It appears Donovan McNabb is headed out of Philadelphia.
Eagle fans have been baffling me on this issue for a long, long time. For over a decade, McNabb has played near, at or above an All-Star level at the quarterback position. The Eagles are perennial contenders for their division and in the playoffs. Yet it's hard to imagine anyone bitching more about their QB than Eagles fans. I can only imagine that this stems from a lack of perspective; it's easy to lose sight of what it's like to have a bad QB when you haven't had one for a long time. Look, I'm a Bears fan. I would be ecstatic to have just gotten 11 seasons of McNabb. You want to enjoy the Rick Mirer era? You want to know what it's like when Jim Miller or Erik Kramer represents the pinnacle of quarterbacking for your favorite team since you were 5 years old? You want to have to pin all your hopes on Jay Cutler? Bears fans pine for the days of Jim McMahon. Jim McMahon. He of the 78.2 career quarterback rating. Bears fans talk about Jim McMahon like he's Joe Montana, but I'm sorry, he just wasn't that good.
I know McNabb isn't Peyton Manning. I know he has been aggravating, even maddening at times. I know it's frustrating to knock on the door so many times and not win it all. But knocking on the door is a lot better than being stuck at the curb. I will take Donovan McNabb over that alternative every time.
Enjoy the Kevin Kolb era, guys.
5 comments:
You seem to have turned off comments in your previous post. Just wanted to hugely compliment you.
Yes you have been considered, and I think you're smart and talented, and thoughtful. You express yourself beautifully. Stop beating yourself up.
Just a word of encouragement from the ether. Feel free to nix this as off-topic. I'm wondering if I should post this- I guess I believe in sending out positivity; you have talents and smarts beyond guitar, I just want to say your intellect shines through. Don't be disheartened, keep on writing sir. You have a good book in you, I think. Have faith there is someone out there who would buy it.
Takes work, but takes talent too. And I think you have that. Chin up, onward and upward.
Thanks!
It's baseball time, man.
I'm a Bills fan, and it sounds like the Bills actually offered a better deal for McNabb than the Redskins did; but the Eagles apparently deemed that "too cruel".
Anyway, just wanted to say I know what you mean about the Eagles fans being so greedy.
As a Philly fan (albeit one not especially into sports in general), I think a few things worth noting. I don't know how well you know Philly sports, but I suspect at least part of your confusion regarding McNabb has to do with the generally confounding way Philadelphia treats its sports players (this is the town that booed Santa Claus, etc...) It's an ungrateful town when it comes to this sort of thing. Especially with the Eagles, considering this is a football town and they've never won the super bowl.
I've always considered myself part of the McNabb apologists though, instead blaming the team for not giving McNabb the caliber of targets he deserved. The one year they did go out and get a dominant WR, they went to the Super Bowl (of course, that particular WR went on to cause a fiasco the next year, but that's a different discussion). However, even I have been frustrated in the past few years. Between injuries and inconsistent play and combined with Philly's "What have you done for me lately?" attitude towards sports figures, it's not at all surprising that Philly isn't that sad to see him go...
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