And my bringing up Jordan should be in no way taken as condemnation of McNabb. Sick or no, winners do not use sickness as an excuse. And in all fairness to McNabb himself, I have not heard him offer any excuse whatsoever for the loss. He's taking it like a professional, no doubt replaying his mistakes in his mind, and planning on a rematch in January 2006.
Good point. The problem is McNabb himself who by all accounts seems to be a good guy (probably in no small part because his Mom would kick his ass if he were not).
The problem is the how the media and others perceive McNabb.
And the whole thing is somehow related to race but race isn't the only factor. McNabb gets better treatment by the press than perhaps he is entitled to... but it seems like TO got worse treatment than he was entitled to. The explanation involves race, but race is only one of many factors.
The world is half-mad half the time.
Maybe he is not making the excuses but is he out there saying I have no excuses, do not listen to these people. Where was he last year when Manning absolutely sucked and said so during the post-game interview while McNabbed sucked and said nothing.