Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 11:02 AM | 62 comments |
 

McNabb talks and talks and talks
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The news has undoubtedly reached Bob and Phil and Les and Domo by now. Friends and competitors, they are at the Super Bowl. They get up very early, like 6 am early, and get on a bus and go to interview one of the teams at their hotel, and then they get on another bus and go to interview the other team at their hotel, and then they get on another bus and go back to the big media center, where they either will write their stories or get into another conveyance and go back to their hotel and write their stories.

Unless, of course, they are looking for Donovan.

The Super Bowl is Donovan McNabb's time. It is where he speaks. It is where he lets you know what weapons he believes he needs. He does all kinds of appearances, some advertising related, some just talking. But it is where the pronouncements come. He drops hints in Philadelphia. He drops bombs at the Big Supe.

And so, Bob and Phil and Les and Domo, I really felt for you on Tuesday night when the press release rattled into my in-box, the press release from ESPN announcing that McNabb would be appearing on their 6 pm SportsCenter for three consecutive nights -- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Three consecutive nights.

I mean, who needs dinner anyway?

The fervent hope is that he does all of the talking about himself on the first night, so that he can get it all out of the way. Or maybe he will make the big noise when he does his inevitable NFL Network appearance. But I hate this for you, fellas. Work all day, Donovan all night -- it can't go on for three straight days, can it?

I've been there. There were the Chunky Soup extravaganzas. There was the feverish attempt that one night -- where the hell was it? -- to obtain a transcript from an ESPN spokesman about some thing or the other that No. 5 said on the air. It has become an incredible pain through the years -- all you do is write Donovan at the Super Bowl, even though he's only been there once as a participant.

And so, Bob and Phil and Les and Domo -- wasn't that a movie title in the '60s? -- I hope you can take at least some satisfaction as you disgustedly thumb through the room service menu.  Because you are performing a great service to your public -- when you watch Donovan on television, we don't have to.
Posted by Rich Hofmann @ 11:02 AM  Permalink | 62 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:15 AM, 01/28/2009
    You just mad because the guy is a star and has a platform to counter the nonsense targeted at him from this media outlet.
    — mongoS
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:20 AM, 01/28/2009
    Ok mongo keep drinking the kool aid. McNoodle is a great clutch quarterback. Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.
    — wokmaster
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:40 AM, 01/28/2009
    I disagree. I expect the same result. Mr Curtis will continue to drop passes!
    — mongoS
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:47 AM, 01/28/2009
    Wow it is good to see others realize the Westbrook hype is getting old. The guy averaged like 2 yds a carry in the playoffs. Jim Brown over age 60 can get 2yds a carry..
    — mongoS
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:50 AM, 01/28/2009
    All the DN and INQ writers must have failed to make thier HS sports teams and resolved themselves to pick on the "jocks". Hope writing fills the void in your life Rich!
    — aphillyphan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:53 AM, 01/28/2009
    Geez, could you be any more whiny?
    — JimG
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:54 AM, 01/28/2009
    Westy is still a good running back, but he definitely needs someone to help shoulder the load. It seems like he always has a nagging injury this late in the season. If we go out and get a running back in the 1st or 2nd round, then our running situation will look very good next year. The landscape in the NFL has changed and most of the good teams have two solid running backs, we need to realize this.
    — robm0202
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:56 AM, 01/28/2009
    Maybe he will slam his receivers so much that they will finally admit that McNabb is the most erratic passer in the NFL. I am tired of talking about this cough, cough, quarterback
    — marioP
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:14 PM, 01/28/2009
    Buck is outta here, he will never be more than a 2nd RB here, or anywhere in my opinion. Buck seems better than West bc he gets so many less carries that he's fresh when he goes out there.
    — robm0202
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:16 PM, 01/28/2009
    thanks for the notice, I'll be watching CNBC for sure now thru Sunday. To listen and watch professional sports -"top having fun and clown" (just nosed out Reyes of the Mets) -man of the year would ruin the whole SB weekend.
    — jwatson
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:23 PM, 01/28/2009
    Philly.com writers are the biggest bunch of cynical, jaded, jealous losers I have ever seen in one place at the same time. I bet hanging with you guys is a blast. Pity your wives if you have any willing to put up with you. You are more pathetic than the readers who think your comments are worth reading. Just awful. I really need to block myself from this garbage site.
    — R3
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About Rich Hofmann
Rich Hofmann arrived at the Daily News in 1980 for a job whose status was officially designated as "full-time, temporary." A senior at Penn at the time, he was hired to fill in on the copy desk during a staff illness. The notion of him covering the Eagles or being a columnist did not exist in anyone's imagination. It was supposed to be six weeks and out, but he never left. It is only one of the reasons why so many people have concerns about him as a potential house guest. Rich has blogged the postseasons of the Flyers and Eagles. E-mail Rich at hofmanr@phillynews.com

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