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Andy Lowe -> RE: McNabb Needs to Lose 30 Lbs (11/24/2008 12:22:57 PM)
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ORIGINAL: John Childress
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ORIGINAL: Andy Lowe
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ORIGINAL: John Childress
I wouldn't want McNabb here unless our coach was Singletary or someone like that. McNabb still can throw the ball better than anyone we have on our roster or are likely to have on our roster next year. He can't run any more but so what.
However, he tends to take a puXXy way out of confrontations many times instead of manning up. He lost respect in Philly by talking about Owens behind his back while saying nothing to his face. Now Owens would have knocked him out but people would have had respect for him. mcNabb is ultra sensitive and still talks about being booed at the draft. Dude, how many millions have you banked since then? You guys can throw tomatoes at me for $8M/year!
As for the Eagles, McNabb was only part of the problem. He catches the heat but the Eagles, back in their good days, got to 4 NFC CGs mostly on the strength of Jim Johnson's defense. That defense fell apart just as much as McNabb in the big games.
The Rams put up 29 on that D in 2001. The next year the Bucs put up 27 at the Vet in Philly.
A few years ago, before Culpepper blew out his knee, I did a study that really illustrated the effect of a good scoring defense in the playoffs. McNabb has never won a playoff game where his defense gives up 20 points (0-4). He is 7-1 when his defense holds the other team to less than 20 points.
McNabb would be a solid upgrade, but he is no Brady or Montana.
Doesnt get talked about much, but McNabb's gotten flabby. I watched a great baseball player in Ken Griffey decline like the stock market, because he didn't take care of himself in the off-season.
I think the whole OT thing has been blown out of proportion, but he doesn't strike me as a guy who works out particularly hard in the off-season.
Donovan needs to lose a good 30 lbs...........from what I can tell.
McNabb was NOT overrated. Getting your team to 4 straight NFC CGs with some of the worst WRs on the planet shows how good he WAS. People forget that he got them to the Super Bowl in 2004 WITHOUT OWENS. He smoked us and ATL with Todd Pinkston and Freddie Mitchell starting. How many QBs can do that?
Three problems happened with McNabb
1. He suffered a few injuries. They slowed him down and made him a much more tentative player.
2. To combat injuries, he decided to add weight on purpose to take hits better. McNabb is NOT lazy in the offseason. That is not true. Just the opposite - he purposely worked out to ADD weight to get stronger. The problem is that made him slower than Pat Williams.
3. Andy Reid's failure to build a team around him that could win.
McNabb can be effective again - but he needs the proper surroundings. Coming here to a running team would really help him. But he needs a fiery coach who will bring out the competitive McNabb and not the sulking one currently in Philly.
To those who say that he is "done", I give you Kurt Warner.
I don't think McNabb is overrated either. I don't think he ever been a great thower of the football, and accuracy on certain throws is not great. However, he finds ways to move the team, and is the master of the screen pass.
I also agree, that Philly has never really surrounded him with real talent at WR or TE. He's carried that ship at times.
That's why I really like him for this team, we don't do a lot of deep throws, I think he would be really effective in our O.
I'm not big on "Putting on weight" helping an athlete.. His body was used to performing at a certain level, and everyone has a natural weight level. Puts a tremendous amount of stress on your joints, it really has to be done right. Robert Smith did it, but he really started when he was in college, and his body had time to adjust, but even he, suffered some injuries early on.
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