Posted on 02/01/2006 6:31:15 PM PST by Perdogg
DETROIT – Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb injected a race element into his rift with Terrell Owens on Wednesday, saying the receiver's criticism amounted to “black-on-black crime.” In an interview with ESPN, McNabb rehashed some of the low moments of his relationship with his teammate, making fun of Owens' driveway apology and bringing up the race angle.
In November, responding to a question from Michael Irvin during an ESPN interview, Owens said Philadelphia would likely be in a better situation if Brett Favre was the quarterback instead of the banged-up McNabb.
“It was like, it's unreal,” McNabb said. “That's like me going out and saying, 'Hey, if we had Steve Largent. If we had Joe Jurevicius. It was definitely a slap in the face to me. It was a slap in the face because, as deep as people want to go into it, it was black-on-black crime.”
Not long after that, an NAACP leader criticized McNabb for “playing the race card” in explaining why he didn't run the ball as often as he used to.
In November, the Eagles suspended Owens for the remainder of the season for his repeated criticism of the team, McNabb and several other issues. The team recently gave Owens permission to seek a trade, and this week he visited the Denver Broncos.
On Wednesday, McNabb brought up some of the criticism he had taken through his career, and said Owens was simply piling on with his statement.
“It's different to say, 'If we had Michael Vick or Daunte Culpepper or Steve McNair or Byron Leftwich,” McNabb said of four black starting quarterbacks. “But to go straight to Brett Favre, that kind of just slapped me in the face like, 'Wow ...'”
Owens apologized twice publicly – once after his preseason holdout and then again, in his driveway, after he was suspended.
“The first apology, that was to the organization,” McNabb said. “Then, I was thrown in there – 'If I offended Donovan in any way' – you know. Instead of that, you could have just told me, hey, I apologize for the way it came out. I didn't mean it that way. Just come talk to me.”
I'd feel better sitting ouside your apartment on the curb than any other place I can think of or imagine.
Sample 1....
I've JUST dropped a letter in the mail about that, essentially stating that I had once thought she represented the views of her constituency, but disagreed wholeheartedly with the fact that she invited a treasonist (is that a word?) as her guest. Also advised that as a Republican who didn't vote the party line and supported her in the last election (lied a little), I would not be doing so in the next.
Woolsey is gonna be in a world of hurt come re-election time.
This "stunt" was way over the top and hopefully will get people motivated to dump this clown.
I went to her website to find an email address and was surprised to see that her home office is about 2 miles from me.
I doubt she ever goes to it, but it might be neat to organize something.I'm not quite sure how to go about it, or if there would be any interest in it.Something for me to work on.
Check with the CA FReeper Page.
Good idea...I have noticed on some threads that a few people have said she is "my " representative too.
I'll see what I can do.
nope not at all.
the AFC is going to be a 2 horse race next year if the Dolphins can find a QB.
That should read AFC EAST, not just the AFC...
NFC East ping.
Seriously McNabb, what the heck is this?
(shakes head) Every time people try to inject racism into non-racial issues, they only make themselves look stupid...and their credibility gets shot, to boot.
Did the author mean to say driveby apology?
Would McCabb have been less offended had Owens invoked James Harris, Doug Williams, or Warren Moon rather than Brett Favre?
Here's the difference, Donovan -- Favre is light-years better than any of those other quarterbacks can ever even dream to be.
I guess that answers my question.
It must be the weather.
LOL
Here's the difference, Donovan -- Favre is light-years better than any of those other quarterbacks can ever even dream to be.
Hmm, very interesting. Are we seeing what McNabb is all about? Ever since The Rush Incident, the press made this QB untouchable in terms of his leadership and character. My mind is starting to change about T.O.
Some of these athletes have lost their minds.
And now McNabb shows his true "colors".
It is hard to make TO a sympathetic figure but McNabb has somehow found a way!
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