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  • Donovan McNabb Reacts To Bully Accusations

    During a recent interview, Donovan McNabb opened up with his thoughts on the recent bullying accusations that have been thrown at him. His former teammate from 2004-2010, Shawn Andrews, claims that McNabb made his career on the team “a living hell” by spreading vicious rumors about him.

    “He was the type of person that had everything in the world he could want, but that still wasn’t enough,” said Andrews. “He wanted the attention on him. There was a whole lot of that behavior. He wasn’t just that way with me. I’m thinking, ‘Every day I strap on my shoulder pads and helmet, I’m here to protect you … He was a big part of it — he was a big part of my issues there. Bully is a strong word, but he was degrading to me and spread rumors. It’s bothered me that I haven’t really spoken about it.”

    McNabb says the accusations are “ridiculous”, and that he is not now, or has ever been, a bully.

    “That is ridiculous. I don’t know what comments you expect to get from me, but that is news to me and completely false. For me to bully anybody, that sounds unbelievable. . . .I don’t really understand why this would come about, one, and two, how this would even be an accusation. If there’s anything I can say, I was more than open to Shawn. I always tried to be open to all the guys. I’d invite them over to my house. I’d have holiday dinners or team functions, especially for the offense, every year. I’d buy all the guys gifts, if I made the Pro Bowl or not, for an appreciation. Shawn was one of the most talented offensive linemen we had. I was always happy to have him.

    Although McNabb has consistently denied the accusations, Andrews is standing firm in saying that McNabb did bully him. “I just did it for my conscience, man,” Andrews said. “I did it for my freaking conscience, man. The normal thing to do is deny it, especially if I was in that position. So many people are coming at me, defending him because of his superstar status, but they didn’t work with him. Shawn Andrews worked with him and for him. I laid it on the line for him.”

    Andrew’s accusation comes not long after Miami Dolphin’s offensive lineman, Richie Incognito, was accused of harassing one of his fellow teammates. McNabb thinks it is odd that these accusations would suddenly pop up. “Does this seem kind of odd that all of a sudden my name would pop up in a situation like this?” McNabb said. “I haven’t played with Shawn in years. I haven’t said anything bad. It’s odd to me because again, my name is a lightning rod anytime it’s mentioned. If there were issues that were going on, wouldn’t that have come out? I don’t believe bullying answers anything. I’m really taken aback by this whole accusation.”

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  • Donovan McNabb Honored During Halftime

    Donovan McNabb, the former Eagles quarterback was given a special ceremony from the team during their game on Thursday night. McNabb has received quite a bit of criticism throughout his career, and some do not feel that he deserves the honor.

    His No. 5 jersey was retired during a special half-time ceremony, becoming the ninth player in team history to receive the honor. Since his retirement and the retiring of his jersey, there has also been talk of a possibility of him being inducted into the hall of fame. He was drafted by the Eagles in 1999 and played eleven seasons, before being traded to the Redskins.

    McNabb had a successful career with the Philadelphia Eagles, but since then views of him have switched a bit. He finished out his career in a couple of disappointing final seasons with the Eagles and then played for the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings each for less than a season. It is not easy to make a case for him to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, since only 23 modern-era quarterbacks have become Hall of Famers, and only six of those: Troy Aikman, John Elway, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, Warren Moon and Steve Young, debuted within the past 30 years, according to the Washington Post. Although, McNabb’s stats match up pretty well with each of them and his biggest fault is that he never won a Super Bowl, but neither did Marino, Kelly or Moon.

    The former Eagles coach, Andy Reid, also made a return to the field during Thursday’s game as the new coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. The game ended with a final score of 26-16 in favor of the Chiefs. The Chiefs become 3-0 after the win and seem to be the real deal this year, after struggling for the past several years. Before the loss, McNabb took a stab at the new Eagles read-option offense being run by Chip Kelly, calling it “just a fad.” He recognizes that it has been working, but in some cases it just does not seem sensible. He was quoted saying, “I tip my hat off to what they’ve been doing the first two weeks, but there comes a time if you’re up by 14, up by 21, maybe with about 11, 10 minutes to go, it’s time to go into a mode where you’re trying eat up some clock.” McNabb played in the West Coast offense under Andy Reid, and believes the new speed-based play-calling is actually a detriment to the Eagles’ success, mentions Philly.com.

    The Eagles fans will have to wait and see where this offense takes the team. They are currently 1-2 after their loss.

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  • Donovan McNabb: Philly Coach Singing His Praises For Comeback

    Donovan McNabb has had a rough few years in the NFL, ending his time with both the Redskins and the Vikings on low notes. He gained some weight, got a little sluggish, and was benched within both those teams, much to his chagrin.

    But the former Eagle has lost some weight–15-20 pounds, according to him–and is working out with famed trainer George Whitfield in an effort to bring back his A game. McNabb insists he’s always been in shape, however, and that he never lost his strength.

    “…People may have seen how strong I looked, and they kind of figured maybe I was out of shape or whatever,” he said. “But now that I’m lighter, people all of a sudden are saying, ‘Well, he’s in shape.’ I’ve been in shape.”

    McNabb, who says he has a “full list of 32” teams he is open to play for, is garnering praise from his old Eagles colleagues. Coach Andy Reid, who gave McNabb his start, said he would recommend his old friend to any team who claimed interest.

    “He looks good. He looks physically good. He looks like he could go out and play tomorrow. I would highly recommend him,” he said.

    While McNabb still has supporters, some see the workouts–especially with his own personal quarterback coach–as a desperate attempt at a comeback that won’t happen.

    I’ve always been a D. McNabb fan. Good to see him working hard with a top notch QB coach in Whitfield. Comeback? http://t.co/byHxG5Vx(image) 1 hour ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Anyone else a little perplexed with Donovan McNabb hiring a personal QB coach now? Other star QBs had them since high school.(image) 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPad ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Donovan McNabb hasn’t retired but needs a team to tell him he shouldn’t.(image) 3 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Donovan McNabb In The Hall Of Fame? Twitter Thinks Not

    Donovan McNabb likes to talk – always has. He also played some good football in his 13-year career, most of it spent with the Philadelphia Eagles. To be fair, he also played some not-so-good football – but who doesn’t, right?

    Hall of Famers don’t play a lot of bad football, for one. Why are we already talking about Donovan McNabb and the HOF? Well, because according to McNabb himself, he thinks he’s a lock.

    During an online interview on Barfly, McNabb said that he should “absolutely” be in the HOF.

    “See, one thing that people don’t realize — I never played the game to make it to the Hall of Fame. I played the game because I love it. I played the game to win. I’m a competitor. When I step out on the field, I feel like I’m the best player on the field. Even these last two years, when people may look at it and say, ‘Oh, he’s done, or whatever.’ I’m 34, 35 years old but still, I played at the pinnacle, I played at the highest level of my career. I played there. And I would vote for myself for the Hall of Fame.”

    Of course, one of the things that’s blocking his way is the lack of jewelry on his fingers. He addressed that as well:

    “Peyton never won the big game until he won the Super Bowl finally. Dan Marino never won the big game. But does that mean his career is a failure? No. Not at all.”

    But McNabb never “finally” won the big one, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to anytime soon.

    He also pointed to the fact that his stats are better than the likes of Jim Kelly and Troy Aikman, which they are. Rob Brown at BleacherReport has an interesting take on the stats argument, however:

    But let’s not act like McNabb’s stats are the whole story. A lot of the Philadelphia offense ran through the screen pass to Brian Westbrook, but I doubt McNabb will acknowledge that.

    Westbrook caught 426 passes in Philadelphia, and although you know that all of them weren’t from screen passes or dump passes, a lot of them were. If you take those passes out of McNabb’s stats, his completion percentage drops from 59% to a staggering 51%.

    Still, McNabb wouldn’t be the only quarterback to have his stats negatively affected by the subtraction of a star running back. Plus, let’s look at some of the accolades – Six time Pro-Bowler, and NFC Player of the year (2004 – Remember he did go on to win the NFC that year), 37,000+ passing yards…

    Michael David Smith at NBC Sports thinks it doesn’t matter in the end – his bad years at the close of his career will ultimately keep him out of Canton. “McNabb had some very good seasons, and he did look like a future Hall of Famer. But McNabb never took the next step from good quarterback to great quarterback, and his failures in Washington and Minnesota make it extremely unlikely,” he says.

    For their part, people on Twitter seem to be taking McNabb’s declarations as quite the joke:

    Donovan McNabb says he’d vote for himself for the Hall of Fame, bringing his HOF vote count to 1.(image) 21 hours ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    “Peyton never won the big game until he won the Super Bowl finally.” – Donovan McNabb, quarterback, genius(image) 54 minutes ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Wish McNabb would do the same… RT @GDixon410: Think I’ll pass on the Donovan McNabb Hall of Fame discussion.(image) 2 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Donovan McNabb says he’d vote for himself for the HOF. Of course, someone would have to pick his ballot up off the ground after he cast it.(image) 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Donovan McNabb thinks he had a Hall of Fame career. Apparently, the secret ingredient to his mom’s Chunky soup is drugs.(image) 2 hours ago via Echofon ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Donovan McNabb thinks he’s a Hall of Famer. Yawn.(image) 46 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Donovan McNabb believing he’s a hall of famer is like Pauly Shore believing he’s still relevant.(image) 10 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I think Donovan McNabb is a Hall of Fame qb. #OppositeDayTweet(image) 21 minutes ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    All I know is I wouldn’t put McNabb on my ballot. Would you? Let us know in the comments.

  • Donovan McNabb: Is His Career Over?

    Donovan McNabb had an amazing career with the Philly Eagles which spanned eleven seasons; despite injuries and criticism, he led the team to their second-ever Super Bowl in 2004 and went on to score 211 career touchdowns with them. When he moved on to the Washington Redskins in 2010 he found it to be a rocky season–what some call his worst season ever–and he was benched twice; his agent also exchanged words with the team on his behalf, which didn’t put him in coach Mike Shanahan’s favor.

    Now McNabb is expressing the opinion that Shanahan–and his son Kyle, who is the Redskin’s offensive coordinator–are making a mistake with their newest acquisition, quarterback Robert Griffin lll. Not because he will be a bad fit for the team, but rather for the Shanahans.

    “No,” McNabb answered when asked if he thought Shanahan would make the most of Griffin’s talents. “I say that because a lot of times ego gets too involved when it comes to being in Washington.”

    And also, McNabb says, because he himself was “misused” during his time with the Redskins. He says he’s not the only one, either, citing Rex Grossman and John Beck as quarterbacks who proved unsuccessful under Shanahan’s tutelage.

    If it seems like McNabb is a little bitter, it’s probably because he is. After having Eagles coach Andy Reid adapt his offense to McNabb when he was drafted, his relationship with Shanahan must have been like a glass of cold water in the face. He was a big deal in Philly; Washington just clashed too much with his style. And while there has been talk lately of McNabb coming back to the Eagles, there are some who don’t think that’s such a good idea.

    “The Eagles traded him at the right time and they were wise to move on at that point. It is no secret that McNabb has tanked in the two years since he left Philadelphia. You can blame systems or coaches all you want but the bottom line is that McNabb simply hasn’t looked good. It sure looks like his career is over,” said writer Mark Paul.

    Donovan McNabb Is Right About One Thing: This Is Shanahan’s Last Chance – Bleacher Report http://t.co/Y5AXr8Kl(image) 2 hours ago via SocialOomph ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    I’m pretty sure McNabb is just bitter, because HE failed.

    “McNabb: Redskins not a good fit for Griffin III”

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