Posted: Friday, April 2, 2010, 4:07 PM | 112 comments |
 

Cowboys' Brooking backs McNabb
options
 

Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking said that the Eagles would make a mistake if they dealt Donovan McNabb.

Considering the fact that Dallas smoked the Eagles in the regular-season finale and the playoffs last season, you got to wonder if Brooking just wants to see McNabb still at quarterback.

“You don’t know what you got until it’s gone,” Brooking said today on a ESPN radio in Dallas. He added: “It’s not like the Eagles have five or six rings or any championships. That guy’s been getting booed there since he was drafted.”

Brooking placed most of the blame for the Eagles' three losses to the Cowboys on the playcalling. Coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg script the offense and make the calls.

"The way we dominated them, obviously McNabb didn’t play his best, but they were very predictable," Brooking said. "We knew exactly what was coming on every play. A lot of that didn’t have to do with Donovan McNabb."

 
Posted by Jeff McLane @ 4:07 PM  Permalink | 112 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:17 PM, 04/02/2010
    How many rings does Keith Brooking have?
    — cdedrick05
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:18 PM, 04/02/2010
    Wow One Cowgirl is smart and Realizes the REAL Problem with this team is the FAT MAN and the PENNY PINCHERS upstairs in the OFFICE, NOT DONOVAN MCNABB.....
    — DonovanistheEaglesallTimeGreatestPlayer
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:21 PM, 04/02/2010
    Marty needs to go not Donovan. I have been saying that for years that our offensive play calling is not good enough....
    — Bigbadrookie
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:23 PM, 04/02/2010
    BTW Havent we HEARD other Defensive Players in the PAST say they KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS COMING AT THEM, I THINK WE HAVE.....
    — DonovanistheEaglesallTimeGreatestPlayer
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:30 PM, 04/02/2010
    Andy Reid predictable? OH! Well he does throw the ball 50 times a game. Is that like beinf predictable by running the ball 50 times a game. Well no one would know what side of the field you are going to run towards. And I guess know one would know where you would pass to either. Brookings must be wrong and Reid must be right. Although Dallas did win convincingly.
    — Joe Vegas
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 04/02/2010
    Eagles playcalling has been a problem for years, and it gets worse in big games.
    — ChrisM
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:45 PM, 04/02/2010
    Brooking didn't know 'what was coming' the following week when the Vikings led the Cowgirls 37-3 and faced a 4th down inside the Dallas 20 with less than 2 minutes left.. Brooking seemed kinda miffed after that play if I'm not mistaken.
    — drbob1
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:56 PM, 04/02/2010
    Keith Brooking is a cow clown.
    — Golden17
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:01 PM, 04/02/2010
    Why do we have an article on this a-holio Brooking? He's a child.
    — Richard Saunders
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:10 PM, 04/02/2010
    Yeah my neighbor whos a Giants fan said he thinks the Eagles should keep McNabb. Hey Jeff, why dont you write an article about that one please. If my job wasnt so boring I would not have wasted 2 minutes reading and commenting.
    — Golden17
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:13 PM, 04/02/2010
    Our team will continue to be this way until a new regime is installed. Although that is no guarantee for success, it is worth changing than NOT.
    — jumo
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:18 PM, 04/02/2010
    it didn't take brooking long to develop a mouth. one year in dallas and all of a sudden he's got 5 rings. enough said about this atlanta falcon loser!
    — low tide


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