Comments on: Eagles win, but McNabb still pissed

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:48:35 +0000

Error in my last post…he’s conducted himself with nothing but class……happened to him in Philadelphia. I’m in Baltimore right now for business so a little slip.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:46:43 +0000

I guess its all part of being in Philly but Donovan McNabb has conducted himself with nothing but class in the wake of many incidents that have happened to him in Baltimore. My question is what is the media and blogwhore’s obsession with him? He goes to work, minds his business, and stays out of trouble. He’s not getting caught up in gunfights, making homophobic remarks, etc etc yet he gets flack that is undeserved. “Reports” that McNabb is still pissed. How about waiting to hear it from the horses mouth instead of fanning flames to a fire that may not even exist. Journalism loses again.

By: Jim Buzinski

Jim Buzinski — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:34:55 +0000

I understand no one wants to be benched, but it happens all the time with other positions with much less drama. Vent, then move on.

By: Cyd Zeigler jr.

Cyd Zeigler jr. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:59:11 +0000

Good players at any position don’t want to be benched because they’re not playing well – for the most part, they want to keep going out there to redeem themselves. And when linemen, running backs and receivers are benched, it’s often for a few plays, then they are put back in the game.

What makes the QB position so special is that they are almost never benched and then brought back in. Unlike other positions, they’re never just given a “breather” for a few plays.

On top of it, and what makes it the worst, is how the media plays it up. The QB position is a special position in all of sports, and when there’s a benching of a Pro Bowl quarterback, the media runs and runs with it, making that QB look worse in the eyes of the public. When a WR is taken out of the game, you never hear about how he’s going to lose his starting job; when a QB is, you always do.

I agree with the sentiment – everyone should look at it differently. But as long as the media, the fans, the coaches, and even the League look at the sitting of a QB the way they do, I totally understand how they would feel pretty bad when they’re benched.

By: Joe Guckin

Joe Guckin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:52:44 +0000

I don’t think any player wants to be benched. But how angry McNabb might be is hard to tell. He generally keeps his true feelings hidden. It sounds like the ESPN clowns had their storyline for the night and ran it into the ground. I say “sounds like” because I had the sound muted and listened to the local radio broadcast instead.

And McNabb’s improvement recently is as much due to the offensive line improving its performance and Brian Westbrook getting healthy enough to become a real factor again.

By: SteelerChick

SteelerChick — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:19:58 +0000

So maybe McNabb now thinks T.O. tactics work?