Is Number 5’s head on the Chopping Block?
Donovan McNabb is the player that football fans associate with the Philadelphia Eagles, but could recent injuries make him a thing of the past sooner rather than later in the city of brotherly love?
He’s been the go to guy, the franchise quarterback, the reason the Eagles have been in the playoffs with regularity, but Donovan McNabb has been unsuccessful in landing the team a championship.
What’s worse for #5 is - his last two seasons have been plagued with injuries. First the sports hernia that affected his play dramatically before landing him on the sidelines, then the knee injury sustained in the middle of last season that kept McNabb sidelined for the remainder of the year, and through the beginning of camp for ‘07.
Backup quaterback Jeff Garcia’s solid play in McNabbs absence last season opened up a whole array of quarterback controversy questions as the season came to a close, but head coach Andy Reid answered those questions by stating that McNabb was taking the snaps, end of story.
Then why, I’d like to know, did the Eagles use their first round pick in the draft on a quarterback?
We’ve all seen how Donovan copes with controversy - his altercation with Terrell Owens reeked havoc with the Eagles, how will he react now that his job may be in jeopardy?
So far Donovan has proclaimed he’ll be ready for the team’s second pre-season game. This seems like a bit of a rush from the original prognosis that said the big QB may not be ready until a few weeks into the regular season. The only reason I can see for McNabb to be in such a hurry is fear. I don’t think he wants the coaching staff getting to good a look at somebody else.
The birds have been able to win after Donovan has gone down in the past, but he may not be able to afford someone to take the reigns and go on a winning streak before he gets a chance to take the field.
Veteran reporter Sal Paolantonio gets a bit more in depth with his views on Donvan’s situation on espn.com
Eagles, McNabb, Andy Reid, Philadelphia
May 11th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Two things I love about this situation:
First, the fact that Donovan was ’surprised’ by the Eagles signing Kolb (this despite, as you pointed out, he’s broken down more times than a ‘71 Pinto).
Second, Eagles fan reaction to drafting Kolb, which could mildly be described as ‘dissapointed’. Eagles fans are the best!
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:36 pm
I don’t think Donovan is threatened by the signing of Kolb. I think he’s upset (as are Eggle fans) by the fact that the Eggles could’ve helped themselves out in so many better ways than by drafting a QB.
Donovan has plenty left in him. Philly is a tough place to play and he won’t hear the end of it until he actually wins a Superbowl. That’s just the way it is.