Staff Blog
Morning Rounds, November 25th
So one day after successfully completing his “ruin my young quarterback’s confidence” gambit, Andy Reid named Donovan McNabb Thursday’s starter, a move sure to please the Thankful crowd.
Reid was probably right when he told a crowd of reporters “better than anyone in [the] room,” but McNabb has always at least come off as a proud player who clings to his locker room relevance. Maybe he’ll come out and light and world on fire Thursday, but I would guess that it’s more likely he won’t. Donovan is a player who already presses too much early in games, I think it’s reasonable to suggest that one eye over the back shoulder isn’t going to change that.
And oh yeah, the 76ers lost to a joke of a Bobcats team. (ugh)
At least we’re all still WFC.
”This has nothing to do with Kolb’s performance or Donovan’s performance.”- Andy Reid
Three lines on their world:
- Manu Ginobili returned to action for the Spurs
- The Saints handled the Packers
- and the Wizards fired coach Eddie Jordan
Three lines on ours:
- Reid named his starter for Thursday’s game
- The Sixers lost to the Bobcats
- and the Flyers took down the Stars
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about after the jump
EAGLES
Bill Conlin compares Andy Reid to other 10-year coaches and says Big Red just doens’t measure up. READ
Ray Parrillo reports that McNabb will get Thursday’s start. SKIP
Phil Sheridan says the QB back-and-forth may be annoying, but won’t matter long term. SKIP
John Smallwood thinks Andy Reid isn’t making any sense. SKIP
Les Bowen looks closer and still thinks the Birds are a mess. READ
No on will talk to Ed Barkowitz about the QB situation. SKIP
Bob Brookover takes everyone (except Trent Cole, who he says was awesome) to task. READ
Bob Brookover breaks down McNabb’s game. READ
Les Bowen talks about Andy’s presser. SKIP
Bob Brookover puts John Runyan, Dan Klecko, and Akeem Jordan under the microscope. READ
John Gonzalez calls Reid out for not telling McNabb about the benching himself, then suggests alternative ways to spend the money people are throwing away on Eagles’ tickets. READ
Hey! The Inquirer’s email column is back, and Bill Lyon is subbing for Bob Ford. In today’s edition John Gonzalez compares Andy Reid to Rich Kotite, Phil Sheridan thinks Reid is panicking, and Bill Lyon agrees. SKIP
In Parrillo and Brookover’s notes, the two report that Correll Buckhalter is going to miss Thursday’s game. SKIP
Paul Vigna reports on just how low the demand for tickets have fallen. READ
Reuben Frank reports that the only Eagles’ running backs who practiced yesterday were Lorenzo Booker and Kyle Echel . READ
SIXERS
Kate Fagan’s notes report that former St. Joe’s product Dwayne Jones has signed with the Bobcats, and more. SKIP
Phil Jasner talks to Theo and Dalembert about their time under Coach Larry Brown. READ
PHILLIES
Paul Hagan reviews the Phillies WFC DVD. READ
Ruben Amaro says Chase Utley is recovering just fine. SKIP
FLYERS
Ed Moran says that now, at the first quarter mark, Jeff Carter has been a bright spot. READ
Sam Carchidi checks in on Claude Giroux and more. READ
TODAY and MORE
Penn v. Penn St. at the Palestra and notes from what is going to be a short week for you. As always, feel free
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