Fair Shot For McNabb In Philly?

[rjs246]

The idea of Donovan playing with a chip on his shoulder gives me a woodrow.

[Feva]

True... he might lead the league in TD passes again like he did before he got hurt last year.

[rjs246]

And he went 4-4 with a goofy grin on his face the whole time. Don't be coy.

[Feva]

I can't be.  I could never grow a neckbeard like that.

[NGM]

The idea of Donovan playing with a chip on his shoulder gives me a woodrow.

The idea of Donovan playing with a chip on his shoulder gives me thoughts of an only child who takes his football home when he doesn't get his way. 

[rjs246]

Also a possibility. But at least now we'll see how he reacts.

[Feva]

And he went 4-4 with a goofy grin on his face the whole time. Don't be coy.

True... his play was totally the reason their record was that way.  (Yes... I know about the Tampa game.)

[ice grillin you]

actually he was very impressive in the first half of his games against mostly dog defenses and then he was pretty bad in the second half of his season

so a .500 record in games he started is a pretty real reflection of how he played last year

[rjs246]

Look, I'm not going to have this conversation for the 100th time.

Yes, the defense was more to blame. Yes, the coaching was atrocious. Etc, etc.

I want McNabb to be the kind of guy who gets angry that his team is losing to the awful Bucs or the mediocre Jags and elevates his game accordingly to carry the team. But he doesn't do that.

[BigEd76]

Spadaro, in response to someone saying McNabb is no longer letting the Eagles control him:

Control him? Not control him? Because he called a press conference to get more bang for his buck outside the Complex? What are you saying? You are talking about a story three years down the line? I guarantee you that if Donovan throws 30 TD passes for the next three years, he will be here in year four. Guaranteed. Don't spend so much time worrying about it. Is Donovan stung by the draft? Probably. I don't think that is such a bad thing, and the Eagles can add competition to any position they want. Nothing wrong with that, is there?
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If McNabb is bothered, hey, he has to get over it. He has other things to concern himself with than a quarterback or a press conference. I happen to take great offense to any player who complains about the way the Eagles treat him. This is an organization that treats the players great, a city that loves its players and its team, and the facilities and the coaches are first class. I don't think any player has a right to complain. Now, a player may feel upset about a contract. To me, hey, deal with it like a man or don't sign the contract in the first place. What else is there to complain about?
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I will always defend Donovan. You are all speculating that he is unhappy. I don't know that to be the case. I'm just saying that I don't buy into this "player unhappiness" stuff, no matter what team. I'm sick of players "being unhappy" around the league.
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If you think McNabb is upset that the Eagles didn't get him any help in the off-season, I counter by saying the Eagles signed Kevin Curtis and Bethel Johnson (who may or may not be anything) and then drafted Tony Hunt and added that to the second-best offense in the league last year. I don't even buy that argument for a second. That's bogus if anyone thinks the Eagles haven't made this a great offense.

[ice grillin you]

I guarantee you that if Donovan throws 30 TD passes for the next three years, he will be here in year four. Guaranteed

lololol

you know how many times mcnabb has thrown for more than 20 td's in a year....THREE....aka the numbers of consecutive years spads just said mcnabb could throw for 30

hes thrown for more than 30 once ever

he cant finish a season anymore

he averages 19 td's a season over his career

so tell lapdog this

i guarantee if mcnabb goes the next year or two throwing his average td's per year and doesnt finish another season and is scheduled to make 30 million dollars bwtn 2008 and 2010 he will not be he here.  GUARANTEED!!

[mussa]

id like to see a balanced offense more than anything and not an offense where donovan is forced to throw 40-50 times. like i said time and time again, you don't put your players in bad positions. you take advantage of their skills., not what you think he should be doing. he's basically been a sitting duck for defenses to tee off on. our line is great, but 40-50 passes per game put donovan is a position of getting hit and getting hit often. i don't care who the QB is. he's gonna get hurt. im not ready to believe in this whole injury prone scenario and im not ready to throw the towel in on one of the best players on the team. i am ready however to throw the towle in on the play callers, whoever the farg they are.

[Magical_Retard]

the media is a joke. lost control? hes no longer letting them control him?

cant they write about anything besides reading into what a player might or might not feel? i can not believe how overblown the specualtion around mcnabb is.

and mcnabb does not want to win the superbowl for this city? wtf do u guys get this stuff from? how come everyone besides me has a select pass into the psyche of mcnabb?

if he really didnt like playing here or hated the fans so much he would have asked for trade...hell im sure he would have won a superbowl or 2 by now on another team with a capable playcalling staff.

mcnabb throwing for 30+ is not so out of the blue if his WRs pan out. but then again i would be more happy if he throws say 20 tds and doesnt have to do it all on his own.

[phattymatty]

Rumor: Donovan McNabb (aka "Jasper Beardsley") was shocked when the Eagles spent their first round pick on a QB.

Fact: Really? Donovan is surprised that after blowing out his knee and Jeff Garcia flying the nest, that the Eagles would seek some insurance at the most crucial position in the sport? Donovan was reportedly also shocked last week when May unexpectedly followed April.

In McNabb's defense, surprising things have been afoot all over lately. For instance, did you know there is a basketball team called the Golden State"Warriors"? Apparently they play very entertaining basketball games while I am sleeping. (As you can see, I am in the midst of my annual tawdry eight-week fling with the NBA. Right now my favorite player is the Nets' Bostjan Nachbar. Because "Nachbar" looks a lot like "nacho bar". Mmmmmm, nacho bar.)

[phillywin2k5]

id like to see a balanced offense more than anything and not an offense where donovan is forced to throw 40-50 times. like i said time and time again, you don't put your players in bad positions. you take advantage of their skills., not what you think he should be doing. he's basically been a sitting duck for defenses to tee off on. our line is great, but 40-50 passes per game put donovan is a position of getting hit and getting hit often. i don't care who the QB is. he's gonna get hurt. im not ready to believe in this whole injury prone scenario and im not ready to throw the towel in on one of the best players on the team. i am ready however to throw the towle in on the play callers, whoever the farg they are.

damn right balance the offense and McNabb cant cry about putting the offense on his shoulders. You have Westy, Buck and Hunt in the backfield. With a promising WR corp (not great, but good). You have a TE in his contract year who will try and drive his price up. And an offensive line that should be good with the run game and pass protection.  McNabb got booed on draft day and show the people wrong, now hopefully he will do it again like Elway and Maddox in Denver.