Thursday, January 15, 2009

Fly Higher Than His Eagles


If anyone said that they predicted this NFC Championship Game, they are lying. The two teams(Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles) with only nine victories on the season battling to represent the NFC in the Superbowl , I guess Kevin Garnett was right when he said, "ANYTHINGS POSSIBLE"! So, if that is true what is the possibility of Donovan McNabb retuning to the Eagles next season? Slim...really slim. His relationship with the people of Philly has been more of a love me, hate me, thing instead of the brother love which is the cities motto. Starting with the Boo Birds on Draft night of 1999 (Hate me). He's also lead the Eagles to five NFC title games... (Love me). The Superbowl birth in 2005...(Love me). Feud with Terrell Owens in 2006 (Hate me). The Drafting of Kevin Klobb in 2007 to eventually replace McNabb (Hate me). Second half benching against the Baltimore Ravens , which he had to learn of this from a janitor (Hate me). The 48 to 20 victory over the Cardinals( Love me), who they will face in this weekends title game. I forgot to mention that McNabb didn't know the overtime rule (really Hate me). The Hate me's outnumbered the love me 5 to 3. So do you really think he will continue his career in the same city where they chucked snowballs at Santa Claus? I believe that McNabb has to do what every superstar has done in Philly...leave. Charles Barkley and Allen Iverson loved the city but the fans didn't always feel the same way about them. Barkley and Iverson received more brotherly love once they were gone but, back to McNabb. He has won 41 more regular season games than he has lost in his career as the Eagles Quarterback. McNabb has never thrown more interceptions than touchdowns in a season either. Does anyone remember that he was the Eagle Offense in 2000 by leading the team in rushing with 629 yards while completing more than 58 percent of his passes? Donovan has 104 more touchdowns than interceptions in his career. If Donovan McNabb takes the Eagles to the Superbowl he should look for a new team to finish his career with, because he would never be truly loved more in the city. The only place he could go in Philly is down after his 10 year run. Despite the many critics of McNabb he has lead this team to the conference title game and they arguably the hottest team in the NFL. His stock hasn't been higher in his career so he should take full advantage of it and leave.