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Eagles win over Browns: What they're saying

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Donovan McNabb wanted everyone to know he was happy and having fun.

"I'm always happy. I'm happy to be out here just playing football, and that's the most important thing," McNabb said. "That's something that I told myself that no matter what situation I'm in, I'm going to have a ball out here, and the people around me are going to enjoy it, too."

Anyone who could his post game sitdown with the ESPN crew could tell McNabb was having fun. However, in that interview he made it very clear that he did not agree with his benching and still clearly is not "ok" with it. Steve Young asked him if maybe benching him was a way to wake up the whole team. McNabb said it could be, but asked why he had to be made the "scapegoat." Young may be onto something...

I think what happened to Donovan has something to do with the way we're playing," Avant said. "When we saw him get benched because of how we were playing as a team, we all picked up our play."

Asante Samuel grabbed his 4th pick as an Eagle and almost "did a DJack"

"I was kind of thinking about the celebration too much," Samuel said. "I don't even think I was paying attention, just being nonchalant, kind of let it go. Quick thinking, picked it up.

"DJack was like, 'You almost did a DJack, man.' "

Several Eagles were asked about their playoff chances and their focus is on continuing to win.

"Worrying about it is not going to change anything," noted middle linebacker Stewart Bradley. "If we don't win out, it's all for naught. We have to focus on winning our games."

"You notice [whether other contenders win], but you've just got to take care of your business and know that if you don't make it you did it to yourself, didn't take care of your business earlier in the year," said the always brutally honest Jon Runyan, who played in his 190th successive NFL game.

Brian Westbrook

"We've got two very good teams coming up," he said. "They are teams that beat us earlier in the season. I hope we're paying attention to the scoreboard of the game we're playing. That's the only thing we can control."

Speaking of Westbrook, his fantastic effort getting back downfield after the INT on the last play of the half is the only thing that kept Browns' CB Brandon McDonald out of the end zone.

"They tried to throw the fade on me and I was able to make a play," he said. "I wish I could've gotten those extra yards for the touchdown, but I ran out of gas at the end. Brian Westbrook got a good angle on me. I'm not really a 100-yard dash kind of guy."

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I refuse to believe...

…that Andy’s secret motive in benching McNabb was to wake the whole team up. Maybe it had that unintended effect, but I really highly doubt Reid expected it. I think he plainly stated why he did it: because Donovan was playing terribly and because he wanted him to step back and get some perspective. Luckily, I think it got the whole team to take it up a notch and that’s, of course, a good thing.

by ajay on Dec 16, 2008 1:30 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

this is a classic coaching move.

I’m still amazed that people don’t get this, maybe because I played multiple competitive sports growing up, had a father who was a coach and coach myself I feel this is common knowledge when it really isn’t?

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Dec 16, 2008 3:35 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

PFT confirmed my suspicion

The Samuel TD should have come off the board
because it was not a fumble, but an illegal forward pass.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/12/16/crennel-should-have-challenged-samuels-touchdown/

No excuse for that kind of stupidity.
Twice no less! Only us.

The road to victory!

by jayt on Dec 16, 2008 1:34 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

this is bullshit

I hope you are joking with this first PFT are a bunch of idiots. Second the NFL admitted it was wrong in the Chargers-Steelers game so there goes half there argument. Ed Hochuli and the NFL also admitted to getting the Denver-San Diego call wrong too so there goes the other half of there argument. Check out the NFL rules for forward passes and what makes them illegal, it’s a HUGE stretch to get to PFT’s conclusion. and here is fumble to just for shits and giggles.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Dec 16, 2008 3:33 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I was thinking that when I was reading. It’s a real stretch to think the refs would have interpreted that as a forward pass.

by JasonB on Dec 16, 2008 3:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Check your own bullshit

You are citing a different scenario.
It is illegal to intentionally fumble a ball forward and, by rule, an illegal forward fumble is an incomplete pass.
My main point was it was really stupid but if you want to get technical read the link.

This is the exact same situation.
http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2006/11/stupid-charger-fumble-ruled-illegal-forward-pass/

The road to victory!

by jayt on Dec 16, 2008 7:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I won't waste to much time on this but ...

Asante did not intentionally fumble the ball forward. Yes he dropped the ball but the rule is to stop players from fumbling forward to advance the ball and gain an advantage, not bone head moves, the rule would never be deciphered as you seem to want it to be.

You are citing a different scenario.

Perhaps you should read the article from PFT (which you posted by the way). They were citing the exact two games I mentioned, both of which the NFL confirmed were incorrect calls which goes against there point. I believe it is you who is citing a different scenario

We agree that it was stupid, but in now way shape or form was it or will it ever be an illegal forward pass as the rules are written today.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Dec 16, 2008 9:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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