Staff Blog
Morning Rounds, November 18th
Last night, as Trent Edwards sucked his way to three first quarter interceptions, I couldn’t help but wonder if Donovan McNabb would be a good fit for the future Toronto franchise. I’m not sure he would – Edwards has hit a rough stretch, but I have to believe the Bills are committed to him – but the whole situation got me thinking about where 5 might end up when his reign here is over. A short list:
Chicago
McNabb, famously a momma’s boy, is from Chicago, and given their struggles with quarterbacking you would have imagine the two could have quite the honeymoon.
Minnesota
Minnesota is perhaps the most natural fit for McNabb: Brad Childress, 5’s old offensive coordinator, is both the head coach and fighting for his job. After making Jared Allen the highest paid defensive player in the game the Vikings are built to win job and McNabb would be a significant step up from Gus Frerotte, who Childress is having drop back to pass 30 times a game as is.
Baltimore
With a former McNabb coach at the helm in John Harbaugh Baltimore might have headed this list up last year, but after spending a first round pick on the emerging Joe Flacco this one probably isn’t a viable option.
The Rest
There are plenty of awful needs in need of a real, live QB (Detroit, Kansas City, San Francisco, St. Louis) but it’s hard to imagine them investing the money/resources that Donovan would demand. If Farve steps down the Jets could be an option, as could Tennessee if the Titans flame out early in the playoffs.
My point isn’t exactly to try and find a trade destination for McNabb, but rather to point out that after Sunday’s miserable tie I realize that I’ve given up on the Reid/McNabb era and barely even realized it. As recently as earlier this year my mind would never wonder to a ‘which local players would help them’ place while watching an otherwise meaningless game: I was running these scenarios through my head without pausing to consider the fact that he might not be traded, or that he might end his career in Philly. After all the success he’s had here, that’s kind of a shame.
Oh well, what about Miami? They look closer than everyone thought, and Parcells has always been about winning now.
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“You can observe a lot by just watching.” – Yogi Berra
Three lines on their world:
- Albert Pujols took home his second NL MVP
- Memphis
took down UMass in midnight madness - And Cleveland hung on to beat
Buffalo at the
last second
Three lines on ours:
- Ryan Howard finished second in the MVP voting
- Drexel and Penn square off at 10 in the morning
- Shane Clark returned to action as Villanova rolled over Fordham
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about, after the jump
EAGLES
John Smallwood joins the ‘fire Reid‘ bandwagon. It’s getting pretty full. SKIP
Ashley Fox thinks McNabb deserves to remain the starter until the Birds are officially eliminated. SKIP
John Gonzalez opens his mailbag and bashes Coach Reid. SKIP
Les Bowen’s notes kill McNabb for not knowing the rules, lays out the storylines, and more. READ
John Gonzalez, Phil Sheridan, and Bob Ford compare Donovan McNabb’s ignorance to that of Sarah Palin. SKIP
Ray Parrillo’s notes point out that it has been a bad month for McNabb, the Eagles probably won’t be able to run on Baltimore if they try, and more. READ
Bob Brookover puts Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, and Max Jean-Gilles under the microscope. READ
Bob Brookover’s notes imply that it was impossible for McNabb not to have known the tie rule, applaud the Birds’ goal line defense and more. READ
Ray Parrillo reports that Andy Reid thinks playing for a win is “ridiculous.” READ
Reuben Frank reminds of all there is a game next week by checking in with former Eagle coach / current Ravens head man John Harbaugh. READ
PHILLIES
Todd Zolecki breaks down the voting and identifies the jerk who left Howard off his ballot completely. READ
David Murphy reports on Pujols‘ win. SKIP
Phil Sheridan thinks that Pujols-over-Howard is enough of a travesty to warrent getting writers out of the MLB award voting process. I’m not sure if he’s feigning anger or actually really upset about this, either way: wow. READ
Sam Donnellon admits Pujols is the MVP but warns not to discount Howard’s immense value. READ
Frank Seravalli fucks up his lede graf on a report from the latest stop on Cole Hamels’ victory tour. READ
SIXERS
Phil Jasner looks at Thaddeus Young’s role and potential. READ
Kevin Tatum reports that Samuel Dalembert sat out practice, but won’t miss a game. SKIP
Tom Moore looks at Dalembert’s unproductively. SKIP
Dan Dunkin explains Ed Stefanski’s rise to GM. READ
FLYERS
Ed Moran talks with Flyers’ GM Paul Holmgren, who (officially) doesn’t believe that Alexei Kovalev’s hit on Simon Gagne was dirty. READ
Sam Carchidi says the Flyers are on pace to shatter the NHL record for shorthanded goals. SKIP
Wayne Fish talks with Paul Holmgren, who wants the players to cut down on cheap shots themselves. READ
TODAY and MORE
ESPN is running 24 consecutive hours of college basketball, so yeah, I’ll be doing that. I may wind up down at Drexel for their tilt against Penn this morning, but have a couple of posts lined up for the morning and shouldn’t miss a beat if I do. If I do, I’ll report live with all the game notes you can handle.
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