Jaworski on McNabb's contract, Eagles' chances
Unlike the big to-do made of Donovan McNabb’s contract restructuring last week, Monday Night Football analyst Ron Jaworski doesn’t think it’s such a big deal.
Jaworski on McNabb's contract, Eagles' chances
Frank Seravalli
Unlike the big to-do made of Donovan McNabb’s contract restructuring last week, Monday Night Football analyst Ron Jaworski doesn’t think it’s such a big deal.
“I think it’s irrelevant, to tell you the truth,” Jaworski said while sitting in his office at NFL Films last week in Mount Laurel.
Jaworski was participating as an instructor in last week’s 3rd annual NFL Broadcast Boot Camp for present and former players looking to break into television and radio.
“Donovan had two years left on his contract. I felt all along that he would fulfill the two years. The Eagles probably did the right thing, they had money under the cap and they gave it to a guy who is a big key to season.
“If you’re going to be a championship team, your team has to play well. There have been times, occasionally, that an average quarterback wins a Super Bowl. But it’s all about what’s your best chance to win a Super Bowl … Their best chance is with Donovan McNabb,” Jaworski said.
As a former Eagles Pro Bowl quarterback, Jaworski can understand why it was important for McNabb’s mental state to re-work his contract.
“I would think that they believe in me,” Jaworski said. “They believe I’m the guy. They laid 5 million on my lap. They could have easily said to play the next two years how the contract is.”
With a healthy – and happy – quarterback, Jaworski thinks that the Eagles offense will operate a little more smoothly this year. Aside from McNabb, the upgrades on the offensive line and at receiver can’t hurt. But a lot depends on how the team’s collective personality jells.
Jaworski knows that each new player brings a new dimension to the locker room.
“Although I think there have been upgrades in the talent and youth, chemistry is always the unknown,” he noted. “You look at the offensive line and they are huge – but can those 5 work as one?”
In the end, Jaworski thinks that the Eagles will be standing at the top of the NFC East standings at the end of the upcoming season – despite changes abound to opponents’ rosters.
“Although I think the Eagles are a better football team … [the division is] my biggest concern. The Giants are a heck of a football team. You’re going to have to contend with Albert Haynesworth in Washington. Dallas is still a very talented football team. I think the NFC East is a hell of a division.
“I still like the Eagles.”
To read today's Daily News story on the NFL Broadcast Boot Camp, click here.
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From the ex-Eagles file, Sean Considine has been penciled in as the starting strong safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“I wanted the opportunity to start when I first went in and talked to them," Considine told the Rockford Register Star in his hometown in Illinois. "They told me I would be given that chance, and the rest is up to me. Their defense is quite a bit different from what I’m used to, though. There are a lot of adjustments I still need to make.”
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To read our post about Ellis Hobbs' view of the Eagles' chances, click here.
Like Is aid before give me the photos and the video of Mcnabb puking all over the field like you stated, if he was puking all over the field it would have been on camera and would have been all over the news. Also plenty of athlethes throw up, Pete Sampras has thrown up, Steve Smith threw up and soldiers throwup on the battlefield. Does that mean they are bad athletes or not real people. People get sick and throwup all the time in sports in practice and also some cases die on the field and the court. this is a fact.— xivitale22- Hey 'Stigs". Your life must have little value. It's June and you are still caught up with 5 seasons ago. From what I have gathered, there are 20+ other eagles that have decided the outcomes of each of our big game losses. Was that Donovan out there flailing as Joe jurevicius tore us up a few years back? Oh wait that was also him lunging at Duce mccallisters shoestrings a few years back wasn't it? Last year he got us the lead against Arizona, and then played on defense and coughed it right up, didn't he? Wow I didn't realize he was playing on both sides of the ball!! Get over it buddy. True he has had some big games where he hasn't pulled a Brady or Montana but he hasn't always had the full team support. He is good enough to win it all. He just needs help. Eli manning ben roethlisberger Trent dilfer. The list of qbs that aren't nearly at the level of dmac but have won is ridiculous. Shut up with your throw up comments we are sick of hearing it!— xivitale22
Comment removed.- ok let me adjust the puking comment because the only photo I could find was of him puking in that '06 Tampa game where Bryant kicked the 62-yarder. http://deadspin.com/209400/donovan-mcnabb-has-a-weak-constitution As far as the SB incident I'm just going by what multiple players in that huddle have said -- and I'd think they'd know better than you or I. In any case, my basic point was that his combined 1-5 record in NFC Champsionships and SBs isn't exactly sparkling, and I challenge him to step it up these next two years— stigs
- exactly I know about Tampa game, but there is no picture of him doint that in the super bowl. Also if you want to know I am really good friends with Ike Reese and he told me he did not throw up and is an urban legend and many players in the game had dry heeves and happens all the time in the NFL. Also Ike Reese played in that game and I am friends with multiple NFL players so i guess you know more then I do LOL. I was Mcnabb gala a few weeks ago and at the practice at the nova care look it up, Mcnabb is fine and when I see him in afew wekks after he comes back frokm his family vacation on his rented yacht i will tell him that "Stigs' the guy who invented football challeges Mcnabb to step it up.— xivitale22
- exactly I know about Tampa game, but there is no picture of him doint that in the super bowl. Also if you want to know I am really good friends with Ike Reese and he told me he did not throw up and is an urban legend and many players in the game had dry heeves and happens all the time in the NFL. Also Ike Reese played in that game and I am friends with multiple NFL players so i guess you know more then I do LOL. I was Mcnabb gala a few weeks ago and at the practice at the nova care look it up, Mcnabb is fine and when I see him in af ew weeks after he comes back frokm his family vacation on his rented yacht i will tell him that "Stigs' the guy who invented football challeges Mcnabb to step it up.— xivitale22
- exactly I know about Tampa game, but there is no picture of him doint that in the super bowl. Also if you want to know I am really good friends with Ike Reese and he told me he did not throw up and is an urban legend and many players in the game had dry heeves and happens all the time in the NFL. Also Ike Reese played in that game and I am friends with multiple NFL players so i guess you know more then I do LOL. I was Mcnabb gala a few weeks ago and at the practice at the nova care look it up, Mcnabb is fine.— xivitale22
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- Lonewolf the moron has coem back from the muck, I am friends with Jon Runyon moron and Freddie Mitchell is abum and has no credibilty. If there was film it would been all over, nothing is on ,lockdown in this day age of leaks, how did the defense and o-line play in the super bowl they were equally responsible. Your hatred of Mcnabb is getting old, tricks are for kids.— xivitale22
- LOL, moron Stigs, thats all you come up after I called you on your nonsense, you boyscout. I would figure that since you were raised by a pack of wolves.— xivitale22
- "There have been times, occasionally, that an average quarterback wins a Super Bowl." Kind of like, Eli Manning? Yep.— libertyof76
- Good thing Jaws is totally objective or I would be tempted to call him a homer. Speaking of that, why is ESPN filled with so many Philly hack writers and/or former players? Does someone's brother-in-law work at ESPN? Bring back Joe Theisman to the ESPN booth. Got tiring last year with Jaworski picking the Eagles to win every week. Not very objective.— kraut1961
- We have to contend with Haynesworth? Hahahha. Dallas? Hahahaha. Keep 'em coming, Jaws.— smfree31
- Wow, it's hard to tell if some of these posts come from immature pre-pubescent teens or just particularly vapid adults. Speaking of which, a special thanks to Sewell Guy for explaining why a man who has had as much success in his life as McNabb is actually an utter loser. How’s that algebra homework coming anyway?— Grover
- McNabb and the upstart rookie birds will win it all this year......laugh if you want...hahahahhaha.......our first S-Bowl.— flabird1954
