The Eagles are a Little Late with Reworking the Contract
Written by B-Dub, Sunday June 14 2009
Why didn't the Philadelphia Eagles come up with the money to make their best player happy long before this? If they had done this years ago they probably would have won at least one Super Bowl by now and possibly more. This is another case of too little, too late by the Eagles cheap front office.
That's right, if they had come up with some extra money back in 2005 to make Terrell Owens happy everything could have been different. The offense would have had the legitimate threat at WR that they have sorely lacked, so that teams couldn't just focus on Westbrook. McNabb would have had a real #1 WR to throw to. Huh? What's that? Wait a minute. You thought I was talking about being happy that the Eagles gave more money to keep QB Donovan McNabb happy? Oh that's a good one.
No, giving McNabb more money means absolutely nothing to the future of the Eagles. He was under contract for the next two years anyway, so giving him a few extra million does nothing except make him happy. And boy does it take a lot to make that guy happy. He's always complaining about how he was booed at the draft, or being benched in Baltimore, or not liking what people are saying and writing about him, or how he's really the leader of the team. Blah, blah, blah. Shut the hell up already you whiny Bitch. I am so sick of this needy Drama Queen.
At the press conference McNabb didn't even sound that happy about getting roughly $6 million extra for no reason whatsoever. Well, that's not entirely true. He got the money because the Eagles front office was also tired of hearing him whine like a baby. The Eagles didn't give him the contract extension that he wanted, they just guaranteed the money during the remaining two years on his current contract and threw him an extra couple of mil. Yeah, all of us should have to endure such insults.
The problem is that McNabb doesn't deserve the money. He's such a choker he should be forced to wear a New York Mets cap at all times. Every time he gets in a pressure situation he chokes, sometimes literally. He is a anything but a leader. On most team's the QB tends to be the leader. Not this one, no matter how many times he stomps his feat and says he is. Maybe if he made more of those goofy faces into the camera. That's worked so well for him so far. And he drove away the best player the Eagles had a few years ago in TO.
Yes, TO deserved to get this money back in 2005. Jeremiah Trotter deserved the money back in 2002 too. If they had given Trotter the money he deserved they would have beaten the TB Bucs in the NFC Championship game and crushed the fraudulent Raiders in the Super Bowl that year. The team had plenty of money under the salary cap back then too. They always have money under the salary cap, because they never want to spend it all. I guess that's how you get to be a Billionaire like Eagles owner, Jeffrey Lurie.
If they kept TO happy, they could have made another run at the Super Bowl after their loss against the Patriots in the big game. And maybe the rest of the team would have been able to overcome McNabb's choking. Not likely, but I can dream can't I? That defense was still at the top of its game, knocking the snot out of opposing offenses. And that was a product of having TO, which enabled the team to get big leads, which enabled Jim Johnson to dial up blitz after blitz when the other team had to throw constantly to catch up.
But no. The team played hard ball with TO and began a downward spiral of losing that was only reversed this past season when the defense single-handedly lifted the team into the playoffs. OK, the Raiders shocking the Bucs to get the Eagles the last playoff spot didn't hurt either. (And yes, I know Jeff Garcia led the team to the playoffs in 2006 when surprise, McNabb got hurt.) But, it wasn't anything McNabb did last year. He wasn't as horrific as he was in the middle of last year, but he sure as hell didn't carry the team to any wins, like other QBs do. You know, the ones who are true leaders on their team.
Instead of being reactionary in giving McNabb more money, they should have been forward thinking. Maybe instead of having to make this move to reverse their run of horrific public relations blunders, they could have thrown a couple more million into the offer and kept the real leader of the team, Brian Dawkins. Why make McNabb happy, but piss off the other 51 players on the roster, who wonder why the Eagles constantly say they won't rework contracts? Anybody think Sheldon Brown is happy right now? I don't. Brian Westbrook is the exception to this rule of theirs. They should have made more exceptions, since they have more than enough money. They always have more than enough money, remember?
Giving McNabb more money changes nothing as far as his job security goes. If he sucks like he did in the middle of last year, he will get benched, just like in Baltimore. If Keven Kolb comes in and doesn't stink out the joint again, maybe McNabb won't get his starting job back this time. I don't know if Kolb is the answer to the Eagles quest for a Super Bowl title, but I do know that McNabb is not the answer. Giving him more money won't change that fact one damn bit either.
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TO is clearly not a winner B. I repeat what has he won to justify you riding his balls?
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eagles707, YOU are the biggest McNabb appologist out there. He can't win and every time he gets close he literally chokes. I'm just pointing out the facts and they aren't pretty. I want to win a Super Bowl and McNabb can't get it done. TO came up huge in that Super Bowl while McNabb was losing his lunch. Give me the guy who produces on the biggest stage over the guy who folds under the pressure every time. I could have taken all the drama that TO could dish out if if came with a Super Bowl Championship parade. Nothing else matters, except winning a Championship.
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Nolan, I'm all about making you happy buddy. Greg, you are a voice of reason among the uninformed. Nice to see even Bronco fans hate the Cowboys.
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Hman, how can you say I'm dead wrong if you didn't read the whole article? Oh right, because you are an IDIOT. Get a friggin clue before you come at me with crap like TO didn't play in the playoffs. TO made that offense great. Because of his play the Eagles cruised through the last part of the season and had homefield advantage in the playoffs. That enabled them to crush two dome team in the Vikings and Falcons. THEN TO was the BEST player on the field during the Super Bowl loss to the Pats, while McNabb was LITERALLY Choking. QBs better than McNabb for THIS year? Oh I don't know, how about in no particular order: 1. Tom Brady, 2. Ben Roethlisberger, 3. Peyton Manning, 4. Kurt Warner, 5. Jay Cutler, 6. Drew Brees, 7. Phillip Rivers, 8. Eli Manning (maybe)....I may have to write an article about this now.
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Thanks Dub! Now that's what I expected! lol
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B-Dub the fraud is at it again. You are the biggest friggin' McNabb hater I have ever heard of. How could you call yourself an Eagles fan! TO the best Eagles player!? Pleaaaase! The guy stinks! Has he ever won at anything at all? Every Eagles TO jersey should be pissed and shi* on in my opinion. His bull**** cancer might jinx us for years to come. What the Eagles should have done at the time was pick up Plax, or even Randy Moss instead of TO. Talk about a bi*ch! Did you see that guy in the press conference crying for his girlfriend Tony Homo? That's my definition of a bi*ch! Any grown ass man that cries over the next grown ass man blowing a game is a bi*ch in my book! Straight up! I don't know what kind of Eagles fans they brew up there in Philly, but you cannot represent the true Philly fans there. At least I hope not! You fit into the bi*ch category if you really believe in this TO soap opera bullshit! You really need to let go of TO's jock strap! On the other hand, if you are doing your job and trying to brew up playerpress hits then great job! Everybody loves a little biatch ass drama!
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B-Dub, your angst over the Philly front office is a familiar emotion with me, since I suffered all those years with the formally beloved broncos. I agree, it appears the Philly org was waiting to see their options before settling. Still I don't imagine Kolb is the guy to take you to a championship, though the phils did get him cheaply and he can definitely throw the ball. Still, I support your skepticism, as the owner needs to be the first step in protrayin an organzation that TRULY wants to win. Beat the Coawboys if no one else. Good luck!!!
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Didn't even bother reading the whole article but you are dead wrong on giving TO more money. The guy is a cancer and he finds a way to destroy any team he goes on. Even Dallas (those damn cowgirls) can't take any more of his nonsense. I know your hatred for the eagles front office & Mcnabb are well documented, but getting rid of TO was a great move. And for all the people who want to credit TO for getting the birds to the superbowl, remember he was hurt for the last couple of games of the season and missed every playoff game but returned in the superbowl (so technically, the eagles got there without him). You are so eager to get rid of McNabb, who would you realistically get? How do you make an honest top 5/7 list of QBs today in the game and not include him? Do you really wish to go through a session of musical chairs for QBs? Just ask teams like Vikings, Bears or Redskins how well that is working for them. And one last thing: Kolb is not the answer.