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      Mike Florio said something stupid today

      November 20, 2008 /

      Mike Florio of SportingNews.com writes that because Donovan McNabb and other athletes didn’t know there were ties in the NFL that they don’t love the game of football as much as fans do.

      Donovan McNabbHowever, a player’s knowledge of the rules should be a factor in the overall process. It’s relevant because it shows whether he truly loves his sport or if he just plays for money and fame. It’s relevant to whether he can be counted on to do whatever is necessary to win — no matter if it’s in the first minute of the first quarter or in the final seconds of overtime.

      For players like McNabb, it’s hard to conclude they truly love pro football. If they did, they’d figure out at some point before turning 30 that tie games can happen, even if they don’t happen often.

      Here’s what we learned Sunday, when Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb declared with stunning nonchalance that he didn’t know an NFL game could end in a tie: Many pro athletes are motivated primarily by the fact they get paid a lot of money to do what they do.

      How else can anyone explain McNabb’s ignorance of a rule almost all NFL fans can recite without advance thought?

      As it turns out, several other Eagles didn’t know. Plenty of players on other teams also are saying they didn’t know, either.

      The message? They care. But they don’t care. Not like the rest of us, who’d play pro football for free and routinely fork over big money to watch others do it.

      McNabb + didn’t know about ties in the NFL = he doesn’t love football? There seems to be a lot missing from that equation.

      Ben Roethlisberger said that he didn’t know there were ties in football, but Florio doesn’t mention him, or any players from the Falcons-Steelers tie in 2002 who admitted they didn’t know there were ties either. Maybe these players don’t know about ties because they only happen once every six years. Hell, thousands of players go entire careers without playing to a tie.

      This is absolutely ridiculous that this is being made into such a big deal. The bigger deal is how the Eagles were even in this situation to begin with. They should have been running out the clock in the fourth quarter – not playing for overtime. Criticize McNabb for his horrid performance, but don’t focus on something as dumb as this. A gaff in the Steelers-Chargers game cost people roughly $64 million and Florio is writing about this.

      McNabb doesn’t love football because he didn’t know there were ties? What an asinine thing to say.

      NFL

      Donovan McNabb didn’t know about sister-kissing in the NFL

      November 18, 2008 /

      Donovan McNabb didn’t know that there were ties in the NFL.

      McNabb has received a lot of criticism for not knowing the rule, but I distinctly remember after the Steelers-Falcons tie in 2002 that several players didn’t know about ties, either.

      The real criticism here is that the NFL even has ties. I’m not saying the NFL should adopt the college football overtime system (although that would be fun), but at least play until somebody wins. Ties are ridiculous.

      NFL, Video

      The Eagles are far from a playoff team

      November 16, 2008 /

      Donovan McNabbWhat a pitiful performance by the Eagles on Sunday. They were fortunate to come away with a 13-13 tie in Cincinnati. If the Bengals had anything remotely closely resembling a football team, they would have beaten Philadelphia by two touchdowns.

      Donovan McNabb doesn’t get enough credit for how good he is and he takes a ton of undeserved criticism. But he was absolutely atrocious on Sunday. He may have thrown for 339 yards, but his three interceptions and one fumble killed scoring drives and cost the Eagles an opportunity to come away with a much-needed win instead of a sister-kisser.

      I realize the Bengals have played much better the past couple weeks than they did earlier in the season, but Philly has to win this game. They were coming off a huge loss at home against the Giants and needed a victory to keep pace in the NFC playoff race. Instead, they played uninspired and allowed Ryan Fitzpatrick to complete 29 of 44 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown.

      The Eagles are too inconsistent to be a legit playoff contender. The Giants are running away with the division and the NFC South will produce at least one of the Wild Card teams, if not both. Philly really needed a win against the hapless Bengals.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

      Bernard Hopkins rips Donovan McNabb

      November 13, 2008 /

      Philadelphia boxer Bernard Hopkins ripped Eagles’ quarterback Donovan McNabb on a recent program for Comcast SportsNet’s Monday Night Live.

      Donovan McNabb“Some people are athletes, still good, but don’t have that extra ‘I’m willing to sacrifice my life. I’m willing to sacrifice what I have to sacrifice to win.’ … People never forgot when things happen, they see a guy crumble under pressure. Whether they throw up on the highway, whether they throw up on the court, whether they throw up on the football field, when people see that, that sticks in the back of their mind.”

      Hopkins was obviously referring to the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss to the Patriots. Some of you made the same reference in our live chat Sunday night when John Madden said McNabb looked winded as the Birds’ offense failed to get a play off before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter.

      Hopkins continued: “Every athlete should have that killer instinct in him, especially if you the quarterback… If he’s not right here and here [pointing to heart and head], and don’t want it, the team feel the vibes…”

      Up to this point in the interview, Hopkins had not mentioned McNabb by name. Host Ron Burke asked Hopkins specifically if he questioned McNabb’s ability to take the Eagles to the promised land, and Hopkins responded, “Years ago, years ago.”

      Hopkins went on to say that he thinks McNabb would be better off playing in Chicago, where he’s from.

      “The reason things are the way they are is because of the money wrapped in him. They can’t get rid of him,” Hopkins said.

      I love how people continue to think that winning a Super Bowl is like making a sandwich. McNabb continues to be under appreciated and I’m afraid he always will be. I’d love to see Hopkins take one snap against the Giants’ pass rush and smell the stench from his pants when Justin Tuck blindsides him. This is more about the fact that Hopkins is from Philly and McNabb is from Chicago and therefore, McNabb is not as tough as Hopkins is.

      College Football

      Giants get benefit of calls in win over Eagles

      November 10, 2008 /

      Brandon JacobsYou never want games to come down to instant replay decisions, but unfortunately it’s unavoidable in the NFL. And hey, at least the NFL has instant replay to insure that the correct calls are made.

      The Giants got the benefit of two back-to-back challenges in their 36-31 win over the Eagles on Sunday night. The first was when Eli Manning appeared to have crossed the line of scrimmage on an attempted pass on a 3rd and 10 from the Philadelphia 20 yard line early in the third quarter. Manning completed the pass for a first down, but the refs had ruled he had crossed the line of scrimmage, which led to a loss of down. But Tom Coughlin wisely challenged the play and the call was reversed because replay (kind of sort of) showed that Manning’s right heel was still behind the line of scrimmage.

      The Giants were awarded a first down and after a dropped touchdown reception by Kevin Boss, Brandon Jacobs scored on a three-yard touchdown run. Of course Jacobs fumbled, but refs said he had broken the plane. Andy Reid challenged, but replay showed that the ball did (kind of sort of) crossed the end zone while Jacobs still had the ball. With the touchdown, New York took a 27-24 lead and never trailed from that point.

      The calls were close, but it appeared that the refs got them both right. Regardless, both of these teams are better than what they showed Sunday night. They each combined for four turnovers and while Donovan McNabb threw three touchdown passes, he wasn’t particularly sharp. Of course the Giants had a lot to do with that, taking away Philly’s running game and forcing McNabb to throw into tight passing windows.

      The key in this game was that the Eagles couldn’t stop Jacobs and the rest of the Giants’ plethora of running backs. New York owned the line of scrimmage and have found an emerging red zone threat in tight end Kevin Boss, who is cheaper than Jeremy Shockey and less disruptive.

      With the win, the Giants are now 7-1 in the division. But that NFC East is going to be a dogfight until the end.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

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