The most important story to come out of last night’s miraculous 3-point loss to the Patriots involves an Eagle that wasn’t even in the stadium: Donovan McNabb.\u00a0 To say that McNabb has been on the hot-seat with Eagle fans and media would be![\"mcnabb\"](\"http:\/\/members.sparedollar.com\/pags\/WASH_PHI_0021_DH.jpg\")
an understatement, and the excellent performance of A.J. Feeley last night\u00a0moves the heat dial up to BROIL.\u00a0 McNabb very well may start the rest of the games this season, but\u00a0it’s\u00a0likely that last night’s game cements his exit at the end of the season.<\/p>\n
As much as Andy Reid insists that McNabb is his quarterback, McNabb’s constant injuries and diminished play this season, combined with the Eagles history of\u00a0cutting loose veterans as soon as they appear to be slipping, make it very easy to see them parting ways with the quarterback this offseason.\u00a0 Feeley is not the long-term answer (the Eagles hope that’s Kevin Kolb), but he has always looked comfortable in Reid’s West Coast offense and it makes it easier to part with McNabb knowing you have Feeley and Kolb at the position.<\/p>\n
Most\u00a0Philly fans seem to forget now, but McNabb is the best quarterback to ever put on an Eagles uniform.\u00a0 I’m not convinced that he should be gone after this season.\u00a0 He is, after all,\u00a0in the first season after major knee surgery and it’s hard to tell how much that has affected his play.\u00a0 But he turned 31-years-old yesterday, is owed a lot of money over the next couple seasons, and\u00a0just can’t seem to stay healthy anymore.\u00a0 He also\u00a0has never fully matured into the leader that it seemed like he would become\u00a0early in his career.\u00a0 But he is still a great<\/em> quarterback and people shouldn’t forget that.\u00a0 The stage is now set for the fans and media to run him out of town\u00a0and I’m just starting to think that might not be such a bad thing.\u00a0\u00a0At this point, it might be what he and the team needs, but wherever\u00a0McNabb is\u00a0playing next year, I’ll be rooting for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The most important story to come out of last night’s miraculous 3-point loss to the Patriots involves an Eagle that wasn’t even in the stadium: Donovan McNabb.\u00a0 To say that McNabb has been on the hot-seat with Eagle fans and … Continue reading