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McNabb Worse than Mediocre as Eagles Survive Skins 27-25
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| Oct. 5, 2003
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Posted on 10/05/2003 6:02:10 PM PDT by litany_of_lies
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To: lawdude
No, I get the picture. It's ridiculous the emphasis the press puts on McNabb.
It's a northeastern thing, really. McNabb had a rather heroic college career at Syracuse. Gave Miami a scare a couple of times, one game was legendary. He is also less jock than most of his contemporaries, and gives a good interview.
So, the press builds him up. Partially because of skin color, but also because he is a northeastern college quarterback playing for a team in a rough town for quarterbacks.
Rush had that angle wrong. Jeez, look up the road at what the NY press was saying about Pennington!
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posted on
10/05/2003 6:35:19 PM PDT
by
lavrenti
(Sad songs are about those loved and lost, never about career changes.)
To: lavrenti
Bernie TesteverdeDidn't he play for the same college as Vinnie Kosar?
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posted on
10/05/2003 6:37:01 PM PDT
by
PMCarey
To: HiJinx
McNabbs response started it.
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posted on
10/05/2003 6:37:34 PM PDT
by
lavrenti
(Sad songs are about those loved and lost, never about career changes.)
To: lawdude
As a former league MVP who has taken his team to the past 2 NFC championship games, he deserves a little praise, doesn't he? Sure, he has sucked this year (he's on a fantasy team of mine, I should certainly know), and he's so inaccurate a passer he probably couldn't hit water from the Golden Gate bridge. But you're overblowing this. He doesn't have much of a team around him.
I like Rush, but I think he was wrong on this one. And ESPN hung him out to dry. If you want to direct your anger anywhere, direct it there.
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posted on
10/05/2003 6:41:23 PM PDT
by
Akira
("Experience is a hard teacher, but fools will have no other." - Ben Franklin)
To: lavrenti
Rush had that angle wrong. Jeez, look up the road at what the NY press was saying about Pennington!Don't bring up logic to the ditto heads. Their man was shown to be a fish out of water talking football, and bringing his political agenda to an NFL pregame show. Pennington was the second coming last year, or so said the media.
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posted on
10/05/2003 6:42:36 PM PDT
by
SengirV
To: RightWinger
My Carolina Panthers were still unbeaten today.
Next week they have to play the high scoring Colts.
I will be watching the Tampa Bay game tomorrow night, if they can slow them down, maybe our strong defense can too.
To: litany_of_lies
and his first TD of the season. Prior to that touchdown throw, he had gone 173 attempts without a TD. The next worst in the NFL had gone 60.
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posted on
10/05/2003 6:45:07 PM PDT
by
lepton
To: litany_of_lies
McNabb Worse than Mediocre as Eagles Survive Skins 27-25 ^ Another racist remark. Won't you honkeys ever learn to shut your cracker mouths up?
/ sarcasm
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posted on
10/05/2003 6:47:10 PM PDT
by
jimkress
(Go away Pat Go away!)
To: lavrenti
One of MacNabb's most serious limitations is that he basically can't throw a pass for under 20 yards flight-path. He throws most of those into the feet of the receiver, but it could go nearly anywhere.
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posted on
10/05/2003 6:50:02 PM PDT
by
lepton
To: TheExploited
I have (McNabb) on my Fantasy Team. The guy has single handedly ruined my season. I am playing Jon Kitna next week over Donavan the Dud. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last year, I played Fantasy Football for the first time, and made it to the Championship Game with (guess who???) McNabb & Kitna as my QB's. Kitna was pretty damn good last year, as was McNabb until he broke his foot. I get the feeling that McNabb's been feeling the pressure of trying to live up to that contract. From what I saw of A-Rod, it may take him another year psychologically to get over it.
I'm not playing this year, probably because I don't have the time/inclination to do the research necessary. Baseball's always been my favorite sport, so I pretty much stick with that.
With the recent success of my alma mater (Gonzaga), football season is there to occupy some time until basketball season rolls around.
Plus, my spare time is pretty much nonexistent with one kid in band, another in Lariettes (drill team), and a toddler to keep us from losing it. My son's HS band is performing at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland next year, so we've got fund raisers galore until that trip.
To: Akira
As a former league MVP who has taken his team to the past 2 NFC championship games, he deserves a little praise, doesn't he? Maybe as much as the Ravens QB in their superbowl drive, and some of the Bucs QBs. How does his performance compare to either of those cases?
MacNabb is a fairly good HB who throws well down-field. Despite his being elected to it, he is not, nor has he ever been a Pro-Bowl quality QB. He may someday become one, as he has a lot of talent - but he's not there. I'll even grant that due to his running ability, he's certainly a better QB than his less-than-average career stats. He's fun to watch as several times a game he makes simple plays into a struggle, and fairly often makes a bit of unpredictable excitement out of it. He is not, however, a "great quarterback".
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:04:40 PM PDT
by
lepton
To: litany_of_lies
What about all the other teams that played today? We should get a low down on all of them.
To: litany_of_lies
We'll make an exeption this time ;-)
To: lavrenti
McNabbs response started it.McNabb didn't rspond to Rush's comments, he responded to the media who asked him about Rush's comments.
Donovan didn't have a thing to say about it until Wednesday, after WIP and the Philly papers had three days to fan the flames. Once they cornered McNabb and got a quote, they had their story.
McNabb didn't start this.
To: litany_of_lies
Stick your head in the garbage, litany.
I am an Iggles fan, though I live in Redskins territory. I watched the second half of the game. I think Donovan McNabb is not a superstar but is a damn good quaterback. And, I think Limbaugh got a raw deal for expressing an opinion.
That said, McNabb didn't have that bad a game and made some key plays in the second half. The Iggles almost blew it, but it was the special teams and defense, not the offense, that made the last 2 minutes so painful to watch.
Take a deep breath, dude.
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:22:01 PM PDT
by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
To: blau993
Stick your head in the garbage, litany. You must originally be from Philly. In the City of Brotherly Love, the above is a term of endearment.
To: litany_of_lies
McNabb should thank Rush. After this flap, he will never be benched.
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:32:50 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(mislead, misled, lie, lied, failed, failure,leaked, revenge, etc., etc., etc..)
To: litany_of_lies
McNabb will never again get bad press, either. They don't dare.
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:33:21 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(mislead, misled, lie, lied, failed, failure,leaked, revenge, etc., etc., etc..)
To: KansasCanadian
Emmett Smith was the one crying today--six carries against the Cowboys and -1 yards I was there, in the suite next to Cardinal owner Bill Bidwell. He was not 10 feet from me through a glass partitition.
I couldn't help but give him a thumbs up every time Emmitt got stuffed.
Okay, not EVERY time. I almost felt sorry for him. Actually, I guess I felt more sorry for Emmitt. He's still a class act.
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:38:45 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
Your profile page is most entertaining...
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:44:17 PM PDT
by
KansasCanadian
(The following comment about the French was removed by the Moderator...)
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