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Forget about trading McNabb to Raiders and drafting Russell
By DENNIS FISHER
Lancaster New Era
Published: Jan 19, 2007 12:54 PM EST
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/200064
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA -
Wilma McNabb was right. Soup’s on (the trading block) in Philadelphia.
Just as she predicted, her son and Chunky soup commercial co-star has been put on the market by Eagles fans.
Some of them have cooked up a deal that would send quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Raiders for the No. 1 draft pick in April’s National Football League draft.
After McNabb was sidelined for the season with a knee injury and Jeff Garcia took over at quarterback, Wilma went on the McNabb family website and said she feared that if Garcia enjoyed success, trade talks would surface.
Turns out she was right.
Garcia lifted the Eagles to greater heights than all but Philly’s most rabid rooters dreamed he would.
Now, some of that city’s unfaithful faithful are looking longingly at LSU’s JaMarcus Russell and suggesting that the Eagles should send McNabb to Oakland in exchange for the right to acquire him.
Of course, they’re the same fans who booed when their team drafted McNabb instead of Ricky Williams in 1999.
And they’re the ones who continue to badmouth the former Syracuse star despite the fact that he put the Eagles in the National Football Conference championship game four years in a row.
And they’re the ones who agreed with wideout Terrell Owens when he said McNabb failed to rally the Eagles to victory in the 2005 Super Bowl because he was overweight and out of shape.
They’re the same fans who for years have been looking for a good excuse to get rid of him, and now that Garcia has surfaced as a seemingly better fit for Philly’s offense, they think they’ve found one.
They’re questioning why McNabb automatically should be handed the starting-quarterback job when he fully recovers from knee surgery.
And they’re hoping the Eagles pay the big bucks necessary to re-sign Garcia, who will become a free agent in March.
Under salary-cap rules it will be almost impossible for Philly to afford to pay two starting-quarterback salaries.
So get rid of McNabb, the fair-weather fans are saying.
They claim this is the perfect time for the Eagles to stockpile for the future without sacrificing the present.
This year’s draft will feature two outstanding quarterbacks.
Many analysts expected Notre Dame’s Brady Quinn to be the No. 1 draft pick before he was outdueled in the Sugar Bowl by Russell, who turned LSU’s 41-14 win over the Fighting Irish into his own coming-out party.
At 6-6 and 260 pounds Russell looked like a man among boys in that game, and he has the physical tools to become one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the sport.
He can throw the football 70 yards with the greatest of ease, and he’s awfully tough to bring down when he decides to run.
The Packers are rumored to be considering trading Brett Favre for him.
Like McNabb, Favre is damaged goods. He’s badly in need of ankle surgery.
However, at age 37 Favre is seven years older than McNabb and definitely on the downside of a Hall of Fame career.
McNabb should be hitting his peak, physically. But he has been devastated by injuries in each of the past two seasons.
Garcia will turn 37 next month but still seems to be playing at the top of his game.
He proved that by keeping in shape, a quarterback can still perform at near-peak efficiency in his mid-thirties. So since McNabb has worked hard to stay in shape, he could have half a dozen great years left if his knee heals perfectly.
He was off to one of the greatest starts in league history before he got hurt this season.
But despite his success the Eagles were only 5-4 going into their game against the Titans in Philadelphia, where McNabb got hurt.
That’s when Garcia took over and turned up the heat on the McNabbs by leading Philly to six wins in eight games.
But as hot as it is in the McNabbs’ kitchen these days, don’t expect Andy Reid to get out of it.
The Eagles’ coach has been feasting on their son’s success ever since he drafted him. He’s Donovan McNabb’s biggest fan.
So despite what Philly’s lesser fans would like to see, you can bet McNabb won’t be going to Oakland or to the Eagles’ bench.
Not as long as Reid is their chief cook and bottle washer.
Forget about trading McNabb to Raiders and drafting Russell
By DENNIS FISHER
Lancaster New Era
Published: Jan 19, 2007 12:54 PM EST
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/200064
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA -
Wilma McNabb was right. Soup’s on (the trading block) in Philadelphia.
Just as she predicted, her son and Chunky soup commercial co-star has been put on the market by Eagles fans.
Some of them have cooked up a deal that would send quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Raiders for the No. 1 draft pick in April’s National Football League draft.
After McNabb was sidelined for the season with a knee injury and Jeff Garcia took over at quarterback, Wilma went on the McNabb family website and said she feared that if Garcia enjoyed success, trade talks would surface.
Turns out she was right.
Garcia lifted the Eagles to greater heights than all but Philly’s most rabid rooters dreamed he would.
Now, some of that city’s unfaithful faithful are looking longingly at LSU’s JaMarcus Russell and suggesting that the Eagles should send McNabb to Oakland in exchange for the right to acquire him.
Of course, they’re the same fans who booed when their team drafted McNabb instead of Ricky Williams in 1999.
And they’re the ones who continue to badmouth the former Syracuse star despite the fact that he put the Eagles in the National Football Conference championship game four years in a row.
And they’re the ones who agreed with wideout Terrell Owens when he said McNabb failed to rally the Eagles to victory in the 2005 Super Bowl because he was overweight and out of shape.
They’re the same fans who for years have been looking for a good excuse to get rid of him, and now that Garcia has surfaced as a seemingly better fit for Philly’s offense, they think they’ve found one.
They’re questioning why McNabb automatically should be handed the starting-quarterback job when he fully recovers from knee surgery.
And they’re hoping the Eagles pay the big bucks necessary to re-sign Garcia, who will become a free agent in March.
Under salary-cap rules it will be almost impossible for Philly to afford to pay two starting-quarterback salaries.
So get rid of McNabb, the fair-weather fans are saying.
They claim this is the perfect time for the Eagles to stockpile for the future without sacrificing the present.
This year’s draft will feature two outstanding quarterbacks.
Many analysts expected Notre Dame’s Brady Quinn to be the No. 1 draft pick before he was outdueled in the Sugar Bowl by Russell, who turned LSU’s 41-14 win over the Fighting Irish into his own coming-out party.
At 6-6 and 260 pounds Russell looked like a man among boys in that game, and he has the physical tools to become one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the sport.
He can throw the football 70 yards with the greatest of ease, and he’s awfully tough to bring down when he decides to run.
The Packers are rumored to be considering trading Brett Favre for him.
Like McNabb, Favre is damaged goods. He’s badly in need of ankle surgery.
However, at age 37 Favre is seven years older than McNabb and definitely on the downside of a Hall of Fame career.
McNabb should be hitting his peak, physically. But he has been devastated by injuries in each of the past two seasons.
Garcia will turn 37 next month but still seems to be playing at the top of his game.
He proved that by keeping in shape, a quarterback can still perform at near-peak efficiency in his mid-thirties. So since McNabb has worked hard to stay in shape, he could have half a dozen great years left if his knee heals perfectly.
He was off to one of the greatest starts in league history before he got hurt this season.
But despite his success the Eagles were only 5-4 going into their game against the Titans in Philadelphia, where McNabb got hurt.
That’s when Garcia took over and turned up the heat on the McNabbs by leading Philly to six wins in eight games.
But as hot as it is in the McNabbs’ kitchen these days, don’t expect Andy Reid to get out of it.
The Eagles’ coach has been feasting on their son’s success ever since he drafted him. He’s Donovan McNabb’s biggest fan.
So despite what Philly’s lesser fans would like to see, you can bet McNabb won’t be going to Oakland or to the Eagles’ bench.
Not as long as Reid is their chief cook and bottle washer.
