February 2010
23 posts
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"Tell Me About Your Childhood"
Best interview of Donovan McNabb ever. If only 11-year-old reporter Damon Weaver had asked about the Eagles Offseason QB Clusterf%$k™.
January 2010
15 posts
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McNabb: Promises to the Jester?
“I have a psychic and she told me; she said, ‘Good things are to happen in Philadelphia and it’s going to be really good for you,’ ” McNabb said while doing his best Jamaican psychic impersonation. ” ‘Just relax. You’ll get what you need.’ ” (Source)
Who knows if Kolb can provide these quotes? Score one for Team McNabb!
The more...
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In Andy We Trust? Reid's QB History
Coach and Quarterback success is so often intertwined. How often have we seen a coach essentially luck into a great QB and succeed, then without that player they fail. Big examples would be Bill Belicheck (in Cleveland) without Tom Brady, Mike Shanahan after John Elway. In truth most coaches never find that elusive great QB at all.
Very rare is the coach who can find and tutor multiple QBs, who...
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McNabb in Arizona? It could happen.
So with the news earlier today that Kurt Warner is likely headed out to pasture, there has been speculation a plenty that Donovan McNabb could end up out in Arizona. A number of logical signs point to the Cards as a possible destination with Warner gone:
Arizona is a team built to win now. They don’t want to struggle with QBs who can’t get the ball to demi-god Larry Fitzgerald....
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Breaking: Kurt Warner to Retire — Donovan to...
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting:
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner will announce Friday at a news conference whether he plans to retire, according to a Cardinals source.
The widespread assumption — one that hasn’t changed for weeks — is that the 38-year-old Warner will step away from the game.
One possible indication of Warner’s intentions is that he...
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Daily News Sports' Worst Column Ever
Bill Conlin’s piece for today’s Daily News is the most worthless article on Donovan’s future I’ve ever read:
I asked myself how other Philadelphia professional sports icons and Hall of Famers handled age 34 and the unofficial start of athletic middle age.
Will someone please explain to Bill that the careers of Mike Schmidt, Wilt Chamberlain, Steve Carlton, Dr. J, and...
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Injuries and the Offseason Debate
So Moving the Chains has kicked off the discussion over how much injuries played in the 2009 Eagles season. The post is based on NFL/Special Teams/Injury Guru Rick Gosselin’s Games Lost stat. The numbers are really interesting because they can tell you which teams over or underperformed this year because of health (or lack thereof), respectively. Sheil Kapadia is interested in how the...
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Kolb is to McNabb as Rodgers was to Favre?
So in the pursuit of understanding the McNabb v. Kolb discussion, its always good to look for comparisons. One that’s been raised a lot has been the similarities in situation to Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre. As John Clayton writes:
Favre is an interesting comparison. I don’t think Kolb is as talented as Aaron Rodgers, but you saw what happened to the Packers once Favre left. They...
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Andy Reid, Co. Give Tepid Endorsement of McNabb
Andy Reid endorsed McNabb as the 2010 starting QB a few days after the playoff loss to Dallas:
“I was asked” late Saturday night “if Donovan [McNabb] would be my quarterback next year, and I said yes,” Eagles coach Andy Reid said yesterday as he continued to sort through the remnants of his team’s lopsided first-round playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys....
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McNabb to San Fran? →
If you’re the 49ers, would you call up the Eagles in March and check to see if you can pry loose Donovan McNabb for a 2010 second-round pick? No way I’d give up either of their No. 1s, but for a No. 2… Worth a thought, if Philly’s interested.
The Eagles have Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick, both free agents in a year (if they keep Vick). McNabb’s contract is also up after a year, so he’d need a...
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Eagletarian: McNabb going to Pro Bowl →
Quarterback Donovan McNabb and safety Quintin Mikell were officially added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster this morning.
It’s McNabb’s sixth Pro Bowl selection and the first for Mikell.
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Spuds Speaks on Vick, Eagles QB Situation
Spadaro:
To me, the true value of making that decision to sign Vick has yet to be determined. I wonder, looking ahead, what is next for Vick and for the Eagles. The entire quarterback situation is a fascinating one, and head coach Andy Reid is correct when he says the Eagles have a great situation there with Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb and Vick all under contract through 2010 (Vick’s deal...
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“Lot of buzz about whether the Eagles will go with Kevin Kolb or Donovan McNabb...”
– Peter King