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[bobbyinlondon]

Well, here's ome interesting excerpts from that interview that I don't see posted here. Mainly for those guys who said that McNabb never "confronted" Owens about anything:

Deep-seeded roots

The one-sided feud, McNabb revealed, actually had its roots in Week 12 of the 2004 season, at the end of an otherwise innocuous play against the Giants.


"Not a lot of people would know about this because [Owens] had a great season, everything went well, everybody's smiling and enjoying themselves," McNabb said, "but I believe it was the third play of the game. We had an 'all-go' call, dropped back five steps, looked downfield, at that time I didn't feel he came open, and checked it down to [Brian] Westbrook. It was an incomplete pass."


Alas, it was the beginning of one of the strangest sports soap operas in recent memory.


"He came back, 'Hey, I was open, throw the ball!' Me being into the game, [I said] 'Hey, get in the huddle man.' In different words, obviously. He continued to talk about how he was open, throw the ball. And it [led] to me using some language that's really not suitable for the kids. But I'm into the game. I'm running the huddle. This is my show. I'm going to see you a lot of plays and some plays I won't see you. That led to us talking in the locker room. I don't argue. I feel as men we can talk. Voices are going to get raised. But we can talk as men and when the conversation is over we understand each other.

"I didn't get tired [in the Super Bowl]. I took a couple of hits," McNabb said in response to one of T.O.'s famous jabs.

"I called him a couple of days later just to get back on the same page. I just elaborated to him, 'Hey, if we're going to continue to do this, we're not going anywhere. We have to be on the same page. I brought you here for a reason, for people to understand the chemistry that we have and the things we can do, which will lead us to winning a Super Bowl.'"

[rjs246]

All that says to me is a) TO is a farging child and b)McNabb really has no idea why any of this happened.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I just read the entire thing on ESPn and I have to admit...I liked a lot of what McNabb said. The only beef I had was the black on black statement.

I especially liked him saying some guys had a big head from going to the SB. That directly coincides, in my opinion, of why many teams struggle after SB seasons. I do not recall where I heard this, butI found it very interesting....someone said that nowadays BOTH teams are celebrated as winners because they just reach the SB. So much attention is given to the two who make it that when its all said and done even the losers still feel like they accomplished something. And I think that might be right on.

So I am glad he said what he said. Ego check for everyone who wears wings on their helmet in Philadelphia and the coaching staff who didn't prepare well enough.

Poppycock.  He's saying guys were worried too much about contracts and Pro Bowls.  Well, it's easy not to worry when you have a contract that will be all the money he'll ever need (and probably for the next 3-5 generations of his family) and he has a large handful of Pro Bowls under his belt.  Also a dumb thing to say in a nationally-televised interview.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Wow...did I miss that on ESPN? Is that where you got it, Bobby?

[ice grillin you]

The only beef I had was the black on black statement

thats the least relevant thing he had to say

[PhillyPhreak54]

I just read the entire thing on ESPn and I have to admit...I liked a lot of what McNabb said. The only beef I had was the black on black statement.

I especially liked him saying some guys had a big head from going to the SB. That directly coincides, in my opinion, of why many teams struggle after SB seasons. I do not recall where I heard this, butI found it very interesting....someone said that nowadays BOTH teams are celebrated as winners because they just reach the SB. So much attention is given to the two who make it that when its all said and done even the losers still feel like they accomplished something. And I think that might be right on.

So I am glad he said what he said. Ego check for everyone who wears wings on their helmet in Philadelphia and the coaching staff who didn't prepare well enough.

Poppycock.  He's saying guys were worried too much about contracts and Pro Bowls.  Well, it's easy not to worry when you have a contract that will be all the money he'll ever need (and probably for the next 3-5 generations of his family) and he has a large handful of Pro Bowls under his belt.  Also a dumb thing to say in a nationally-televised interview.

Did he specify contracts and PB's? I stand by what I said. I honestly believe that some guys thought that they were bullet proof after 2004.

But like I said..let Donovan get this out and move on.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Ah, ok. I see it now. Don't know how I missed that part of the article.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Well, it's obvious he's not letting go.  He's being a farging woman about it, which he apparently has been all along, just not publicly until now.  He needs to stop whining, stop making excuses and martyring himself, take control of his team, and win the farging Super Bowl.  Period.

[Wingspan]

i have a problem with his soft batch ass coming out superbowl week and dropping bombs...its friggin over now....why cant he come up with his vanilla answers now..."that was the past"...."i prefer to look towards have a great 2006 season with the teammates i have now"

he said that

the whole think is here

[Wingspan]

Poppycock.  He's saying guys were worried too much about contracts and Pro Bowls.  Well, it's easy not to worry when you have a contract that will be all the money he'll ever need (and probably for the next 3-5 generations of his family) and he has a large handful of Pro Bowls under his belt.  Also a dumb thing to say in a nationally-televised interview.

it's dumb to do any interview.

but this is absolutey retarded. the guy gets blasted for not saying anything, then he gets blasted for saying too much.

i hate philly fans. i really farging hate them.

i'm a bird fan through and through...but part of me wouldnt be upset to see 3 or 4 winless seasons, just so these whiner fans with nothing better to do than bitch and moan about everything would just go the farg away.

[rjs246]

Well done Wingspan, that's the kind of spite and bitterness we're looking for.

[ice grillin you]

He's being a farging woman about it, which he apparently has been all along, just not publicly until now.  He needs to stop whining, stop making excuses and martyring himself, take control of his team, and win the farging Super Bowl

what ive been saying about him for two years...and its why i question whether he will ever win a superbowl...dook is soft

he said that

the whole think is here

yeah i know but he should have only said that and then moved on to his rehab...the mini camps and other boring  offseason ish...by dropping the other bombs it kinda doesnt matter that he also spoke the vanilla wafer stuff

[Wingspan]

He's being a farging woman about it, which he apparently has been all along, just not publicly until now.  He needs to stop whining, stop making excuses and martyring himself, take control of his team, and win the farging Super Bowl

what ive been saying about him for two years...and its why i question whether he will ever win a superbowl...dook is soft

he said that

the whole think is here

yeah i know but he should have only said that and then moved on to his rehab...the mini camps and other boring  offseason ish...by dropping the other bombs it kinda doesnt matter that he also spoke the vanilla wafer stuff

well maybe he should hire your lame poser ass to be his media consultant from now on.

[PhillyPhreak54]

"I think they are behind me now. [T.O's] gone. Some jobs are on the line. We need to get back to that team, that camaraderie we had. One thing we can do is, 'We have to get confidence back to Five,' so now everybody's talking to me, or whatever. Which is cool. I work with everybody. But you're definitely starting to see a change with the guys that I've been rehabbing with. Attitudes are a little different. But you're also seeing guys definitely understanding what happened this past year."


McNabb has a clothing line, and he's had shirts made with messages about family, trust, jealousy, leadership, etc. "I think I have to go out and establish myself again as the hard worker, the determined individual, the guy that's going to set the tone. My job. I think that's what I have to do. As far as me trying to win over anybody, I don't think I have to do that. I think sometimes [people] look deeper into things than they need to, like I have to go in and do some song and dance to get everybody laughing again, be back on my side. Maybe get up and tell some jokes or something."


Seriously, the perception is that McNabb's hefty contract and his secure status in an organization that takes a hard line when it comes to players' salaries alienates his teammates, who may view him as an extension of management, as a "company guy."


"I don't make the decisions. I'm not the guy sitting in there going over the contracts, the game plan, who's going to make the team and who's not," he said. "There's going to come a time when I'm going to get released, traded, or whatever it may be. I'm just like the rest of the guys. I'm a little different in a lot of ways, but I'm still a player with a number on his back and if I'm unable to produce, they'll find somebody else to fill my spot."

He is moving on. What wingspan said is what I've said for the past couple of days...when he doesn't speak he is ripped. When he does speak, he's ripped. What do you want the guy to do!?!?!?!?

He is moving on. That interview with Smith was long and it covered EVERYTHING. So I look at it as him purging his system and moving on.

[ice grillin you]

well maybe he should hire your lame poser ass to be his media consultant from now on.

word...i could perform wonders if allowed to makeover donnie....MCNASTY!!