Ho]

I've been trying to sell myself on this "theory, dream, hope, excuse, etc." ever since the loss to Carolina. 

Now it's just become a nightmare.

[SD_Eagle5]

Link

Eagles' Kolb awaits another chance
By Bob Brookover

Inquirer Staff Writer

DELAND, Fla. - Kevin Kolb is like everybody else who witnessed the Eagles' lopsided loss to the Baltimore Ravens in late November.

He wonders what would have happened if the offense's 69-yard drive in the fourth quarter had just been 1 yard longer and resulted in an Eagles touchdown.

"In my mind, I'm thinking, 'If I don't throw that pick, we just went all the way down the field and we're right back in the ball game,' " Kolb said after participating in former teammate Tra Thomas' charity golf tournament Friday.

"That's the way I look at it," Kolb said. "I'm one play away from that whole stigma of that game being erased, and I think we go on to win."

Instead, Kolb's first NFL touchdown pass ended up being an interception that safety Ed Reed returned 108 yards for a touchdown, triggering the rout.

Kolb, 24, who had entered the game in relief of a slumping Donovan McNabb after halftime, completed just 10 of 23 passes for 73 yards and threw two interceptions without leading the offense to any points.

The next morning, coach Andy Reid informed Kolb that he was back on the bench and that McNabb would start a Thanksgiving night game against the Arizona Cardinals.

"He just said, 'I think Donovan has earned it,' " Kolb said. "I was upset with myself and not anybody else. He did also say: 'You're going to be a great quarterback. You have everything it takes. You'll be there one day. We just don't know when.' "

Based on what they've seen so far, plenty of people have grown skeptical about Kolb's ability. Kolb understands, and knows he can't change any minds without getting another chance.

"That's what they've seen," Kolb said when asked about the perception that he might be a busted draft pick. "If I introduce myself to an individual and he acts like a fool, I think he's a fool. But I've only known him for three minutes. I can't blame the fans for that. I just have to look forward to the next time I get a chance to prove myself."

The waiting, Kolb admitted, becomes more difficult with each passing year. He plans to be at the NovaCare Complex for the start of formal off-season workouts April 6, but knows that, barring some unforeseen event, he's going to be McNabb's understudy again in 2009, which will be his third NFL season. Kolb's rookie contract expires after the 2010 season.

"I try to keep the big picture in perspective, but it does get more difficult because you want to be out there," Kolb said. "For me, it's about proving to all my teammates that I belong, and that I can lead them and they can win with me."

Kolb said that was why he was so angry with himself about what happened against the Ravens. He felt he had let a chance to be the starting quarterback slip away even if the circumstances - a road game against a dominating defense without the benefit of practicing with the first-team offense - weren't ideal.

"It was a tough situation, but I could have done a lot better than I did," Kolb said.

Even though things worked out pretty well for the Eagles - McNabb led a late-season surge that allowed them to make a deep playoff run - Kolb said he went home to Texas after the NFC championship game feeling frustrated. It wasn't until he started talking to his family and friends that he realized things weren't that bad.

"It makes you look at the whole perspective," said Kolb, whose wife, Whitney, gave birth to the couple's first child - a daughter, Kamryn - in January. "As an NFL player, you have to do that. You have to look at how fortunate you are in what you're doing, but at the same time not lose your drive and ambition. I'm trying to balance those two things."

And he's waiting as patiently as he can for that next chance.

"You know, what I figured out about this league is that it's impossible to predict anything," Kolb said. "That's why I don't read anything, and I don't listen to anything. I just let the punches roll.

"I know at some point in my career I'll get a solid chance. Hopefully, it's with the Eagles. But I know at some point it will happen, and I look forward to meeting the challenge."

[Feva]

Big ups to Ed Reed.  We could very well be in the middle of the Kolb era right now if not for him.

[ice grillin you]

McNabb is the next Elway!


In other news, I'm Batman.

you laugh but his numbers and accomplishments are right on path with Elway as angry at it makes you and the rest of the fans feel

I sent a blurb about this a couple of months ago

so what are you saying then?

that mcnabb is the same qb as elway without two superbowls or mcnabb is going to win two superbowls in the next few years...define "right on path"

this is the problem with people who follow stats to much and not games...the difference btwn elway and mcnabb cannot be found on a google search...but rather inside their chest...in fact mcnabb probably has better stats than elway but elway is the best clutch qb of all time...if mcnabb had 1/100th of the stones elway had then donovan would have the same amount of superbowls

[Butchers Bill]

this is the problem with people who follow stats to much and not games...the difference btwn elway and mcnabb cannot be found on a google search...but rather inside their chest...in fact mcnabb probably has better stats than elway but elway is the best clutch qb of all time.

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

- Benjamin Disraeli
- Made famous by Mark Twain

[reese125]

McNabb is the next Elway!


In other news, I'm Batman.

you laugh but his numbers and accomplishments are right on path with Elway as angry at it makes you and the rest of the fans feel

I sent a blurb about this a couple of months ago

so what are you saying then?

that mcnabb is the same qb as elway without two superbowls or mcnabb is going to win two superbowls in the next few years...define "right on path"

this is the problem with people who follow stats to much and not games...the difference btwn elway and mcnabb cannot be found on a google search...but rather inside their chest...in fact mcnabb probably has better stats than elway but elway is the best clutch qb of all time...if mcnabb had 1/100th of the stones elway had then donovan would have the same amount of superbowls

You do realize that I was playing the other side of the coin right?

I will never in my lifetime say Donovan McNabb is John Elway or better than John Elway probably because Im biased against him to begin with, but also based on what you stated about is heart, drive.............and accuracy. Keep in mind that Elways heart and desire were questioned big time and he was on his way out of town until one good season changed everything

unless McNabb somehow makes that complete turn around in confidence (especially in 4th quarters) in these next 5 years of his career he is way below Elway in my book..if he does turn it around somehow or switch teams to win a SB or bowls its a hard argument

and Im not the one that cast ballots into the Hall of Fame and by McNabbs "path he is one"-- his all-around numbers, years played, conference championships and one SB win he is in the Hall and comparable to Elway from an outside perspective

[JackStraw]

Kolbsy accrues points for his succinct "fool" analogy and then squanders them on the silly, trendy spelling of his new daughters name.

[PhillyPhreak54]

McNabb, Eagles Talking Contract?
Posted by Mike Florio on June 2, 2009, 7:37 p.m.

A trusted reader (who despite being Amish still uses a computer) advises us that Derrick Gunn of Comcast SportsNet in Philly reported earlier tonight that the Eagles and quarterback Donovan McNabb are discussing an adjustment to the final two years of his contract.

Per the report, the two sides are not yet discussing an extension.  Instead, the talks relate to an adjustment of the deal to reflect McNabb's market value.

Meanwhile, Sheldon Brown and Shawn Andrews and every other Eagles player more than a few years into an ultra-long-term deal have simultaneously muttered, "What the f–k?"

Why would Sheldon and Andrews, who said nothing about his deal and only the weirdo Les Bowen speculated about, mutter "what the farg" about a guy getting his final 2 years re-worked of a 10yr contract?

From CSN:

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

CSNPhilly.com

The Eagles are working on a new deal with Donovan McNabb.

A league source has told CSN's Derrick Gunn that the two sides have been discussing an extension for the past month. They have agreed to pause the extension talks until a later date and instead have decided to focus on reworking the two years remaining on his current deal.

McNabb is scheduled to earn $9.2 million this season and $10 million in 2010.

more coming...

[Rome]

Please never quote Mike Florio again.

kthxbye.

[MadMarchHare]

The real problem with Florio is that he's gotten mainstream, and journalists now feed off his site.
When it was just ridiculous speculation he was fine.

[ice grillin you]

Why would Sheldon and Andrews, who said nothing about his deal and only the weirdo Les Bowen speculated about, mutter "what the farg" about a guy getting his final 2 years re-worked of a 10yr contract?

shawn andrews has no beef whatsoever....but you really couldnt understand how this would piss sheldon off?