McNabb's Injury

The BIGSTUD · November 19, 2006, 05:35:00 PM

Eskin will have specific details on Sports Final tonight I'm sure, but all I care about right now is if he's ready for week 1 next season. He should be. Palmer tore all 3 and was ready in preseason and he got hurt in a playoff game. McNabb gets hurt in week 11 and only tore the ACL.

We don't even know if it was a complete rupture either.

Eaglez · November 19, 2006, 05:35:52 PM

Big difference -- This team does not have the same character as the 2002 team. Period.

General_Failure · November 19, 2006, 05:36:29 PM

This team is simply not the same without Ike Reese.

PhillyPhreak54 · November 19, 2006, 05:37:58 PM

Quote from: Eaglez on November 19, 2006, 05:35:52 PM
Big difference -- This team does not have the same character as the 2002 team. Period.

Exactly. Thats what I was saying earlier. That '02 team took the challenge. Andy pulled in the reins on the playbook and ran it and the defense was able to win games.

This defense cannot do that. Andy will not run it and basically its going to get ugly. I hope we're all wrong, but I just can't see this team rising to the challenge. $:-\$

The BIGSTUD · November 19, 2006, 05:38:10 PM

But then again it doesn't matter because we all know damn well one of McNabb, Westbrook, Kearse, Dawk will be out for the season next year. We lose one of our 5 best players every single season.

2002 - McNabb(came back but wasn't the same in the playoffs)
2003 - Westbrook(triceps)
2004 - TO
2005 - McNabb
2006 - McNabb, Kearse
2007 - ??

BlueHeart · November 19, 2006, 05:39:20 PM

Sorry to hear about McNabb. I highly doubt it's gonna be 8-12 before he's healed, so, don't get yourselves all stressed out. (I know, I know, it's your way. LOL)

Reid's a schmuck if he plays out Garcia. I don't care what you're paying him or what his number on the depth chart is. Feeley is your only option at salvaging this season. The kid's proven his salt, IMHO.

mpmcgraw · November 19, 2006, 05:40:14 PM

Quote from: King Cole on November 19, 2006, 05:38:10 PM
But then again it doesn't matter because we all know damn well one of McNabb, Westbrook, Kearse, Dawk will be out for the season next year. We lose one of our 5 best players every single season.

2002 - McNabb(came back but wasn't the same in the playoffs)
2003 - Westbrook(triceps)
2004 - TO
2005 - McNabb
2006 - McNabb, Kearse
2007 - ??

Good thing Dawk isnt one of our best players anymore.

The BIGSTUD · November 19, 2006, 05:40:40 PM

lol

PhillyPhreak54 · November 19, 2006, 05:41:38 PM

Quote from: BlueHeart on November 19, 2006, 05:39:20 PM
Sorry to hear about McNabb. I highly doubt it's gonna be 8-12 before he's healed, so, don't get yourselves all stressed out. (I know, I know, it's your way. LOL)

Reid's a schmuck if he plays out Garcia. I don't care what you're paying him or what his number on the depth chart is. Feeley is your only option at salvaging this season. The kid's proven his salt, IMHO.

I don't think it'll be the 8-12 either. Especially since Palmer came back from tearing all three earlier and Kearse was walking around today too and his was pretty bad too.

We're cursed.

General_Failure · November 19, 2006, 05:42:30 PM

Injuries fargin' happen. Injuries to star players happen. Sometimes teams can deal with it. Sometimes they can't. Sometimes they're completely gutless and it doesn't matter anyway.

rjs246 · November 19, 2006, 05:44:03 PM

With or without McNabb this team wasn't making the playoffs, so his injury is significantly less infuriating than the fact that Andy Reid still has a job.

The BIGSTUD · November 19, 2006, 05:45:38 PM

Quote from: General_Failure on November 19, 2006, 05:42:30 PM
Injuries fargin' happen. Injuries to star players happen. Sometimes teams can deal with it. Sometimes they can't. Sometimes they're completely gutless and it doesn't matter anyway.

That is what happens when so much of your team is predicated on 2 players. If McNabb or Westbrook go down the season is over. Why don't we have the depth? Cheapness has a lot to do with it. Always content with who they have and busts they are afraid to cut. It took them long enough to dump McMullen and it is a joke they still have McDougle on the roster. The defense line went to shtein when Kearse got hurt because Cole moved into the first team line and he was the only one anchoring the 2nd team line when he was on it.

Blame the management for that. We could have a quality backup behind Westbrook, we could have quality depth all over, but we don't. They dug their grave and now they can lay in it. I'm never happy when the Eagles suck, but they deserve every last bit of what happened to their smug arrogant asses this season. Their fault and their's alone.

BlueHeart · November 19, 2006, 05:45:45 PM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 19, 2006, 05:41:38 PM
We're cursed.

Pfft... you wanna see cursed? Look at the Giants injury reports for the last 5 years. LOL

Wait... That ain't funny...

Eaglez · November 19, 2006, 05:48:45 PM

No, I think 8-12 months if for a shmuck like you or me. Not athletes who have their bodies in excellent condition and train everyday for a living. With the way Donovan works out I think he has a real shot to be ready for the start of training camp, and if not I think he'll at least be with the team for two weeks prior to the season starting in game condition (late August '07).

The BIGSTUD · November 19, 2006, 05:51:16 PM

We don't have to run around on a football field, plant, cut, and take hits though. It is going to be tough for McNabb to make it back 100%. Again, he needs to be 100%. Not 75%, not 85%. If he isn't 100% this team is going nowhere.

It is still a joke, I have no idea how he tore it, but freak things happen when you live in Philly I guess.