The Linc - What were they saying about the Redskins this offseason?

by JimmyK on Dec 17, 2010 4:05 PM EST

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Special impromptu edition of The Linc at BGN today, with the announcement that Donovan McNabb has been benched in favor of the great Rex Grossman. Let's take a trip back to the offseason and see what some of the pundits were saying in the wake of the Eagles trading McNabb (gasp!) within the division, shall we?

Redskins a Co-Favorite in the NFC East - John Clayton, ESPN

"With the play-calling of Mike Shanahan and the experience and arm of McNabb, the Redskins should easily reach 22 points and game and most likely 24. In addition to McNabb, Washington has added halfbacks Larry Johnson and Willie Parker and offensive lineman Artis Hicks this offseason."

Yes, he actually wrote that.

Redskins among most improved teams for 2010 - Vic Carucci, nfl.com

with McNabb, they should have the firepower to hold their own with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

Hold their own with the Cowboys and Giants? What about the Eagles?

Shanahan and Allen form dream front office in D.C. - Alex Marvez, FOX Sports

Dan Snyder says he can now "sleep at night."

The same goes for every Washington Redskins fan thanks to the dream team of Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen.

Oof.

Same Old Washington Redskins - Immediate Gratification Trumps Building a Winner - Your very own JimmyK, BGN

Is it a little self gratuitous and petty to link to my own piece from back in July to say "Seeeee? Seeeeeeeeee?" Most definitely. Don't care. I wasted an entire day at work this summer writing this thing, and now I'm gonna get my money's worth.

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Hind sight is 20/20

I wonder what they would have said if they knew Sexy Rexy would be named their starter come week 15?
I wonder how DMc would be doing in Oakland?
The Shannanigans are turrible and have a god complex…my way or the highway thinking.
If they thought their team wasn’t producing under #5 you wait until this weekend.
Problem is where do they go from here? After Rex is sacked 4 times and throws 3 picks do they say McNabb gives us the best chance to win?
Either way that franchise needs to be blowed up and restarted from scratch.
Glad Im an Eagles fan "

…Look having 2 quality NFL starting QBs is a beautiful thing!"

by Omnicron on Dec 17, 2010 4:13 PM EST reply actions

Or, just skip Jimmy’s article and read this.

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant

by NJBammer on Dec 17, 2010 4:15 PM EST reply actions

Haha, guilty!

by JimmyK on Dec 17, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions

They could still have a Pro Bowl Quarterback

Everyone vote 100 more times for Donovan.

by laxer298 on Dec 17, 2010 4:17 PM EST reply actions

I’m actually pissed off by the results so far. I’ve worked my ass off voting for Donny hours at a time and David garrard has more votes? WTF?!

"Get 'Em"

by FlyEagles15 on Dec 17, 2010 4:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I think it's safe to say Project Donolulu is over...

We probably would have traded back to the seventh round with our third round pick, anyway.

by laxer298 on Dec 17, 2010 4:36 PM EST up reply actions

we must regroup and rebuild

RECRUITING ALL FANS!
VOTE DONOVAN MCNABB TO THE SUPERBOWL IN SPITE OF THE REDSKINS AND MIKE SHANAHAN!

I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ

by sports00fan00 on Dec 17, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions

YES!!!

McNabb to the SUPERBOWL!!! lol

"Get 'Em"

by FlyEagles15 on Dec 17, 2010 8:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

YES!!!

The man who vomited in crunch time, while wearing an Eagles uniform, during the Super Bowl… Donovan McNabb!!!

Haha, Eagles….

Wanna Fight?

by jdaking123 on Dec 17, 2010 11:30 PM EST up reply actions

Chris Cooley: “I don’t think in it’s in any way a slap at Donovan. At this point in the year, it’s not going to hurt us.”

No way he actually believes that

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by JasonB on Dec 17, 2010 4:23 PM EST reply actions

Cooley’s a ridiculous quote machine.

by JimmyK on Dec 17, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions

?

“Not going to hurt us?” Don’s stats this year are still better than Rex’s career. This will hurt you guys when you are sacrificing wins. At 5 wins you guys can’t afford to do that! At the end of the season heads are going to roll and if you only have 5 wins….could be yours Cooley!

by Omnicron on Dec 17, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions

It won’t hurt them getting a higher draft pick!

by cin7 on Dec 18, 2010 8:15 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

"I don’t think in it’s in any way a slap at Donovan. At this point in the year, it’s not going to hurt us."

It’s just a flesh wound.

DTMWTD

by alcatraz0109 on Dec 17, 2010 4:44 PM EST reply actions

Nee! Nee! Nee!

FLY #7 FLY !!!

by BWestFactor on Dec 17, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions

ni.

2010-11 Predictions:

Kevin Kolb will go to the probowl and complete >65% of passes.

Jeremy Maclyn will have more receptions than Miles Austin & Steve Smith

Graham will have the starting LDE spot tied up by week 5, win ROTY, and have >10 Sacks

11-5 finish.

by corn on the kolb on Dec 17, 2010 5:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

“Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries.”

"Let's take this thing from the beginning. Let's go out and make some plays! Special teams, defense, big hits, turnovers, whatever it takes to win this thing!"
-Brian Dawkins

by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Dec 17, 2010 6:16 PM EST up reply actions

“I fart in your general direction”

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by SGTSteve on Dec 17, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions

“Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time-ah!”

"Who's been eatin' hummus?"

by Bisch on Dec 17, 2010 11:17 PM EST up reply actions

Hold their own with the Cowboys and Giants? What about the Eagles?

Obviously, we don’t have McNabb, thus they won’t need to keep pace with a 0 win team.

by Sparki on Dec 17, 2010 4:53 PM EST reply actions

The quote has some merit.

They ARE holding their own w/ the Cowboys.

I love pit-bulls, and I love Vick too. I'm a complicated man.

by oldasquick on Dec 17, 2010 5:53 PM EST up reply actions

The chart is hilarious

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by Djax10 on Dec 17, 2010 4:54 PM EST reply actions

Maybe Shanahan's on to something

In 2007, the Bears benched Rex Grossman in favor Brian Griese and got swept by John Kitna and the Lions.

by laxer298 on Dec 17, 2010 4:55 PM EST reply actions

I wasted an entire day at work this summer writing this thing, and now I’m gonna get my money’s worth.

You mean your employers money right

by Tron79 on Dec 17, 2010 5:03 PM EST reply actions

Nope, I was 100% commission.

by JimmyK on Dec 17, 2010 5:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Now I appreciate your work even more

by Tron79 on Dec 17, 2010 5:07 PM EST up reply actions

well done, jimmy.

As my boy hanibal would say, “I love it when a plan comes together.”

Not only did philadelphia jetison an escalating contract on an declining player, they managed to get an excellent pick AND sabotage a division rival.

this is a beautiful thing.

2010-11 Predictions:

Kevin Kolb will go to the probowl and complete >65% of passes.

Jeremy Maclyn will have more receptions than Miles Austin & Steve Smith

Graham will have the starting LDE spot tied up by week 5, win ROTY, and have >10 Sacks

11-5 finish.

by corn on the kolb on Dec 17, 2010 5:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions

So Jimmy, when do you plan to send your resume in to espn? It seems to me that you may be a bit more qualified.

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-Brian Dawkins

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-Brandon Graham

by immynimmy on Dec 17, 2010 6:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions

What a boneheaded trade…

"Let's take this thing from the beginning. Let's go out and make some plays! Special teams, defense, big hits, turnovers, whatever it takes to win this thing!"
-Brian Dawkins

by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Dec 17, 2010 6:16 PM EST reply actions

hey c'mon man

everybody makes mistakes in they life.

by rich p on Dec 17, 2010 6:20 PM EST up reply actions

The Dolphins just got a WR named Kevin Curtis.

We have a thread open at ThePhinsider.com about him. I was wondering if a few Eagles fans would be kind enough to tell us a little bit about him on Fox’s Fan Post. Thank you.

On a side note:

I noticed that you guys have a post on McCoy and how he is underrated. I wish that other Dolphans would notice our underrated players.

We also have a team that trades all their picks for one good season. Their called the Jest.

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by PotM on Dec 17, 2010 6:34 PM EST reply actions 5 recs

Do they also root for the Nest?

"Let's take this thing from the beginning. Let's go out and make some plays! Special teams, defense, big hits, turnovers, whatever it takes to win this thing!"
-Brian Dawkins

by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Dec 17, 2010 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

LOL

by PotM on Dec 17, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions

So does this mean I can wear #5 again?

by Annapolis Eagle on Dec 17, 2010 6:36 PM EST reply actions

This brings up a really nice point also…. The national media are a bunch of D-bags. And what the hell is John Clayton a Professor of? My bet is ass and balls, cause it sure as hell ain’t football.

by SGTSteve on Dec 17, 2010 7:16 PM EST reply actions

nice one!

And what the hell is John Clayton a Professor of? My bet is ass and balls, cause it sure as hell ain’t football.

by Stuk on Dec 17, 2010 9:23 PM EST up reply actions

I said it too Jimmy :)

Eagles fans tell me I’m nt appreciative enough of mcnabb.

let me tell u guys this…

you guys are NOT appreciative enough of Andy Reid and the front office. BOW DOWN

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Dec 17, 2010 7:21 PM EST reply actions

Jimmy, bind that shit and sell it at Borders! When you're right, you're right

by DLawrence55 on Dec 17, 2010 8:01 PM EST reply actions

ken whisenhunt

needs a new pair of pants right about now

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by BadCo'09 on Dec 17, 2010 9:07 PM EST reply actions

Wow. Shannahan is an ass hat. I get it, McNabb hasn’t been good but you bench him for Rex Grossman? Rex… Grossman… Take that in for a second. One of the best QBs of the past decade was just benched for Rex Grossman. Wow. Talk about disrespectful. You cannot tell me with a straight face that Rex Grossman gives that team a better chance to win. I call shenanigans.

McNabb hasn’t been good but he has done more than any other player on that team. The Redskins as a whole have been awful. Shanny has been terrible at coaching, managing the game and putting together gameplans and Baby Shanny has been a really bad play caller. No one in Washington was doing McNabb any favors, coaches or players.

It's beginning to look a lot like Vickmas!

by d-jackfan10 on Dec 17, 2010 9:26 PM EST reply actions