Cheer or Boo McNabb?
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Cheer or Boo McNabb?
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
What kind of welcome will you extend to Donovan McNabb upon his return to Lincoln Financial Field as a Washington Redskin?
Will you give him a standing ovation and cheer?
Will you simply applaud the former Eagles quarterback for his 11 years of service?
Or will you jump up and boo the guy?
Or will you just sit on your hands?
Coach Andy Reid said that he had no idea what kind of reception McNabb will get Sunday when the Eagles host the Redskins.
"Listen, I don't know," Reid said Monday at his day-after-game news conference at the NovaCare Complex. "I don't know that. ... He is a Redskin and they don't get the best acceptance at the stadium there."
Someone asked if Reid would get emotional in seeing McNabb in a Redskins jersey at the Linc. (Note to out-of-town questioner: Reid doesn't do emotion).
"There is not time for that," Reid said. "I have a lot of things I need to take care of."
Reid may not be aware of the stadium atmosphere on game days, but he expects the Linc to be raucous.
"It will be a little crazy," Reid said. "It's always crazy when the NFC East teams come here, so I'm sure it will be a little crazier than ever. ... But I got the headset on, I'm focused on the game. But I know the louder the better, I do know that. That's why I welcome people. Our fans are a little crazy. We're probably on the A-list in the National Football League. I love that part of that. When they put all that green stuff on and dress crazy. I like that. I welcome the Redskins into that."
As for injuries, Reid said that guard Nick Cole still has swelling in his knee and will sit out Wednesday's practice. Reggie Wells, who jumped in for Cole Sunday, will practice with the first team and continue to get repetitions there as the week goes on, Reid said.
Also, tight end Brent Celek has a wrist contusion and defensive end Brandon Graham sprained his ankle. Both injuries aren't considered serious.
Not a McNabb guy at all, but I'd stand and clap for about 30 seconds.— 5280philly
The reception for McNabb should be like it was for Iverson when he first returned with the Nuggets: huge emotional standing ovation when he was introduced but roaring boos every time he touched the ball!— Leegles- I will be rooting for the Eagles all the way, but I will show my respect and applaud. He after all took us from the toilet to respectable.— Eaglesfan804
Anyone who doesn't respect what McNabb accomplished and boos him is a yahoo.
I am going to start booing from the moment I get up, all through the tailgate, on my walk into the stadium, and for most of the game. He is a loser, will always be a loser, and I want nothing but bad things to happen to him on the football field. Off the field, he was always a nice guy to me. On the field. L-O-S-E-R!!!!!!— Justicek- I thought it was time for McNabb to go. But anyone who boos him is an idiot.
- Cheer the guy. He had a good run here. Never won the big game, but neither did Randall or any other Eagles QB.— RugbySean
- I hope they cheer before the game for what he's done the last 11 years.— palmyra21
Comment removed.- Justicek - I am sure you will get beat up well before you make it to the stadium.— EaglesBleedMoney
- If anyone boos within arms length of my seat they will regret it.
- EaglesBleedMoney - Cheers to you. Same thought in my head.
If I were at the game, which I sadly am not going to be, I would applaud for his time and effort that he put into our team. Even as Eagles fans, we understand the demanding nature of our city, and the pressure that McNabb had to face through the years.
Boo him for being a Redskin. But not for his time in here, whether or not we won a Super Bowl, he made our franchise one of the best sports franchises in the past decade or so, probably in the top 5 of all sports franchises in the last decade.
He doesn't deserve a traditional Philly booing, but deserves respect at any moment that he doesn't have the ball in his hands. If he does have the ball, boo all you want, but give him some leniency.— bbbreak - why would we not cheer, all he did was win here, how many times did he talk junk about philly, when all we did was beat down a winner, ya tell me what Dmac did but win, i bet all of you that, neither vick, nor kolb, could have won with the teams that Dmac had to play with, we had JJ, and we had Dmac, if you are going to get mad at the QB position then we all ,all, need to blame every single QB, and coach, thats ever being part of this thing, this love, we call the eagles, i for one hope, pray, we win well, four are five,six are seven, well you get the picture,and i am grateful toDmac #5 for doing his best ,yeah i for one can still cheer for him— jkreids
He deserves to be cheered. He didn't win but he got closer to winning a super bowl than any other QB to wear an Eagle's uniform. If we cheer the national media will not rip the fans for once.- cheer him, then beat the.....out of him!— sikofit
