good/bad news on McNabb, by Eagles fans for Skins fans

[Rainy Parade]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I will complement a lot of the guys on those two boards. A lot of them are bright and reasonable people. Unfortunately they're in no way reflective of the city's overall fan base.

well, it's small sample.... and i'd argue they are in SOME way reflective, as "no way reflective" seems a bit too strong. they are obviously part of the fan base.

also, i weeded out the ones that weren't insightful. "pukes during superbowls and cant win the big one" kinda stuff. there was still plenty of "cant win the big game" senitment that i did include.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Rainy Parade

well, it's small sample.... and i'd argue they are in SOME way reflective, as "no way reflective" seems a bit too strong. they are obviously part of the fan base.

also, i weeded out the ones that weren't insightful. "pukes during superbowls and cant win the big one" kinda stuff. there was still plenty of "cant win the big game" senitment that i did include.

I completely expected to see some posts about him puking or not being able to win the big one (despite the 5 NFC Championships, 1 SB appearance).

Philly fans have been spoiled rotten. Sure they haven't won the big one, but when you listen to some of them you would think they've been the worst team in the NFL over the last 10 years. I hope for their sake Kolb is the real deal, cause if he's not that city will chew him up and spit him out really fast.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Philly fans have been spoiled rotten. Sure they haven't won the big one, but when you listen to some of them you would think they've been the worst team in the NFL over the last 10 years. I hope for their sake Kolb is the real deal, cause if he's not that city will chew him up and spit him out really fast.

My sentiments exactly. On talk radio, they complain all day about McNabb in interviews and how he's disingenuous with the media, his casual/joking nature on the sidelines even when losing, and how he always seems to shift blame from himself.

Talk about losing sight of what's important. They don't talk about how Desean scored 8 TDs of 50 yards or more last year, McNabb's deep ball might have just a little to do with that. (And you can't tell me Desean's skill set is any different than Santana Moss's, by the way.) They don't talk about the numbers McNabb put up despite having a miserable WR corps for most of his career (yes they're buoyed by screens, but also buoyed by his accuracy down the field). They don't talk about how he did all this despite other teams knowing he'd be dropping back to pass 70% of the time. And they don't talk about how his tendency to miss low is actually an asset when it comes to avoiding INTs. I'd much rather have a guy missing low than sailing them high, worms can't make interceptions.