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.
Why in hell would you BOO Donovan McNabb? He is and probably will always be "the BEST QB Philly ever had."— ymcknight- McNabb is a class act. I'll be embarrassed if they don't cheer him in. I'd rather see them boo the dogkiller.— MrsDamian
- Boo the Eagles...cheer their opponents.— RightWingHypocrite
- Not a big fan of McNabb in general, but in aggregate we saw enough wins and playoff appearances that some applause is due. To those who are 100% ready to boo, think about the high points of his tenure. You cheered at one time, and despite his recent antics, he did bring us some good wins.— cgrock
- i think the fans in philly needs to show him some respect and appreciation for what he did for us over the years... sure he didnt win the big one but he was a winner and had us right there in the thick of it year in and year out!!! hes the greatest eagles qb ever to wear the uni and we as fans need to show what a class act we are and give him the standing ovasion he deserves!!! after all he did lay is body on the line day and day out!!!— DJ_Bootleggah
- THE GOLD STANDARD--BOZO(McNabb), BANG BANG(Vick), CHEESEGURGER(Reid), THE RATS(Banner & Lurie), PAST STARS(Andrew sisters, LJ Smith)--THE GOLD STANDARD FOREVER !— jwatson
- i want pat burrell to be my quarterback. deal wit'it!
- I will cheer and hope he can beat the dog killer.— lulu
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Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo— Mr. Black - a polite golf clap should be the minimum— bobbyd24
- I will cheer him and then boo him during the game, like any other opponent.— PhilliesPhan88
- He is a class act no matter what anyone thinks.He deserves a standing ovation in my opinion. He was the best QB our Eagles have ever had but for some reason could not win over the phans. I hope the Eagles beat him but he was good for the Birds.— philbirds6470
- Once again: the booing is NOT because he is Donovan McNabb, former Philadelphia Eagles QB and the best Eagles QB in the Super Bowl era; the booing is because he's Donovan McNabb, starting QB of the Washington Redskins. I don't want ANYBODY on that team to feel welcome.— knighn
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