<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Will Jeff Garcia be back in Philadelphia next season? More importantly, does Donovan McNabb want to be back?Citing people close to the injured star quarterback, The Trenton Times reported Tuesday that McNabb is unhappy with several things that have happened with the Eagles since his season ended with a torn ACL in his right knee.Some of McNabb's reported gripes:? McNabb reportedly is unhappy that Eagles coach Andy Reid didn't allow him to travel with the team to New Orleans for the team's playoff game against the Saints. The Eagles have a rule that players on injured reserve don't travel with the team.? McNabb also reportedly might be getting the feeling that some with the Eagles might prefer Garcia as the team's starting quarterback after Garcia led Philadelphia to the playoffs and a postseason victory after McNabb's injury.? And McNabb also reportedly isn't happy with how his mother has been portrayed in the media and by Eagles fans for comments on her blog on his Web site. She wrote that watching the Eagles win without McNabb was "bittersweet."Garcia is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in March. One former teammate told the newspaper that he doesn't envision Garcia returning to the Eagles as a backup."I know Jeff and I know how he is," the unnamed former teammate told The Times. "After the way he played -- what was he, 6-1? -- and then he won a playoff game. He's not going to be happy being a backup again. He's way too much of a competitor for that. He should be going to the Pro Bowl the way he played. He knows that. Now, you want him to be a backup, and get paid like a backup. That's not going to happen."Last week, Reid canceled a news conference scheduled for McNabb because he wanted him to concentrate on his rehab.McNabb hasn't spoken at length to reporters since he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Nov. 19."He's been working like crazy right now and I don't want anything distracting him," Reid said on WIP-AM last week. "I want him focused in on taking care of his knee, and that's what he's doing. He came out [Thursday] and ran in the pool for the first time and he didn't have a limp when he ran in there. Those are all positive things."During the season, the Eagles said McNabb had decided not to speak to the media after undergoing surgery because he did not want to be a distraction to the team. Although the 30-year-old quarterback did a couple of brief television interviews, his situation was not discussed in any sort of depth."I saw nothing that would be beneficial for him to stand up there," Reid told WIP-AM last week. "I'm the head coach and I get to make those decisions."Reid said last week that, provided McNabb is healthy, there will be no quarterback controversy at the start of next season."It's Donovan," Reid told WIP-AM. "I think Jeff [Garcia] has told you that and I've told you that before. I don't think there's any question. It's a matter of Donovan just takes care of business now."The Eagles' rollercoaster of a season ended with a gut-wrenching 27-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints in an NFC second-round playoff game, leaving Reid, his staff and players to ponder so many near-misses and what-ifs.Philadelphia's season began with so much promise after a 4-1 start. McNabb was back to playing at an MVP level after Terrell Owens and a sports hernia disrupted his 2005 season, and the rest of the team hopped on his broad shoulders.Then came a three-game losing streak, including a last-second loss on a 62-yard field goal by Tampa Bay's Matt Bryant. It seemed to get only worse when McNabb tore a knee ligament in Week 11. Hardly anyone expected much from the Eagles after a 24-point defeat at Indianapolis a week later left them at 5-6.But Garcia rallied his teammates to five straight wins, the NFC East title for the fifth time in six years, and an 11-7 finish.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2739967
Let the media stirring begin. I've heard countless times that Jeff has said he'd be fine returning as McNabb's backup (probably because DMac has an 80% chance of getting hurt again :whistling: ) and reports that the lockerroom was ALREADY beginning to split were said to be false. Both of these guys are competitors, but both know who the face of the franchise is and who will be under center at the start of the season. It shouldn't be a problem, and the team better be able to keep their heads on straight through the media trying to spark things up.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>? McNabb also reportedly might be getting the feeling that some with the Eagles might prefer Garcia as the team's starting quarterback after Garcia led Philadelphia to the playoffs and a postseason victory after McNabb's injury.</div>That says enough right there. "reportedly might be getting the feeling"?? How the HELL can you report that someone might be getting a feeling? Give me a break.
I want to know, how is McNabb going to react if he gets JACKED UP!! We saw he tore his ACL getting shoved, that can't be good if he gets JACKED UP!!
That doesnt measure his fragility ..He was pushed and he went down awkwardly, its not like the impact of the push is what tore his ACL
Personally, I thought it was kinda funny that McNabb was PMS'ing over this.His 3 points are hilarious- Most teams have the policy that players on IR can't travel with the team. They don't want any distractions on the road and having people going there just to watch a game and hang out with the players before and after can be a pretty big distraction.- Aww, Mcnabb is insecure, god forbid some Eagles might like the Quarterback they went 5-1 under and 1-1 in the playoffs with. The second McNabb gets back under center and wins a game they'd all be supporting him again anyways.- This just in, Apparantly Donovan McNabb thinks he can change Freedom of Speech. The media and fans can now no longer ever say anything against his mother. :whistling:And Gametime, I doubt he returns as a backup after somebody will offer him a chance for a starting job. Probably a team that's grooming a young QB so they have the short-term and long-term players.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Jan 24 2007, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>And Gametime, I doubt he returns as a backup after somebody will offer him a chance for a starting job. Probably a team that's grooming a young QB so they have the short-term and long-term players.</div>aka, the Raiders, or, depending on where Brady Quinn falls, maybe that teamMaybe even the Texans take a shot at Garcia, although I've always liked Carr. Jaguars maybe?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Jan 24 2007, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Personally, I thought it was kinda funny that McNabb was PMS'ing over this.His 3 points are hilarious- Most teams have the policy that players on IR can't travel with the team. They don't want any distractions on the road and having people going there just to watch a game and hang out with the players before and after can be a pretty big distraction.- Aww, Mcnabb is insecure, god forbid some Eagles might like the Quarterback they went 5-1 under and 1-1 in the playoffs with. The second McNabb gets back under center and wins a game they'd all be supporting him again anyways.- This just in, Apparantly Donovan McNabb thinks he can change Freedom of Speech. The media and fans can now no longer ever say anything against his mother. :whistling:</div>You have to understand that this is fueled by the media. He was upset that he couldn't go to New Orleans and that's it, and now it's being stretched into all this about being unhappy with the team and of course a quarterback controversy is something the media loves talking about. It sounds like youre basing opinions on McNabb off of stupid stories driven by journalists. I'll wait to speak out on stuff like this when I see actual quotes from Donovan.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>And Gametime, I doubt he returns as a backup after somebody will offer him a chance for a starting job. Probably a team that's grooming a young QB so they have the short-term and long-term players.</div>Well if a QB controversy continues to be hyped up, he may like his chances here.
Update: McNabb denies rumors<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"The so-called rumors that have started, they're false," McNabb said. "I'm a Philadelphia Eagle and will continue to be a Philadelphia Eagle, hopefully, for more years to come, and hopefully will retire as an Eagle."</div>http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/PHI/9966572 - Full Story
