Interesting Article on McNabb's grumbling....

[Deadpool 0]

Thought this was an interesting take on McNabb recently ripping the Eagles for not spending more....

 

 

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McNabb has no right to rip Birds’ spending

Jack McCaffery

4/15/2006

 

 

For as long as pro athletes have been enriched to the point of royalty, there has been a fan dilemma. The instinct is to rebel -- to refuse to pay triple-figure ticket prices and double figures for beer just to finance the nine-figure athlete. Yet the market is the market, the money is there, it would only go back into the designer wallets of the owners anyway and, well, it’s vital to pay heavily for players in order to have a better chance to win.

 

So the debate has swirled, and it will, perhaps with no end.

 

But how’s this for a Great Compromise? Fans (and columnists, and talk show hosts and other hair-trigger critics) can agree to acknowledge that certain athletes will deserve a certain fee, and then accept that as a cost of doing sports business -- but only until that point when an obscenely well-compensated athlete implies that his bosses are cheap.

 

Put another way: Once an athlete accepts a so-called max contract -- one of those jobs that immediately demands a headline -- then he is prohibited from worrying out loud where else an organization is spending its money.

 

Put even another way: Hey, Donovan McNabb ..keep it down, will ya’?

 

Of all people -- of allllll people -- who shouldn’t criticize the way the Eagles invest in personnel, it’s McNabb. But there was the self-commissioned Eagles’ ship captain yapping in the Daily Times this week that, "It’s somewhat frustrating at times when you’re seeing other players that possibly could help you out joining other teams -- especially in your division."

 

He’s frustrated?

 

Heeeeeee’s frustrated?

 

The Eagles have done nothing but canonize McNabb since the moment they rejected the famous Mike Ditka offer of a day’s worth selections and instead chose the Syracuse quarterback as the second overall player in the 1999 draft. They re-did his contract and made him a $112,000,000 man. They imported Terrell Owens when McNabb was campaigning for Terrell Owens. They ran Owens off when Owens began to irritate McNabb.

 

Where does the quarterback get the cheek to question anything that organization does?

 

Depending upon the analysis of the salary cap at any given moment, it’s possible to interpret that the Eagles tend toward frugal in personnel matters. But once a player takes a $112,000,000 bite from his company’s personnel-funding pie, he has no right to come back for seconds

 

- To the Eagles’ credit -- and providing the first tremor of a new era where all is not tailored for McNabb -- was the addition of Jeff Garcia as a backup quarterback.

 

No longer of Pro Bowl skill and perhaps down to his last opportunity to re-achieve any pro football success, Garcia nonetheless is a capable professional quarterback. And now he is there and available -- available to give McNabb pain in the sports-hernia area the first time No. 5 throws three consecutive incomplete passes.

 

Since McNabb will be coming off a season-ending injury, and because Mike McMahon helped show why a fresh reliever is a must for a playoff-minded team, the addition of Garcia was as courageous as it was inspired. The Eagles are aware of McNabb’s sensitivities. And they have to know the history of pro football in Philadelphia, where the most popular player on the planet traditionally has been the backup quarterback. But they hired Garcia anyway.

 

Maybe -- just maybe -- that means the days of protecting McNabb at any cost are over in an organization that is 0-since-1960 and would like that slump to end.

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I liked this line from the article:

 

"They imported Terrell Owens when McNabb was campaigning for Terrell Owens. They ran Owens off when Owens began to irritate McNabb."

 

They ran Owens out when Owens whined like a little girl after signing his deal. A contract is a contract. He signed the dotted line. He knew what he was getting into. This McCaffrey guy is a buffoon.

[Deadpool 0]

I liked this line from the article:

 

"They imported Terrell Owens when McNabb was campaigning for Terrell Owens. They ran Owens off when Owens began to irritate McNabb."

 

They ran Owens out when Owens whined like a little girl after signing his deal. A contract is a contract. He signed the dotted line. He knew what he was getting into. This McCaffrey guy is a buffoon.

 

 

Thought that was funny also.

 

The reason why I thought the article was interesting is to see all the differnet takes from Philly sports writers and other Philly media take with the Eagles (this writer is from the delcotimes.com, a Philly area news website). It seems with their players, its either a love or hate relationship, no grey areas.

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Is it me, or is McNafro a great big menstruating poosay? The more I read about him, the less I respect him. I just want to send him a box of Q-Tips so he can get that sand out of his mangina.

[ellisonb11 0]

Is it me, or is McNafro a great big menstruating poosay? The more I read about him, the less I respect him. I just want to send him a box of Q-Tips so he can get that sand out of his mangina.

 

 

[Deadpool 0]

Is it me, or is McNafro a great big menstruating poosay? The more I read about him, the less I respect him. I just want to send him a box of Q-Tips so he can get that sand out of his mangina.

 

 

[Yippie Skippy 0]

Is it me, or is McNafro a great big menstruating poosay? The more I read about him, the less I respect him. I just want to send him a box of Q-Tips so he can get that sand out of his mangina.

 

 

Is it me, or are you not capable of of determining the difference of what he was quoted as saying vs. what was written about him??

 

Do you ever have a non gay actual football take??

[JT 137]

Is it me, or is McNafro a great big menstruating poosay? The more I read about him, the less I respect him. I just want to send him a box of Q-Tips so he can get that sand out of his mangina.

 

It's you.

[Kilroy 0]

Is it me, or is McNafro a great big menstruating poosay? The more I read about him, the less I respect him. I just want to send him a box of Q-Tips so he can get that sand out of his mangina.

 

We'll find out this season. I lost a lot of respect for him when he claimed the team was better without Owens, than threw a pick late in the Dallas game and then decides he isn't playing anymore. Owens ran himself out of town, but McNabb is the guy that had a large say in making him miss most of the season.

 

If you are going to claim your team is better without the best WR in the game, you can't throw a game-costing (and let's face it, season-ending) INT against the f'ckin Cowboys and than sit your ass in a luxury suite all year.

 

If he f'cks up this year, it won't be long before fans in Philly want him run out of town. He didn't make a good impression last year, or when he threw up in the Super Bowl, or when he took shots at TO Super Bowl week when everyone in Philly was finally done with the whole thing. McNabb doesn't stand up for himself all year while sharing a locker room with the guy and then once the seasons over McNabb runs his mouth on national TV like he's hot sh*t. He still has to win back a good number of his teamates from last season. The fans aren't the only ones that were put-off by him a year ago.

[football_scooter 0]

It's you.

 

Oh, ok - thanks.

 

Do you ever have a non gay actual football take??

Rarely. Wanna make out?

 

See?

[Raider 84 29]

We will see how he performs with out TO this year. I think the crying has just begun. He needs to pull up his panties and stop crying.

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

Thought this was an interesting take on McNabb recently ripping the Eagles for not spending more....

Linkage

 

McNabb has no right to rip Birds’ spending

Jack McCaffery

4/15/2006

For as long as pro athletes have been enriched to the point of royalty, there has been a fan dilemma. The instinct is to rebel -- to refuse to pay triple-figure ticket prices and double figures for beer just to finance the nine-figure athlete. Yet the market is the market, the money is there, it would only go back into the designer wallets of the owners anyway and, well, it’s vital to pay heavily for players in order to have a better chance to win.

 

So the debate has swirled, and it will, perhaps with no end.

 

But how’s this for a Great Compromise? Fans (and columnists, and talk show hosts and other hair-trigger critics) can agree to acknowledge that certain athletes will deserve a certain fee, and then accept that as a cost of doing sports business -- but only until that point when an obscenely well-compensated athlete implies that his bosses are cheap.

 

Put another way: Once an athlete accepts a so-called max contract -- one of those jobs that immediately demands a headline -- then he is prohibited from worrying out loud where else an organization is spending its money.

 

Put even another way: Hey, Donovan McNabb ..keep it down, will ya’?

 

Of all people -- of allllll people -- who shouldn’t criticize the way the Eagles invest in personnel, it’s McNabb. But there was the self-commissioned Eagles’ ship captain yapping in the Daily Times this week that, "It’s somewhat frustrating at times when you’re seeing other players that possibly could help you out joining other teams -- especially in your division."

 

He’s frustrated?

 

Heeeeeee’s frustrated?

 

The Eagles have done nothing but canonize McNabb since the moment they rejected the famous Mike Ditka offer of a day’s worth selections and instead chose the Syracuse quarterback as the second overall player in the 1999 draft. They re-did his contract and made him a $112,000,000 man. They imported Terrell Owens when McNabb was campaigning for Terrell Owens. They ran Owens off when Owens began to irritate McNabb.

 

Where does the quarterback get the cheek to question anything that organization does?

 

Depending upon the analysis of the salary cap at any given moment, it’s possible to interpret that the Eagles tend toward frugal in personnel matters. But once a player takes a $112,000,000 bite from his company’s personnel-funding pie, he has no right to come back for seconds

 

- To the Eagles’ credit -- and providing the first tremor of a new era where all is not tailored for McNabb -- was the addition of Jeff Garcia as a backup quarterback.

 

No longer of Pro Bowl skill and perhaps down to his last opportunity to re-achieve any pro football success, Garcia nonetheless is a capable professional quarterback. And now he is there and available -- available to give McNabb pain in the sports-hernia area the first time No. 5 throws three consecutive incomplete passes.

 

Since McNabb will be coming off a season-ending injury, and because Mike McMahon helped show why a fresh reliever is a must for a playoff-minded team, the addition of Garcia was as courageous as it was inspired. The Eagles are aware of McNabb’s sensitivities. And they have to know the history of pro football in Philadelphia, where the most popular player on the planet traditionally has been the backup quarterback. But they hired Garcia anyway.

 

Maybe -- just maybe -- that means the days of protecting McNabb at any cost are over in an organization that is 0-since-1960 and would like that slump to end.

 

One thing you need to know about Jack McCaffrey: he's an idiot. He'll write anything (true or untrue) to be heard. For years he's been writing for a COUNTY newspaper, all the while trying squeeze himself in with the city sports media.

 

He's a hack. I read the article containing McNabb's criticism of the front office and I would hardly call it "ripping". McNabb mentions "disappointment" when asked about other NFC East teams signing free agents. He never questioned his own front office, never ripped them or ever called them cheap.

 

What I find preposterous is McNabb can never do right in the eyes of the media. If he says nothing (like the TO incident), he's considered soft, and not a team leader. When he speaks publicly of free agent disappointment in his own division, he's seen as greedy.

 

McCaffrey's just a lazy journalist (and boy, I use that term loosely). He offers his "insight" based on news reported by other news agencies. That's really pathetic.

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The reason why I thought the article was interesting is to see all the differnet takes from Philly sports writers and other Philly media take with the Eagles (this writer is from the delcotimes.com, a Philly area news website). It seems with their players, its either a love or hate relationship, no grey areas.

No different than this article really, which oddly enough came from the Delco Times too, I think by a guy name Grotz. Of course, this region doesn't really look to the Delaware County Times for their sports news. If anything, me thinks this paper is just trying to get it's name out there. I've never heard of this paper, but now I've heard from it twice within a short time period.

 

But beyond that, for as many sports writers as their are, there are going to be different views and you're pretty much right about it being a love-hate relationship. But isn't that the same with all teams?

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No different than this article really, which oddly enough came from the Delco Times too, I think by a guy name Grotz. Of course, this region doesn't really look to the Delaware County Times for their sports news. If anything, me thinks this paper is just trying to get it's name out there. I've never heard of this paper, but now I've heard from it twice within a short time period.

 

But beyond that, for as many sports writers as their are, there are going to be different views and you're pretty much right about it being a love-hate relationship. But isn't that the same with all teams?

 

 

Very True, very true.

[TerrySilver 0]

One thing you need to know about Jack McCaffrey: he's an idiot. He'll write anything (true or untrue) to be heard. For years he's been writing for a COUNTY newspaper, all the while trying squeeze himself in with the city sports media.

 

He's a hack. I read the article containing McNabb's criticism of the front office and I would hardly call it "ripping". McNabb mentions "disappointment" when asked about other NFC East teams signing free agents. He never questioned his own front office, never ripped them or ever called them cheap.

 

What I find preposterous is McNabb can never do right in the eyes of the media. If he says nothing (like the TO incident), he's considered soft, and not a team leader. When he speaks publicly of free agent disappointment in his own division, he's seen as greedy.

 

McCaffrey's just a lazy journalist (and boy, I use that term loosely). He offers his "insight" based on news reported by other news agencies. That's really pathetic.

 

exactly. i dont see how big of a deal it is for him to say "It’s somewhat frustrating at times when you’re seeing other players that possibly could help you out joining other teams -- especially in your division."

 

whats wrong with that statement exactly? which player in the NFL wants to see their rivals sign free agents in order to improve themselves? of course there is some disappointment when that happens. big deal. he's not whining or complaining, he's just saying how it is.

 

 

i'm sure if Brett Favre said that though, the media and fans would probaly praise him; say things like he's "such a competitor" or "he just wants to win". mcnabb says it, and he's i a whiner. go figure

[Sho Nuff 720]

i'm sure if Brett Favre said that though, the media and fans would probaly praise him; say things like he's "such a competitor" or "he just wants to win". mcnabb says it, and he's i a whiner. go figure

 

Or the opposite.

 

Brett Favre is selfish...blah blah blah....

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

Or the opposite.

 

Brett Favre is selfish...blah blah blah....

 

No offense, but Favre has done the same thing for 3 years in a row now. Sure, he was a great player and sure fire first ballot HOF'er, but c'mon already.

 

Is the drama really necessary?

 

Favre has earned the right to make his own damn decisions, no doubt. He's hardly helping the franchise make their long term plans, that's all.

 

It may appear to some that Favre is allowed to live by a double standard.

[escobante 0]

One thing you need to know about Jack McCaffrey: he's an idiot. He'll write anything (true or untrue) to be heard. For years he's been writing for a COUNTY newspaper, all the while trying squeeze himself in with the city sports media.

 

He's a hack. I read the article containing McNabb's criticism of the front office and I would hardly call it "ripping". McNabb mentions "disappointment" when asked about other NFC East teams signing free agents. He never questioned his own front office, never ripped them or ever called them cheap.

 

What I find preposterous is McNabb can never do right in the eyes of the media. If he says nothing (like the TO incident), he's considered soft, and not a team leader. When he speaks publicly of free agent disappointment in his own division, he's seen as greedy.

 

McCaffrey's just a lazy journalist (and boy, I use that term loosely). He offers his "insight" based on news reported by other news agencies. That's really pathetic.

 

so do you have an opinion about the content or just the messenger? the content being if they pay you over a hundred million, you can't complain about front office moves based on money. and by definition, saying you are disappointed your team isn't going after free agents is criticism of the front office. if that is all he ever said, it isn't as outrageous as other might have said, but it isn't supporting your team either.

 

and you may find it preposterous that "McNabb can never do right in the eyes of the media" because that is so entirely not the case. McNabb has been held up as a god by the media. a classy, guy who has handled himself with dignity during the limbaugh and owens fiascos. very few people ever speak ill of McNabb, including me. He is a quality QB who plays hurt and plays well with subpar talent around him.

 

you must be thinking of some guy in the break room that you argue with all of the time, because most of the media is on your side. did this McCaffrey guy run down your mom or something? You seem to really hate he guy. to quote you, "That's really pathetic".

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

so do you have an opinion about the content or just the messenger? the content being if they pay you over a hundred million, you can't complain about front office moves based on money. and by definition, saying you are disappointed your team isn't going after free agents is criticism of the front office. if that is all he ever said, it isn't as outrageous as other might have said, but it isn't supporting your team either.

 

and you may find it preposterous that "McNabb can never do right in the eyes of the media" because that is so entirely not the case. McNabb has been held up as a god by the media. a classy, guy who has handled himself with dignity during the limbaugh and owens fiascos. very few people ever speak ill of McNabb, including me. He is a quality QB who plays hurt and plays well with subpar talent around him.

 

you must be thinking of some guy in the break room that you argue with all of the time, because most of the media is on your side. did this McCaffrey guy run down your mom or something? You seem to really hate he guy. to quote you, "That's really pathetic".

 

The writer completely theatricized McNabb's comments, blew them out of proportion, and tried to turn a non-story into a back page headline. This particular writer does this on a regular basis. The paper he writes for is a county newspaper, one in which no one really takes too seriously.

 

So to see this article as a thread on this site baffles me. It's a mountain out of a mole hill.

 

I'm guessing you're not from Philly, because if you were, you would know that McNabb is hardly an untouchable in the public eye when it comes to criticism. He will continue to be criticized until he wins a Super Bowl, and that is unfortunate because he's a class act and a great athlete.

 

He gets blasted for what happened last season (by not standing up for himself in front of TO), and when he comments about the fiasco (during the Super Bowl), he gets blasted again. He gets blasted for the "black on black" crime comment by the NAACP, and now a writer tries to sensationalize a comment McNabb makes about FA disappointments?

 

You may want to do your homework first before you comment on others' opinions, and ditch the condescending attitude as well.

 

And it is really pathetic when a writer takes literary license with comments made in an interview, in an attempt to create a controversy.

 

That is lazy journalism.

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Interesting Article on McNabb's grumbling....

 

Now, I thought this would be a thread about his gastrointestinal fireworks.

 

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The writer completely theatricized McNabb's comments, blew them out of proportion, and tried to turn a non-story into a back page headline. This particular writer does this on a regular basis. The paper he writes for is a county newspaper, one in which no one really takes too seriously.

 

So to see this article as a thread on this site baffles me. It's a mountain out of a mole hill.

 

Not too surprising. It isn't like anything discussed on this site is earth shattering. Every post is a mole hill. Including mine.

 

I'm guessing you're not from Philly, because if you were, you would know that McNabb is hardly an untouchable in the public eye when it comes to criticism. He will continue to be criticized until he wins a Super Bowl, and that is unfortunate because he's a class act and a great athlete.

 

He gets blasted for what happened last season (by not standing up for himself in front of TO), and when he comments about the fiasco (during the Super Bowl), he gets blasted again. He gets blasted for the "black on black" crime comment by the NAACP, and now a writer tries to sensationalize a comment McNabb makes about FA disappointments?

 

Of course there are two sides, but it is a very small minority that are truely critical of McNabb. Its just like Manning, who people say can't win the big game. Do you really think of him as being constantly blasted by the media?

 

McNabb gets a few negative articles written about him, but almost all of the press has good things to say about him, as they should. They aren't all idiots. They see the same things you do on the whole.

 

You may want to do your homework first before you comment on others' opinions, and ditch the condescending attitude as well.

 

And it is really pathetic when a writer takes literary license with comments made in an interview, in an attempt to create a controversy.

 

That is lazy journalism.

 

What homework would you have me doing? I was going from your quotes, not the articles. I expect from McNabb and any players in the league, professional behavior. The NFL is a business. And just as a Cisco executive should be expected not to be critical (even if his words are relatively mild or couched) of his employer, NFL players should tow the company line in public or say nothing at all. They are paid employees of the organization. And the entire reason for their pay is to build value in the business. Saying your team isn't fielding the best team it can, doesn't build value for the business.

 

Of course, some things said are negotiating ploys between agents and players and management and that is part of a game both management and players play, so that can be written off. But McNabb is no longer in a negotiating position, being set for his foreseable career. He should, just like most other team players say something benign. Something like - "That is something for the front office to worry about. We are just focusing on preparing ourselves with whoever is on our roster. bla bla bla..." That is all he had to say, and generally all any players say unless they are trying to say something different. They do after all have years of experience saying nothing to reporters. I don't buy any arguments about not realizing his words would be taken out of context. He is an inteligent guy who knows he was saying something other than the usual clap they all learn how to say from day one.

 

Again, it wasn't huge. You are right, it is a mountain out of a mole hill, but it is acurate to say he shouldn't be saying anything that can reasonable be seen as critical when he has been handsomely compensated by the same front office he is critical of. People in general have a hard time when players can't act professionally when making millions of dollars a year. It comes off as out of touch with normal people, from which most are not far removed. This same arguement should be applied to others as well, not just McNabb. He just happens to be the most highly compensated and most visible offender.

 

And, at the risk of sounding condescending again, this guy is a sports writer. Do you really confuse these guys with legit journalists. But I didn't see a single pun in this guys article. Maybe he is a legit journalist.

[Gephardt69 0]

if mcnabb wants the eagles to spend more on players, I'm sure they'd be more then willing to take back part of his 112 million and spend that on free agents to help out!

[TerrySilver 0]

if mcnabb wants the eagles to spend more on players, I'm sure they'd be more then willing to take back part of his 112 million and spend that on free agents to help out!

 

 

ummmm, the eagles are like 20+ million under the cap; mcnabb doesnt need to help.

 

but i'm sure that if the eagles where in a bad cap situation, he would do whatever he could to help with his contract

 

 

 

you are dumb

[Gephardt69 0]

ummmm, the eagles are like 20+ million under the cap; mcnabb doesnt need to help.

 

but i'm sure that if the eagles where in a bad cap situation, he would do whatever he could to help with his contract

TerrySilver is dumb

 

ummm, just because they are under the cap doesn't mean they want to spend the money. wtf is that about? try thinking before you type next time.

[TerrySilver 0]

ummm, just because they are under the cap doesn't mean they want to spend the money. wtf is that about? try thinking before you type next time.

 

 

ok then, you tell me when was the last time a team asked a player to restructure their contract while they were under the cap by 8 figures.

 

 

exactly. doesnt happen.

 

 

owned

 

 

take your mcnabb bashing somewhere else

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

Not too surprising. It isn't like anything discussed on this site is earth shattering. Every post is a mole hill. Including mine.

Of course there are two sides, but it is a very small minority that are truely critical of McNabb. Its just like Manning, who people say can't win the big game. Do you really think of him as being constantly blasted by the media?

 

McNabb gets a few negative articles written about him, but almost all of the press has good things to say about him, as they should. They aren't all idiots. They see the same things you do on the whole.

What homework would you have me doing? I was going from your quotes, not the articles. I expect from McNabb and any players in the league, professional behavior. The NFL is a business. And just as a Cisco executive should be expected not to be critical (even if his words are relatively mild or couched) of his employer, NFL players should tow the company line in public or say nothing at all. They are paid employees of the organization. And the entire reason for their pay is to build value in the business. Saying your team isn't fielding the best team it can, doesn't build value for the business.

 

Of course, some things said are negotiating ploys between agents and players and management and that is part of a game both management and players play, so that can be written off. But McNabb is no longer in a negotiating position, being set for his foreseable career. He should, just like most other team players say something benign. Something like - "That is something for the front office to worry about. We are just focusing on preparing ourselves with whoever is on our roster. bla bla bla..." That is all he had to say, and generally all any players say unless they are trying to say something different. They do after all have years of experience saying nothing to reporters. I don't buy any arguments about not realizing his words would be taken out of context. He is an inteligent guy who knows he was saying something other than the usual clap they all learn how to say from day one.

 

Again, it wasn't huge. You are right, it is a mountain out of a mole hill, but it is acurate to say he shouldn't be saying anything that can reasonable be seen as critical when he has been handsomely compensated by the same front office he is critical of. People in general have a hard time when players can't act professionally when making millions of dollars a year. It comes off as out of touch with normal people, from which most are not far removed. This same arguement should be applied to others as well, not just McNabb. He just happens to be the most highly compensated and most visible offender.

 

And, at the risk of sounding condescending again, this guy is a sports writer. Do you really confuse these guys with legit journalists. But I didn't see a single pun in this guys article. Maybe he is a legit journalist.

 

McCaffrey's a columnist for a 2 bit flea bag of a paper. Trust me, I see his column every day (I read that paper for the local news, the Inquirer for the city and national news), and he never offers anything new.

 

He regurgitates other reported news, and offers his own spin on things. His spin is 99% sensationalized, and in most cases, somehow controversial and negative.

 

It's a pretty sneaky way to gain readership because alot of folks in this town are negative towards the sports teams. It's Negadelphia.

 

Point blank: he reports that McNabb "rips the franchise", when McNabb merely said he was disappointed to see other teams in the division signing FA's and getting better. Most fans are outraged the Eagles have been quiet in the off-season, and alot of folks are questioning the lack of movement with the roster. If anything, McNabb has been pretty even keel. In fact, I applaud him for finally saying something, because now it shows that at least he cares.

 

Let's move on shall we?

[phillybear 366]

I'm guessing you're not from Philly, because if you were, you would know that McNabb is hardly an untouchable in the public eye when it comes to criticism. He will continue to cry like a girl ad nauseum about how he got booed at the draft 20 years ago.

 

Fixed.

 

Also, too bad you abandoned the Steelers just before they won a Super Bowl, just in time to embrace the Eagles as they begin to plummet to mediocrity. Your friends must be eating you alive.

 

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

It's too bad my Chickenhawks embarrassed themselves in their first and last Super Bowl appearance.

 

 

I was silently rooting for them. In all honesty, the road they travelled last year to win it all was impressive, whether your a fan or not. Cowher deserved it.

 

I'm fine with MY Eagles. I think they'll be back in the hunt this year, as long as the FO does the right things at the draft and gets some athletes back on the defensive side of the ball.

 

I believe Seattle is the team to beat this year, and I believe Washington and Carolina will also be very strong. The NFC East should be a bear this year, which bodes well for Seattle and Carolina.

[Gephardt69 0]

ok then, you tell me when was the last time a team asked a player to restructure their contract while they were under the cap by 8 figures.

I'm saying it on matter of principle for mcnabb. whether a good idea has happened before or not is immaterial. it's one thing to say others should spend their money, it would be another thing for mcnabb to put his money where his mouth is. btw I'm not bashing mcnabb, he was a great player before last year and there's a good chance he can be a great player again. but it doesn't make him look good to tell someone else "spend your money to make me look good".