The Most Disrespected Man In Football

If there's one thing I'm rooting for this NFL season, besides my Packers becoming the first undefeated Super Bowl champion since the '72 Dolphins, it's that Donovan McNabb gets one last chance to re-write the final chapter to his NFL story by signing with a QB-needy playoff contender(say, Houston or Chicago, preferably the Bears since McNabb's from Chicago) and makes a run at the Super Bowl.






Look, I know that the McNabb of old is dead and gone, but it has to be tough to know that teams like the Texans and Bears would rather hitch their title chances to guys like T.J. Yates and Caleb Hanie than six-time Pro Bowler who lead his team to five conference championships and a Super Bowl in the not-so-distant past. In a career that started with him getting booed by morons on Draft Day then embroiled in controversy after controversy from Rush Limbaugh to T.O. to the arrival of Kevin Kolb, McNabb deserves one last chance to prove us all wrong. When we all read Brett Favre his last rights in 2008 after he blew out his arm with the Jets and "retired", Favre managed to come back and give it one last go before falling short in another example of Favre being Favre in the playoffs. Of course, Favre gave it yet another go the year after and that was tragic, but that's besides the point.





Now, I know what you're thinking. "Well, Donovan McNabb isn't Brett Favre". Well, no.....or is he? Both men had their eras of prominence: Favre in the mid-90's, McNabb in the early-2000's. Both men were booted from their longtime franchises in spectacular fashion: Favre in a trade in New York after Green Bay smartly opted for Aaron Rodgers, McNabb to Washington after the Eagles foolishly opted for Kolb. Both men have cannon arms that tend to misfire. Most importantly, both men felt they had something left to give when the world thought they didn't.



Here's another QB McNabb might find himself comparable to. A man who finds ways to win, despite all the criticism and naysayers that try to hold him down. A man who, early in his career, makes plays with his feet and runs with power. A man who also has a strong yet inaccurate arm. A man by the name of Tim Tebow. Of course, McNabb, even now at 35, is a better pure passer than Tebow and McNabb flourished in a more wide-open passing offense while Tebow wins games utilizing the second coming of the option, but the similarities are there. Like McNabb, winning isn't enough to sooth Tebow's many critics. Like McNabb, Tebow takes the high road while said critics takes pot shot after pot shot. Also, like McNabb, Tebow is going to the playoffs in his second season. Which brings me to my point....








If Tim Tebow, a guy who, in a passing league, set his season-high with 202 yards yesterday, can lead his team to the playoffs, why can't a semi-washed up McNabb do the same? Now, McNabb's latest critics will point to the last few seasons in Philly, Washington and Minnesota as signs of decline. Look, there's no question this isn't the old McNabb, it's just an old McNabb, but are you really going to tell me this version of McNabb isn't an upgrade over guys like Hanie and Yates?



First, let's look at the aftermath of Donovan's last three situations, post-McNabb. The Eagles are 4-8 in a season where many believed they were a lock for the Super Bowl. Last season, the man that was supposed to replace McNabb, Kevin Kolb, got knocked out in Week 1 and was eventually replaced by Mike Vick. Vick did his own re-writing of his final chapter by orchestrating one of the greatest career comebacks in recent memory.........which ended with him floundering down the stretch and losing in the first round, at home, to the eventual Super Bowl champion Packers. This year, after scoring a major payday, Vick is back to being Vick: injured, inaccurate and losing more than he's winning.



In Washington, McNabb was 5-8 as a starter before being benched for Rex Grossman. How's Rex Grossman working out for you now, Skins fans? How about John Beck? This season, Washington, in their first year post-McNabb, is...wait for it...wait for it....4-8.



Then, there's Minnesota, who saw their season go up in flames early when they started off 0-4 while division rivals Detroit and Green Bay started off 4-0. By Week 7, McNabb was benched for good and rookie Christian Ponder took over. McNabb was 1-5 as a starter for the Vikes. As for Ponder? 1-5 as well. So, my question is, is McNabb really washed up or was he just in some bad situations? None of McNabb's three previous teams prospered after he left, so was their downfall really HIS fault? Maybe McNabb isn't as finished as we initially thought. Maybe he's just too worn down to be able to carry a team on his back like he did early in his career with Philly. Still, it amazes me that nobody took a chance on McNabb while he was on waivers. He's 35. Guys who are more washed up than McNabb are getting chances with contenders(I'm looking at you, Jake Delhomme!).



That's why my one wish this Christmas is for McNabb to go back home and land with his hometown Chicago Bears. The Bears are 7-5 and are in the midst of a three-team dogfight with Atlanta and Detroit for one of the two Wild Card spots in the NFC. Current starter Caleb Hanie, who is filling in for Jay Cutler? He's not the one, Bears fans. The Bears final four games, meanwhile: @Denver against Touchdown Jesus(possible win), home vs. Seattle(win), @Green Bay(loss) and then the finale @Minnesota against the man who replaced him for what could be a shot at the playoffs.



Detroit's schedule is a little easier: Minnesota(win), @Oakland(win), San Diego(W), @Green Bay(loss)....which means Chicago's main competitor for the final Wild Card spot would be the Falcons. Their final four games: @Carolina(win), Jacksonville(win), @New Orleans(loss), Tampa Bay(possible loss, since the Bucs won the first one).



For 12 years, Donovan McNabb took the high road while fans booed, critics took shots and teammates blasted him. Three teams showed him the door, even while not having a suitable replacement. Thirty-two teams passed on him when they could have picked him up for nothing. Now, those teams are being asked the make the same mistake twice. This season could use another comeback story. We owe it to Donovan McNabb to let him give it one last go. Like we did with Favre. Like we did with Vick. Like we did with Plaxico Burress. Like we were going to do with Tiki Barber.....ok, maybe that's stretching it....Tiki Barber is a prick. Nobody's rooting for him to come back.






McNabb. Bears. For the chance to redeem a career filled with disrespect in the city where it all started. I dare you to tell me these next four games will be more interesting with Caleb Hanie or Josh McCown, Bears fans.

Along Came Shanny

This was supposed to be the retribution season for Donovan McNabb. He was supposed to make the Eagles pay for closing the book on him too soon. He was supposed to make us all believers.

Instead, the book on Donovon McNabb will state that he now has been unceremoniously tossed from TWO NFL franchises. There has to be something, behind the scenes, about Donovan McNabb that we don't know about. Perhaps behind that big, 250 lb. exterior, that Carl Winslow mustache, and that hearty laugh, there is something more unsavory. How else can you explain McNabb transforming into the Jennifer Aniston of NFL quarterbacks: a man who seems so charming and likable to the general public but is known more for his inability to find a suitor who wants to commit. The breakup between McNabb and the Eagles on Easter Sunday was almost Aniston-Brad Pitt-esque, with many sympathetic over the way McNabb was treated after the franchise he brought to five NFC Championships dumped him for someone younger and sexier(Yes, in a weird way, Mike Vick is the Angelina Jolie in this equation. Read into that what you will.).

That was supposed to be motivation for McNabb to prove the doubters in Philly's front office wrong. Instead, the Eagles look like geniuses. Not only do they get two draft picks for a former flame who couldn't make it one season with his new team, but the absence of McNabb allowed the rebirth of Vick who, in any other year, would probably be the league's MVP. This latest kick to McNabb's balls is a bit perplexing. Granted, McNabb hasn't been the second coming of John Elway in his first year in the nation's capital. He's completed 58.3% of his passes, his lowest completion percentage since 2006. He'll finish the season with more INTs(15) than TDs(14)(His 3,377 yards, however, does rank 7th in the NFL) for the first time in his career and the team is 5-8 with him at the helm.

That being said, the downfall of the Redskins this season can not be solely placed on McNabb's shoulders. The defense ranks near the bottom in almost every category. Was it McNabb's fault that Vick came into FedEx Field and put up Madden numbers on Monday Night Football a month ago? Was McNabb supposed to hold the snap this past Sunday instead of Hunter Smith so the 'Skins wouldn't botch what would have been a game-tying extra point against Tampa Bay? As subpar of a season as McNabb has had or is having, the Redskins still felt compelled to give the man a $78 million extension prior to the Eagles game. Instead, McNabb will collect a paycheck next season elsewhere(if I absolutely had to make a guess, Minnesota seems like the obvious choice, given the spot that will be vacated by Brett Favre and Tarvaris Jackson and McNabb's reluctance to go to Oakland this past spring.).

As bad as being benched in favor of former Chicago Bear punchline Rex Grossman(and to a greater extent, being dropped behind former Dolphins bust John Beck) is for McNabb, the extension makes the Redskins look like more of a laughingstock and the fact that Mike Shanahan has now managed to ruffle feathers with yet another high profile, high-priced member of the Redskins puts a little tarnish on that storied legacy of his. You can say what you will about Albert Haynesworth and how he went about his business this season in Washington, but the man felt like he was lied to and, rather than allow him to take his talents elsewhere, Shanahan chose to instead make an example of him. When he got tired of stringing Haynesworth out, he strung out McNabb. It's hard to tell if Shanahan is trying to make his mark on his new team, fan reaction be damned, or if he is intentionally trying to get himself canned so he can pursue endeavors elsewhere(Dallas, maybe?). Again, McNabb hasn't been stellar this season, but Shanahan hasn't exactly turned heads either. The vaunted running scheme of his that once made 1,000 yard rushers out of nobodies like Mike Anderson and Olandis Gary, couldn't resurrect the career of former pupil Clinton Portis, former nemesis Larry Johnson or make guys like Keiland Williams and Ryan Torain any more than stopgap journeymen. The Redskins are 26th in rushing and 10th in passing so, naturally, the team's demise is the quarterback's fault.....huh?

The next three weeks will tell the story of 2010 for all the parties involved. If the Redskins manage to succeed under Grossman(or even Beck), then Shanahan is vindicated for pulling the plug on McNabb and taking a look at next season's quarterback a year early. If the Redskins continue to be the bumbling bunch of amateurs that they have been under Shanny this season, however, then Shanahan will have played his last card in his effort to put blame elsewhere on a turd of a season his first year in D.C. has been. He won't have Haynesworth to blame for being a distraction. He won't have McNabb to throw under the bus. Instead, Shanahan will have to point the finger at the man that has been as responsible for this mess as anyone this season: Himself.

A Moment of Sheer Stupidity

Stupid. Foolish. Arrogant. Shocking. Risky. All of these are adjectives I would use to describe last night's blockbuster trade that sent QB Donovan McNabb from Philadelphia to Washington for two draft picks. We all knew the Eagles were finally dealing McNabb, we just never thought the Eagles would be dumb enough to trade their best player to a division rival, especially a division rival that now has a coach with a reputation for getting seemingly declining QBs over the hump.

As bad as the Redskins' record was last season and as bad as this team looked(especially on offense) last season, most of Washington's woes can be chalked to a myriad of injuries, particularly on the offensive line. They lost Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels to a neck injury that eventually ended his career. They lost high-priced guard Randy Thomas. Every week, it seemed the Redskins lost a crucial piece, from Clinton Portis to Chris Cooley. The Eagles traded McNabb to Washington, thinking this was still the dreadful 4-12 squad from last year. However, a lot has changed since last season ended. Inept head coach Jim Zorn is out, two-time Super Bowl winning head coach Mike Shanahan is in. The team added some depth at RB with declining backs Larry Johnson and Willie Parker. They signed QB Rex Grossman who, like McNabb, has led his team to a Super Bowl, and has experience in the scheme OC Kyle Shanahan is implementing. Now, they have a 6-time Pro Bowl QB in McNabb, who is a significant upgrade over first round bust Jason Campbell. On top of that, the Redskins sit with the 4th pick in this month's draft staring dead at Oklahoma State left tackle Russell Okung, considered by many to be the best offensive tackle prospect in this draft and perhaps the best OL prospect in years.

The McNabb trade(especially if combined with the Okung drafting) causes a huge swing in the NFC East. It gives the Redskins its first proven QB in years. It pairs McNabb, suddenly more motivated after being left for dead by the team he brought to five NFC Championships, with Shanahan(who got John Elway his first ring at 34). Most importantly, it puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Andy Reid, whom some would say is more the reason for the Eagles inability to get over the hump than McNabb ever was, now puts his career in the hands of unproven QB Kevin Kolb. Kolb's career numbers? 4 TDs, 7 INTs, sacked 5 times in 12 games(2 of which he started, which was last season in McNabb's absence). That's hardly a resume that would drive me to trade my aging franchise QB.

When you combine the departure of McNabb with the trade of solid cornerback Sheldon Brown a few days prior as well as the release of Pro Bowl OG Shawn Andrews a few weeks ago, there's a lot to scratch your head about. Why the sudden need to get younger? Many believed the Eagles could compete for a Super Bowl this season with the soon-to-be 34 year old McNabb. Another head scratcher? Why the Eagles not only turned down the possibility of acquiring CB Nnamdi Asomugha(the best at his position in the NFL) in a trade that would have sent McNabb out of the division AND the conference along with CB Asante Samuel but also turned down the Redskins offering Pro Bowl DT Albert Haynesworth for McNabb straight up. Sure, Haynesworth's contract is hefty and it doesn't make the Eagles any younger but it certianly makes them better defensively, as would the Asomugha trade.

Who is sitting at the top of Round 2 in this draft that Eagles felt moving a QB with some juice left in the tank to a division rival was worth the risk? Tim Tebow? Carlos Dunlap? Colt McCoy? Didn't the Eagles watch what happened last year when Brett Favre signed with Vikings and faced the Packers? You don't let a pissed off Pro Bowl QB face you twice a year if you don't have to. That's what the Packers tried to avoid with Favre and it's what the Eagles should have done their damnedest to avoid with McNabb. Now, McNabb sits on a team that could potentially have all its holes filled by September with an owner with an endless bank account to bring in whomever McNabb wants.

Andy Reid claims trading McNabb in the division was to make Donovan happy. You know how you make him happy? YOU DON'T TRADE HIM! McNabb never asked to leave Philadelphia, even while ungrateful Eagles fans spit in his face on a weekly basis. Sportscenter this morning followed the news of the McNabb trade with reaction from Eagles fans, most of which saying good riddance with one fan offering to drive McNabb to the airport and another wondering if this high 2nd round pick means the Eagles can go get Tebow. Tim Tebow? Really, Eagles fans? I know I suggested the Eagles take Tebow a few months ago, but that was based on McNabb being in Philadelphia to mentor him and it was also if he was still there in the third or fourth round. You really want to add a QB with Tebow's mechanical issues to a depth chart that includes Kolb(and his 2 starts) and Mike Vick(who was used primarily as a gimmick last year)? Now, Kolb's lack of experience isn't that much of a red flag. Aaron Rodgers never started a game in the pros before replacing Brett Favre and there was far more pressure on A-Rod than there will be on Kolb. After all, Kolb's replacing a scourge, while Rodgers replaced a legend. Still, the Packers went 6-10 in Rodgers' first year and eventhough Rodgers played admirably, that doesn't show up in the win column. If Kolb goes 6-10 with Philly while McNabb is leading the Redskins to the playoffs, it's going to be a dark day in the City of Brotherly Love.

As heartbreaking at first as this may have been for McNabb, he ends up in a better situation with the ability to not only learn from a potential Hall of Fame coach but gets two opportunities to show Eagles fans what they're missing. You can't script this kind of payback(Well, I guess you can, if you copy last year's Vikings-Packers showdowns). As for the Eagles and Andy Reid, keep in mind that Reid has now traded McNabb to the Redskins just a few short years after trading down with Cowboys to acquire Kolb and allowing Dallas to take promising pass rusher Anthony Spencer. Those are two deals that inevitably haunt this franchise. Hopefully, Eagles fans will have a car big enough to drive Reid to the airport when this latest moment of incompetence blows up in his face.

Fly Like An Eagle

It's as much an offseason fixture as free agency. The Donovan McNabb trade rumors seem to happen so frequently and with such a lack of success, that it's almost becoming like the boy who cried wolf. Last year, with McNabb's hometown Chicago Bears needing a quarterback, conspiracy theorists expected the Bears to take a run at Philly's disenfranchised signal caller. Instead, the Eagles dragged their feet and the Bears opted for the younger and more surly Jay Cutler. The Minnesota Vikings needed a quarterback and also had the luxury of having one of McNabb's former tutors in Brad Childress as their head coach. However, no talks with the Eagles ever got past its infancy and the Vikings put all their eggs in the Brett Favre basket.

This year seems to be different from past years. Having seen what they have in heir apparent Kevin Kolb and with the injury-prone McNabb due a $6.2 million bonus in May, McNabb looks like he's finally going to be exiled from The City of Brotherly Love. Good for Donovan. McNabb's loyalty to the city of Philadelphia and Eagles fans(at least publicly) is a bit mind-boggling. After all, these are the same fans that booed McNabb on Draft Day back in 1999 when he was taken over Ricky Williams, and Eagles fans never seem to warm up to McNabb since. Plus, there was the exuberant amount of dog shit that McNabb seemed to always step in from a public relations standpoint. Perhaps no athlete in recent memory came under fire for just doing his job like McNabb has. After the Draft Day booing, there was the Rush Limbaugh fiasco with the conservative blowhard declaring on ESPN that the media's motivation behind rooting for McNabb was because he was a black quarterback. Then, there was J.Whyatt Mondesire, publisher of a black newspaper and president of the Philadelphia chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who criticized McNabb's leadership and essentially called McNabb a disgrace to African American athletes. In between that was the widely publicized between McNabb and Terrell Owens. All the while, McNabb stood tall and took it on the chin. No Hal McRae-style public rants. No bombast. No trade demands.

My question is why? I like Donovan McNabb. I think he's one of 10 best QBs in the NFL, when he's healthy. He's certainly the best quarterback Philly has had since Ron Jaworski. If Philly isn't going appreciate his talents, why be so resistent to a move elsewhere? What have these people ever done for you, Donovan? They didn't exactly riot when Andy Reid benched you late last season. They aren't exactly picketing the Eagles' front office admist another year of rumors of your exile. Perhaps a change of scenery would be good for you. Maybe you've just spent so much time in Liberty Bell Land that you are jaded from the finer points of playing for some of the teams that might want you. Don't worry, D-Mac, I got you covered. Here's a deeper look at your top three suitors.

1. Oakland Raiders: I liked the alleged proposal of CB Asante Samuel and McNabb for CB Nnamdi Asomugha. Like Gabe said when we discussed this the other day, pure cover corners like Asomugha are a rare breed in this league. As for McNabb going from a contender to one of the worst teams in the league, look, McNabb brought that Eagles team as far as he was going to take it. 5 NFC Championships and a Super Bowl appearence. With McNabb at the helm, the Eagles were a contender nearly every year. Fans in Cleveland and Detroit would kill for that kind of run over the last 11 years. Will McNabb make the Raiders a winner? Of course not. That line is horrible and there isn't a receiver worth throwing to within 100 miles, but Oakland can offer McNabb something that Philly will not and has not: Appreciation. Sure, the creatures of The Black Hole aren't the most cordial of folks, but if they have to back either a 33-year old, injury-prone McNabb or a overpaid and overweight JaMarcus Russell, they will do everything but hoist McNabb on their shoulders and carry him from Philly to Oakland. Plus, it's the last year of McNabb's deal. He doesn't HAVE to sign an extension and with Russell making big bucks to sit the bench and be the black John Candy, Oakland would rather not pay both of them anyway. Plus, the weather is fantastic and the division is horrible. It's not a long shot to think McNabb can make the playoffs with this band of rejects.

2. Buffalo Bills: Great football city with a fan base that is dedicated to guys who will help them win(as any of the five people who watched "The T.O. Show" can attest after seeing Owens can bombarded at the airport by Bills fans upon his arrival). They have two good backs in Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson, a decent wideout in Lee Evans and one of the finer offensive minds in head coach Chan Gailey. The offensive line is a work and progress and the defense is a year or two away as they adjust to the new 3-4 scheme, but it will get there. Sure, playing in the same division with the Dolphins(division champ from '08), New England(division champ of '09) and the Jets(AFC Championship game runner-up) doesn't make things promising in terms of contending, but the same can probably be said if McNabb was to stay in Philly and play in one of the toughest divisions in football.

3. St. Louis Rams: There really isn't much upside to going to a team that has won 6 games in 3 years, except that McNabb's presence would allow the Rams to use the #1 overall pick on Nebraska DT Ndomakong Suh, widely considered the best defensive line prospect to come around in years. Like Oakland, McNabb would be playing in a weak division. The team that won this division last year, the Arizona Cardinals, lost its Hall of Fame QB, one of its best recievers and two of its best players on defense. On top of that, their big free agent pickup, LB Joey Porter, just got busted for a DUI. Plus, RB Steven Jackson is like the running back version of McNabb. A beast when he's healthy, which is pretty rare. WR Donnie Avery could be a poor man's DeSean Jackson and head coach Steve Spagnuolo should be able to make a solid defense out of a defensive line headlined by Suh and fellow first rounders Chris Long and Adam Carriker, not to mention MLB James Laurinaitis. Now, I'll admit, this would be a much funnier scenario if the NFL approved Limbaugh to own the Rams, but this might turn out to be a better situation for McNabb then he thinks. An up and coming team, led by a fiery leader in a division that has no real dominator.

And that's it. That's the list. Look, Donovan, your days in Philadelphia are numbered. The draft is in a less than a month and fans and media alike are already planning for the Kevin Kolb Era. Philadelphia never appreciated you and, if you believe you have anything left in the tank, you need to use this newest slight as motivation to carry another team much like you used your halftime benching in the Ravens game two years ago as motivation to carry the Eagles to another NFC Championship. You're not going to Minnesota, Donovan. Brett Favre's coming back again in September and Big Red isn't dealing you to a team that came thisclose to the Super Bowl last season. For all his horrible clock management, terrible play-calling, inability to convert on 3rd down and in the red zone as well as his dubious challenges, Andy Reid isn't stupid(at least, not stupid enough to trade you to a team that's a QB away from the Super Bowl). You're 33. You've only played one full season since 2003 and you're due nearly $7 million in a recession. If the Chargers were willing to cut L.T. for half of that, the Eagles will no doubt do the same. Don't look at leaving Philadelphia as trip back down the ladder but rather an opportunity to finally play for a team that appreciates your talents(even if they are declining).

Like I said, Philadelphia owes you nothing......except a plane ticket out of town and, this year, it will finally happen.

First Dogs, Now Eagles

Breaking News: Michael Vick has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.

OK, that is not exactly breaking news or a scoop, but it is interesting.

I think this is going to be bad for the Eagles. This is going to be a PR nightmare. They are going to catch hell from everywhere. Every sports TV reporter, columnist, and little piss-ant blog is going to say something, and it will be mostly bad. Evidently the backlash from their own fans has already started. Scanning the message boards at the Philadelphia Inquirer's website shows that many of the fans still haven't forgiven Vick and wish that he had signed somewhere else.

Many don't think he has paid his debt to society completely and don't think he should be allowed to play football.

About that, let me say this. I don't agree with what Vick did at all. I am an unashamed animal lover. However, he served his sentence. He didn't get off easy because of his money or celebrity. In fact, he may have served more time than a "normal" person because he was being made an example of, according to ESPN legal analyst Jack Ford. Also, probation agreements always allow for an ex-con to earn a living. Michael Vick is an athlete. That is how he earned his living before he was convicted. His situation is different from other convicts only because his skills allow him to earn tens of millions instead of tens of thousands.

The other way I think this is going to be detrimental is in the locker room. What exactly does Donovan McNabb have to do to get some respect in Philly?

Last year he bristled when the team drafted Kevin Kolb, a player whose biggest accomplishment in college was leading his team to losses in the Hawaii Bowl, the Fort Worth Bowl, and Liberty Bowl, for which I give him the career college football post-season "who gives a shit" award. How is McNabb supposed to feel now with the younger, faster, more dynamic, McNabb 2.0 on the sidelines?

Anyone who thinks Vick is being brought in just to run some crazy wildcat package or be a change of pace is being naive. If he performs well he will be McNabb's heir. And a cheap one at that.

(Sidenote: I'm sick of the word "wildcat" and hearing about how it is this new crazy offense. It is a variation of the "Wing-T," the oldest offense in American football history. 1882, Walter Camp, look it up.)

It is no secret that I am a NY Giants fan, and therefore an Eagles hater. But I feel for McNabb. The little amount of respect he gets is out of proportion to his performance on the field and the man he is off the field.

The disrespect started in high school. Only Syracuse offered him a scholarship to be a pocket QB. He was booed by Eagles fans when he was drafted. Rush Limbaugh said the media inflated his ability. The stink with Pam Oliver and Freddie Mitchell.

No one seems to remember he has led the Eagles to more success than they have seen in their history. He is the Eagles' all time leader in career pass attempts, completions, yards, and touchdowns. He is also the team's career leader in what matters most, wins. He has led the team to five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl. He is also the least intercepted quarterback per pass attempt in NFL history (!).

For crying out loud, the man once played on a broken fibula.

Anyone remember 4th and 26 against the Packers in the 2003 playoffs?

McNabb has been a tough valiant player, a leader, and model citizen in Philly. He is one of the smiling faces of the NFL. It's a shame he doesn't get treated better.

We all knew that Vick was going to sign somewhere and bring a firestorm with him when he did.

As a Giants fan I say it couldn't have happened to a better group people than the Fluffy Iggles and their fans.