McNabb: 'I think I will be more cheered'
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McNabb: 'I think I will be more cheered'
Daily News staff
Donovan McNabb said he expects to be cheered Sunday when he returns to Lincoln Financial Field for the first time since he was traded to the Washington Redskins, at least “until the whistle blows and the game starts.”
“Honestly, I think I will be more cheered,” McNabb said today on his weekly radio show in on ESPN-980 in Washington. “No matter what the situation is, right now I’m with a different team and it’s a rival and it wasn’t my choice. We had a successful 11 years. We had a lot of exciting plays and obviously some down times, but there were more exciting things in 11 years.”
McNabb also reiterated that “I wasn’t the one looking to get out.”
McNabb said he has not yet thought about what his emotions will be on Sunday.
“I truly haven’t,” he said. “Everyone else that I’ve talked to has and rightly so. I’ve been on the other side of the tide with other guys who have come in, Brian Dawkins, Troy Vincent and the list goes on, Jeremiah Trotter …
“I think in this situation, I’ll be open-minded at what happens … Everyone wants to know how I feel, my emotions. I really can’t answer that. Right now, it’s just focusing on playing against the Philadelphia Eagles. I would have an answer for you during the game about my emotions and how I felt during the game. I’m all in here in Washington and looking forward to turning things around.”
McNabb said he understands why people are making it “a bigger story,” but he says these situations have happened before and “as a player, life goes on.”
“I’ve always said that I look at it just like a normal game,” he said. “This is game the Washington Redskins need. It wouldn’t matter if it were the Cowboys or the Giants. After the last two weeks, this is a must-win situation for us. We just look forward to the challenge.”
McNabb said he has spoken with Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb over the last few weeks and hopes to talk to Andy Reid, although Reid indicated he is not allowed to talk to a player on another team, per NFL rules.
“I think this week is going to be the same as us communicating and see how each other is doing and wish each other luck. Nothing out of the ordinary,” McNabb said of talking to Vick and Kolb. “I’ll talk to Andy, congratulate him on the last couple of weeks, find out what he’s having for lunch and dinner.
He said, laughing, “I’m trying to get Sean McDermott’s number to get some clues to what he’s trying to do this game, maybe Asanté Samuel, Trent Cole, Stewart Bradley.”
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boo-hooing? I got called out, and I responded. That's all it was. I don't regret a minute of it.— CJ84- And to changkarate, if that's the type of discipline(Be negative for the sake of it young grasshopper)your gonna probably lose business. That is unless of course you're trying to be the Cobra kai's— sikofit
- don't get me wrong cj84, you truly are a top notch human being!!! Wish more were like you. amen— sikofit
Comment removed.- I really hope he gets cheered. This is an opportunity for us to show some class or show everyone that they are right about us.— bwillie
- sorry cj Didn't notice bleeds post— sikofit
- "pretending to be Eddie Van Halen in Dallas playoff game" - CLASSIC
+-not bob levy— remyy - wait and see ,soon as moon walking vick,and corn on the kolb have afew bad games, people like CJ84 will show all the love we have to give, maybe if we give some love instead of hell maybe we will win something, think about it, what good has it done. just makes the player hate deep down being here— jkreids
- PSA to jwatson Undo stress,worry,hate etc...It's been scientifically proven to cause cancer.— sikofit
- i'm generally a mcnabb supporter, but he is so annoying. he's only classy to the people who get sucked into his passive-aggressive BS. he whines about something, then always says "but i don't pay attention to that kind of stuff" after a 10 minute whine session on the subject. he was a very good player for the eagles, but his whining left something to be desired.
- I love how we are all psychics and we seem to know exactly who can or cant win the "big one". I can remember writers and fans saying Jordan wouldnt win a championship, Elway would never win the big one, Peyton Manning is a choke artist and would never win the big one, Steve Young was just successful because of the system and would never win the big one, Eli manning just isnt good enough to win the big one. Alex Rodriguez, comes up small in clutch moments and cant win the big one, Curt Schilling is not a winner, cant win it, the red sox wont break the curse etc etc etc. Can we all just let good players play their careers out and hopefully their teams can catch up to them or them to their teams and see if they win it. what would u think if donovan wins it in year 14, or 15, or 16."what a winner, etc, etc" or how about reid? football is said to be "the ultimate team sport" if trent dilfer can win a superbowl ring as the starting qb then i believe that Donovan McNabb can.— rockwild
- whether he does or doesnt is yet to be determined. but to sit here in my office and say that he CANT is just absurd— rockwild
- Can someone give me an answer as to how you whine in a monotone?And how does the same old "have to watch the film and be very critical of yourself" blaming someone else. And finally. why is it that most "experts" can say:That football team is too young to make the next step. Needs some more seasoning" And everyone says yea,that sounds about right,but "We showed our youth" is somehow untrue.— sikofit
- We'll see McNagg whining, throwing worm-burners and playing the air guitar! He'll give it all to us! Think he will do the MJ dances too? Oh Donowhine, please don't try to act any other way than what we expect from you on your return. Keep the guffawing and the goony expressions going on the sidelines with the Deadskins like you did here. Meanwhile, GO MIKE VICK GO! Eagles...destroy the Deadskins!
- changkarate, you're an #sshole! It's fans like you that give other Philly fans a BAD name. Donovan is the best QB that Philly ever had. Just keeping it REAL!— ymcknight
