Donovan McNabb

[Reidme]

There is no compelling reason for Donovan to start a single game for the rest of the year. The only possible rationale for playing the guy would be to give the paying fans a shot at seeing a competitive game. I'd rather see what Kolb can do so we know if we need a Free Agant QB and a draft pick at the position.

McNabb had some very good years here, as did Cunningham and Jaworski, but a decade seems to be a good mile marker for moving on ....

The worst thing for the longrun would be for McNabb to squeak out enough wins to justify us replaying this mediocrity next year ......

(the payoff comments were embarrassing, but really they are being overblown. It doesn't matter as long as the coaches calling the plays knew. McNabb should go on Letterman and do the "Top 10 Rules he didn't know about." If he could make a joke of it, it would go away that much quicker ....)

[Diomedes]

Bob Ford wins a few chuckles in this piece:


The Donovan McNabb NFL Rule Book Quiz:

1. During the regular season in the NFL, the first overtime period, if neither team scores, is followed by:

a) more overtime periods until the winner of the game is decided.
b) a game of rock, paper, scissors between the two head coaches.
c) a Mariah Carey concert.
d) a news conference during which the reporters stare at you with their mouths open for some reason.


2. In the event of a regular-season tie, the two teams:

a) are essentially credited with a half-win and a half-loss in the standings.
b) are forced to have an 18-hole playoff the following day.
c) exchange "middle fives" after the game.
d) are relegated to the second division.


3. For the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl:

a) play continues in successive overtime periods until there is a sudden-death winner.
b) play is halted after the first overtime period and a tie is declared.
c) the outcome is decided based on total yardage gained after the first overtime period.
d) the Eagles are watching on plasma TV. (Ha)


4. How many roster players are eligible to dress for a regular-season game?

a) 46
b) 53
c) 65
d) Everyone except Lorenzo Booker.  (Ha)


5. When the referee crosses his arms like Mr. Clean, that means:

a) offside
b) ineligible receiver downfield
c) illegal motion
d) Andy and Marty had a little trouble getting that darn play call into the headset in time again.  (Ha)


6. If the Eagles need 4 yards for a first down and run the ball twice, once for 1 yard and once for 3 yards:

a) they have earned the first down.
b) there will be a measurement.
c) they are still short of the first down.
d) there must be a new head coach calling plays.


7. A legal end-zone celebration after the quarterback scrambles for a touchdown is:

a) a Michael Jackson moonwalk.
b) a Chuck Berry duckwalk.
c) a Steve Martin Egyptian walk.
d) quarterbacks can scramble?


8. On Tuesdays, after a big win over a good opponent:

a) players have the day off.
b) coaches watch the film over and over, giggling.
c) Joe Banner calls the newspapers and Comcast to complain there wasn't enough coverage.
d) Sorry, can't remember.


9. When a pass is attempted, but the ball is tipped by a defender at the line of scrimmage and falls to the ground, this is called:

a) an incomplete
b) a fumble
c) a muff
d) third-and-1. (Ha)


10. An official NFL field is:

a) 150 feet wide.
b) 160 feet wide.
c) 170 feet wide.
d) too narrow for Sav Rocca.


11. How many players may go into motion during an offensive set?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) Everyone except Correll Buckhalter. He's on the sideline.


12. If the Eagles do not make the playoffs, the final regular-season game will be followed by:

a) a big party at Andy's house.
b) a week of review and planning.
c) postseason physicals.
d) Kevin Kolb.

[Magical_Retard]

sometimes for spite...like the continual bashing of the fans

a lot of times hes just is an idiot and doesnt think before he talks...like he wont necessarily do something on purpose but the results of what he did or said he will enjoy and thrive off of

its a classic sign of being a sheltered mommas boy his whole life...people like that feed off that shtein...its almost like they want to be disliked or criticized so that they can feel like and play the victim

for example in a sick way hes enjoying all the negative attention hes getting from the tie game comments

you and i agree mostly on the flaws of mcnabb on the field. his lack of accuracy, his inability to come up big in tight games, and his overall lack of consistency.

but the rest of crap you spew about him and his feelings and how thrives off of this or that is completely off the wall. in fact its just opinion which you present as fact. it can not be proven or disproved.

saying he thrives off of this negative attention...how do you know? what proof do you have of this statement? is he using it to play better at game time? cause hes been consistently critisized since day 1. it has not made him play any bette ror worse.

you also claim he does not care to win or lose. again opinion presented as fact. i could point to factual evidence claiming he does care enough to win because he has played hurt a lot and esp in his early yrs abused his body by running so much. that would be factual evidence based on stuff everyone sees on the field.

mcnabb is goofy. not funny. i think we all know this. but reading into his desire to win or lose, or his sheltered momma's boy upbringing, or him thriving off of the negativity is all opinion you like to believe in as fact because in some sick way it satisfies you to justify the teams's and mcnabb's lack of success.

if only mcnabb was the result of a broken home, came from the hood, and made it rain like pacman!

[ice grillin you]

donovan mcnabb woe is me presser is in full effect

[methdeez]

theres no other reason for the inexplicable stuff he is always saying

He might not be very smart.

[methdeez]

There is no compelling reason for Donovan to start a single game for the rest of the year. The only possible rationale for playing the guy would be to give the paying fans a shot at seeing a competitive game.

Except for the fact that they could make the playoffs....

[Magical_Retard]

donovan mcnabb woe is me presser is in full effect

transcript?

[Tomahawk]

theres no other reason for the inexplicable stuff he is always saying

He might not be very smart.

That would explain why he continues to make rookie mistakes after playing ten years. Injuries have prevented him from playing the full ten though

[Diomedes]

Warren Sapp:

"When I heard him say it I almost passed out," Sapp said on this week's Inside the NFL.  "I thought, 'This will follow you for the rest of your career.'  Your legacy in the league, Donovan, will be throwing up in the Super Bowl, Rush Limbaugh and now, 'I didn't know there were ties in the NFL.'"

[Magical_Retard]

really rush limbaugh?

that does not even come up much anymore.

[Diomedes]

I'd say TO rather than Limbaugh myself

otherwise, he's spot on

[Wingspan]

I highly doubt he even came even a little bit close to passing out.

[MDS]

99% chance donovan saw that and sulked in his couch for a good 20 minutes before wilma called him and told him that it would all be okay.

[Tomahawk]

Wonderlic scores don't necessarily mean anything, but McNabb scored a 14 while QBs like Peyton Manning and Matt Hasselbeck had around 27 or 28.

http://www.macmirabile.com/Wonderlic.htm

[Magical_Retard]

is hasselbeck that much better than mcnabb?

kevin curtis recieved the highest ever right?