When did either McNabb or Owens whine? But were upbeat as could be during and before the super bowl. I haven't heard McNabb whine about one thing so maybe you could point out where he has. None of the Eagles have made an excuse about anything - they played hard and came up short against a better team.
Owens made a point and moved on. His point is shared by many.
You've made a habit in this thread of putting words in others' mouth. No one on the Eagles has whined or made and excuse yet you say they did and even said that they shouldn't use it as an excuse next time.
It's probably someone in the media who brought this whole topic up. It's out there now and it sounds like sour grapes.