McNabb plans to stay, DeSean Jackson weighs in
by JasonB on Jan 28, 2010 3:00 PM EST
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PrintDonovan McNabb and Desean Jackson are at the pro bowl this week and both addressed the speculation over McNabb's future with the team. For Donovan's part, nothing he said was particularly surprising. Has he ever not said "the right thing?" Here he responds to Andy Reid saying that he would be back next year.
"That's all that matters," McNabb said during a one-on-one interview with The Inquirer. "I heard it when he said it to you guys, but I heard it before anyway. I think a lot of people look too far into things with all the assumptions and this could happen. He told everybody I'm going to be there, and I'm his guy. I don't see anything that anybody should look into."
So he thinks he'll back and he wants to be.
"I believe in starting somewhere and finishing what you started. My goal was to win a Super Bowl and bring it back to Philadelphia. I think they deserve it. We've given them some great years, but we haven't been able to finish. I think good things have to happen pretty soon."
DeSean Jackson was also asked about his thoughts on McNabb's future. He labeled it a "difficult decision" that the team faces, but didn't really take a firm stance on the issue.
"I don't sense no problem," he said after fooling around with McNabb during the NFC's practice. "People are going to have their own perception about what happens on the field. The biggest thing is . . . we're teammates. It's a tough situation. Donovan has been here a long time and Kolb is a part of the whole group also. There aren't favorites. It's not, 'I like him better.' We're a team."
I actually really liked what DeSean says here. It's kind of what I've been saying as we debated this whole McNabb vs Kolb thing the past month. I like both of these guys and I'd be excited to see either at QB for the team next year.
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There aren’t favorites. It’s not, ‘I like him better.’ We’re a team."
nuff said!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
i like both of them, alot. i think that they have really handled the PR side of being a pro athlete well.
I hope we see McNabb back, and Desean extended before any issues arise! (Not saying now, just stating that broadly.)
If you dont like Big Red, then F#%@ You!
-Ricky Bobby
by GreenInBaltimore on Jan 28, 2010 3:21 PM EST reply actions
I just wish desean would give up the twitter garbage….
by Tron79 on Jan 28, 2010 9:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I sense a problem
Our defense needs a re-tooling and we need a QB who shows up in the pocket more consistently. I don’t care what Coach Reid and McNabb say in the media, we all know it’s time.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
we all know it’s time.
…who’s “we” and time for what?
"If I can get you to think twice, I'm in your head."
-Brian Dawkins
It’s easy. All you have to do is apply Joe_D logic, which goes something like this- Only one position on one side of the ball determines whether or not a team wins a game. When the defense performs badly, the “defense needs re-tooling”. When the offense performs poorly, BLAME MCNABB HURRY HURRY IT’S ALL HIS FAULT.
Nah_Roots
Our defense got lit up by every good team this year. Even bad teams took this defense for a ride. WHen the offense performs poorly, a lot of on that is on — you gussed it — the QB!!!!. name one good offense that doesnt have a good qb? huh bitch?
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Well, considering the Eagles O was ranked 6th in total offense, I would label that as a “good” offense. Guess who was playing QB while they earned that rank.
How is that stat relevant?
The Giants according to stats had a top ranked defense! When you play shit teams your stats get inflated.
It’s funny when Kolb threw for almost 400 yards against the saints and another 300 against the Chiefs all tlhe McNabb lovers say “Bad defenses!” Yet, all the teams McNabb beat (under 500 teams) and they keep bringing up how good his stats were.
The fact is the offense was inconsistent , even when it scored more than 20 pts (Like in the denver game, for instance). A lot of the times, it was due to McNabb’s inconsistencies. If you want to bring up more inflated stats, by all means, whatever pleases you. But what I saw was a mediocre defense at best get destroyed, and McNabb throw inconsistently against good teams. Two reasons why we were unable to beat any winning teams this year.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Why do you blame the defensive issues on the “defense”, yet blame all the offensive issues on McNabb? Give me a sensible answer and I’ll buy a Romo jersey.
Hard to really say "top" 15
when there are only 32
seems pretty middle of the road to me, and that fits the Giants that I saw. They were better in the early season against bad teams which may have inflated their stats to get to 15, but 15 is by no means “top” anything
"EFF YOU, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!!!!!!" (Bye, Dawk)
OK
Because all the weapons he’s not completing enough of his passes. 60% is the lowest of all the playoff QBs, and even when he wasn’t being rushed he was still missing a lot of easy throws (which he has shown to do throughout his entire career). The difference was early on in his career he could make plays with his feet, but those skills are diminishing. How many times was he able to get out of the pocket and make a big play dating back since the 2nd half of the Denver game? He’s too inconsistent as a passer. I understand we need a healthy line next year and a much more productive one, but he needs to be much more consistent throwing balls. He also has poor vision too. How many times did we see guys waving their hands and McNabb not even looking their way?
I could name a ton of names on the defense, would you like me too?
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
I think you know that they’re different situations. On one side (defense), no single player has an effect on every play…on running plays, cornerbacks generally don’t matter too much (you would hope). However, on offense, one player (the QB) touches the ball every single play. That is why the QB gets the brunt of the blame and the glory.
In an offense such as ours (pass 60/40), that blame is going to be accentuated regardless of other offensive player’s performances.
Are there temporary bans for calling people “bitch”? I don’t think the site needs to be kept super clean, but, there should be limits to the amount of personal disrespect we accept.
No, there should be a boundry out there.
Besides, your comments get old. You have an opinion that makes a lot of sense, but do you have to copy paste what is essentially the same comment on every post someone makes on here?
It's not like the McNabb supporters have different comments
It’s still the same "He’s a winner, he has good stats, he gives us the best chance to win games, etc).
Like I said, even when McNabb is gone (likely this year) it’s still going to be a widely discussed topic. He was our QB for 10 years and a lot of fans on this site essentially grew up with the Eagles with McNabb as sthe QB. It’s going to be discussed for a long time. If you’re not ready for it, I wouldnt come here too often except maybe FA and draft time
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Logic is fun.
Let me get this straight…it is not okay to claim that we should make a change at the head coaching position when our coach is 1-4 in NFC Championship games, but it is okay to claim that the quarterback bears 100% of the blame for a team loss when the Eagles are 1-4 in NFC Championship games?
I understand that some people hate Donovan. Hell, I despise Andy Reid. But those who hate Donovan are being a bit disingenuous when they don’t assign a heaping helping of the blame for our performance in those games to the head coach. Being “clutch” had nothing to do with Ricky Manning Jr. molesting stinkston and trash.
...But if he pulls the rug on his quarterback, Reid must do it knowing that he let McNabb down more than McNabb ever let him down.
Phil Sheridan--Philadelphia Inquirer
No Andy should get some blame too
He’s not perfect. He’s a great drafter, but it would be nice to hit more in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.
Listen, the QB spot is a special position. If the QB is inconsistent then its nearly impossible for the entire offense to put up points consistently. You got to throw the ball to put up points as evidenced by how many passes the tpo teams in the league throw and at what % they were completing those passes.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Shared blame
But McNabb + Reid is not working in the sense of winning a Super Bowl. Personnel tinkering has been going on around McNabb (hit and miss) but the results have been the same. To go further, many signs point to changing the offensive system or trying a different QB. Lurie signs Reid to an extension, he’s kind of shown which direction he is leaning. I think Lurie, the FO, and most of the fans feel a change is needed and perhaps unfairly, McNabb will be the fall guy.
by donniethelion on Jan 28, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
That's the most unlikely scenario and makes the least sense.
Vick is 30 years old, wants to start, and was never even near the passer McNabb was.
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Oh God no....
Vick wasn’t that great at his peak….trade him and get something for him.
by donniethelion on Jan 28, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
I read this article on McNabb potentially calling a psychic
but what really got me was the comment
“7. Posted by FlapemEagle Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:07 pm EST
Try McNabb at 10, and Kolb at 11:35. You can always go back to the old way if it doesn’t work out. Keep Michael Vick at 12:35 just in case.”
McNabb is NOT
the main reason they didn’t go to the Superbowl….the defense SUCKED! They can’t tackle worth SH-T! The linebackers can’t stop the run (except Trotter) and he is TOO damn old!
by ChaplainStevens on Jan 30, 2010 6:33 PM EST reply actions
Mcnabb
Do not try to blame the loses on the defense alone, Mcnabb has to take the blame for choking in the big games. He was the one that could not move the offense this year. Yes the defense got tired during the game, but who would not if your offense could not do any better than 3 and out. Offense could not sustain a drive against playoff teams and could not even move the ball against oakland, do not blame the defense for that lost and Mcnabb had open recievers in that game so now who are you going to blame. We need to trade mcnabb off this year and get some draft picks while we can. I know cleveland is needing a quarterback. Mcnabb has had his chance 11 years and has not done anything some will say he took us to the superbowl, but we all know that the defense carried us that year and we would have won the superbowl if mcnabb had not given up on his team on the last drive. Time for kolb to lead the team mcnabb had his chance with all the weapons he has. Good bye Mcchoke
The defense got shit on in the SB, he had no running game and we wouldn’t have won if he walked out of a phone booth with a S on his chest. We had to go 98 yards in 58 seconds with no timeouts. Just stop already. That game was over the second the punt was down regardless of who the QB was.
by You don't have to be sweet, to be good on Jan 31, 2010 1:19 AM EST up reply actions
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