Donovan McNabb

[Geowhizzer]

I like it but you can't get too crazy with them. Be selective.

Donovan deserves it.

12 should be retired before 5 is

This.  Don't care much about the incessant McNabb-bashing, but Cunningham should be retired before McNabb is even considered.

[PhillyPhreak54]

12 is unofficially retired. Lurie has ordered it not to be given out without Randall's permission. It was given out once to Travis Brown back in the day...Lurie saw it and ordered it shelved.

When they signed Steve Smith he wanted it and Randall said he couldn't have it. He told a radio show he would not ok it even for a million bucks.

[Rome]

If you don't win a Super Bowl you really shouldn't have your jersey retired unless you're a once in a generation player.  McNabb wasn't even remotely close to that, so no retiring that number.  If they want to unofficially retire it, that's fine.  5 is a zesty number anyway.

[ice grillin you]

my suggestions:

5 should go to brad wing

numbers of players who played before 1962 should be unretired

[General_Failure]

Right, the numbers of players who were good enough to win championships should be unretired.

[PhillyPhreak54]

lol Brad Wing yeah ok.

McNabb was the QB who led this team out of the doldrums and was a contender for quite a few years. Superbowl or no superbowl what he did and the numbers he out up cannot be denied. People can try to diminish what he did but when they try it makes no sense.

Unfunny humor, air guitar, perceived slights...none of that has anything to do with his skill level as a QB and what he did for the Eagles.

Him and the defense were all they had until 2004. Anyone care to dispute that?

[General_Failure]

Being the best player on an above average team doesn't make you great. He's not Brady or Manning. Either Manning.

[SD]

solar panels and wind turbines

[PhillyPhreak54]

Being the best player on an above average team doesn't make you great. He's not Brady or Manning. Either Manning.

No he's not. But again, that doesn't mean he was poor or even average. He was a very good QB within the league and great for several years.

[General_Failure]

So put him in the hall of very good with Trent Dilfer.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Trent Dilfer isn't even in that hall.

He's in the hall of right place right time

[General_Failure]

A hall Donovan can't even get directions to.

[ice grillin you]

you dont need more than one player number retired from the era of coming up short

dawk is the all time great eagle that gets his number retired...he was a way better player than the bedwetter and is beloved not despised

20....thats it....thats the list

[Don Ho]

I agree ^^

His "I'm the most scrutinized QB" quote is the epitome of his post NFL career as a commentator. He's a perfect personality for the NFLN which is a horrible network.

Sure is.  I was so psyched when Time Warner finally signed the deal with NFL Network last year and we were finally going to get it.  Not impressed at all.  Other than Mayock and Casserly their talking heads suck.

[Eagaholic]

Eagles fans are expected to boo so the ones that would normally boo will cheer just to say farg you.

also a lot of the ones youd expect to boo dont go to games anymore....most of the hardcore boo'ers will be at home watching that game

This is true

We've replaced Jerry from Fishtown with Dave the solar panel and wind turbine lover. When Dave goes Green, everybody wins!

lol, that's gold.

But when you need a good recommendation for a way over priced organic micro brew from Whole Foods and Dave says farg you, you'll have nobody to blame but yourself.

Agree with other posts - what is it with NFLN? They seem to go out of their way to get the biggest buffoons and idiots possible, from the little I've watched. Micheal Irvin, Dieieoeion Sanders, Sapp. I haven't watched Matt Millen for more than a couple of microseconds there, but he's still gotta be a complete fool, right? Why haven't they gone all out and hired away Merrill Hodge from ESPN? Seem like it should be destiny. He and Irvin in The Final Battle of the Retardest Suits.

But on the other hand yes, Mayock's mocks rock.