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Posted on 02/08/2005 11:49:37 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was so ill in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl that a teammate had to call a play in the huddle, center Hank Fraley said.
"He fought to the end," Fraley told Comcast SportsNet on Monday. "He gave it his all. He was almost puking in the huddle. One play had to be called by (wideout) Freddie Mitchell because Donovan was mumbling because he was almost puking."
Offensive lineman Jon Runyan also echoed Fraley's comments in the same interview aired on two local radio stations on Tuesday after the Comcast report.
McNabb was shaky in Philadelphia's 24-21 loss to the England Patriots on Sunday, throwing for 357 yards and three touchdowns, was also getting picked off three times.
McNabb misfired on several passes early, held the ball too long in other instances and made several poor decisions. One of the best scramblers in the NFL, McNabb had zero yards rushing on just one carry and was sacked four times.
An Eagles spokesman did not immediately return a phone call Tuesday.
He did not look sick in the post game interview but based on his excuses and comments he did indicate that he is a loser.
/former 49er gloat.
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LOL.
That's the only kind of gloating a 49ers fan can do. The former gloat, cuz now you're looking more and more like the 90's version of the Bengals.
And three picks. But no doubt McNabb is kicking himself for his missed opportunities, so he needs no reminders about it from me. And no doubt he will be taking the Eagles back to the Big Dance long before my beloved Kansas City Chiefs ever get there.
That begs the question, what about Culpepper and McNair? Did I miss some dirt on these guys? Small markets?
You're nuts. Rush didn't inject race into anything. The NFL pundits did. They've been hyping McNabb's race more than his skills, looking for the next coming of Doug Williams. And when you hype race over skills, this kind of stuff bites you in the butt.
If you can't operate, take yourself out -- for your team-mates' sake.
The last I heard was that Doug Williams was coaching at Grambling and accepted then rejected an offer from the Tampa Bay Bucs and decided to stay at Grambling.
Have I missed something?
And then, with a couple of plays left in the game and a bomb needed, McNabb, from the end zone, throws a five-yarder to Westbrook. Tic... tic... tic... went the clock. Un-frigging-believable."
Hear ya...
McNabb's situational game-presense is decidedly lacking.
As "Field General," the QB has GOT to make the proper adjustments and assessments with respect to time management.
Ain't NO way Joe Montana or Favre with precious moments ticking off the clock are lackadaisically calling a play in the huddle, or attempting to complete a 2-yarder in the middle of the field. They're instinctively going No-Huddle.
If pressed I suppose I could narrow down the number of "great moments" in Michael Jeffrey Jordan's career to under 100. But that would still leave a lot out.
That's just plain nasty!
Honestly, you would think that Donovan McNabb is the antichrist based on the vitriol directed against him. Personally, i don't see it. my husband is an SU alum and has followed McNabb's career since he left Syracuse. he seems like a perfectly decent guy, and has talent. i do not understand why he is so reviled here on FR and elsewhere. it seems uncalled for. there are out and out CRIMINALS in the NFL that are not so abused as he.
In the end, he couldn't perform to the high ability level the media assigned to him and when he knew he was losing the game, the pressure just got to him and the realization that he's just an average quarterback.
Actually, Williams was not that great a QB. He had a poor career at Tampa and was very inconsistent. But what a SuperBowl game he had -- with an injured leg, too.
5 minutes to go, and he was wobbling in the huddle. I thought he was just exhausted. Several others were clealry breathing hard. It appeared that that was part of why they dcouldn't go into hurry-up.
Typical of the today's culture. It is NOT MY FAULT. It is beyond my control. True OR NOT, it should just stay with the team. Offer no excuses and take the loss like professionals...........yeah right!!
I don't know precisely what you are referring to, but I recall Doug Williams winnig a Superbowl. He was (is) black, and he was the quarterback....
And he neither returned to Washington the next year, nor was he picked up by any other team the next year. (That's likely the first and last time that ever happened.)
Superbowls are won by the team and lost by the team....
No matter what color person is playing what position....
This may have something to do with the quantity of drink taen during the days preceding the game. Several players had to be treated for cramping. Drink has that effect also. I think these guys partied themselves out of a Superbowl win.
#3 my thoughts, exactly!
"...Donovan was mumbling because he was almost puking."
...and just how would this differ from his normal vocal style? I can hardly understand him on a good day...not that I give a damn about what he has to say, but still...
Hint: Anytime anyone begins a sentence - and an entire line of discussion - with the words "I mean..." or "You know...", you can pretty much guarantee it's going to be lacking substance. This habit has really spread like wildfire in all media lately, but especially sports.
I know - these guys aren't intellectuals...but neither am I. Once I actually heard a football player say "You know Bob - we're just gonna play our game and try and keep them from scoring. If we can control the ball and score more points than them, I think we can win the game."
Damn - how profound. YA THINK?!?!
Next time you hear/see an interview, especially athletes, listen to how many times you hear "I mean..." and "You know...". Rampant - and just plain bad!
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