DAWKINS DEFENDS MCNABB AND ALSO MANGLES THE OT RULES
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DAWKINS DEFENDS MCNABB AND ALSO MANGLES THE OT RULES
Bob Brookover
Eagles safety Brian Dawkins shook his head in disbelief when the overblown subject of quarterback Donovan McNabb's ignorance about the overtime rules was raised this afternoon.
"To me, that's one of the most ridiculous things ...," Dawkins said. "If you ask cats in this locker room going into that game, did they know the overtime rules were as such, I'm pretty sure the majority of them would have said, 'No, we did not know that,' because it does not come up. We don't sit at the meeting before the game and say, 'Listen, this is what's going on if it's overtime.' It never comes up.
"What you're thinking in an overtime game is that we're going to get the ball and go down and score. It's never going to come to a second overtime. ... I've been a part of it where there was one and we tied with the Baltimore Ravens. I actually knew the rule because I was a part of it. Those guys weren't a part of it."
Dawkins' defense of McNabb lost some steam and logic momentarily after that.
"If we had won that game and he had said what he said, would it be a big deal now?" Dawkins asked the gathered media. "No, it wouldn't be a big deal if we had won that game. But because we lost the game, it's a huge deal and now Donovan is an idiot because he didn't know. ... It's ridiculous."
Of course, McNabb would never have made his infamous disclousure if the Eagles had won because the game would have ended in overtime. It should also be noted that the Eagles did not lose, they tied.
Anyway, Dawkins' point was that too much is being made of McNabb's remarks and he has a point there because it didn't impact the outcome of the game.
Dawkins said when the Eagles played to a 10-10 tie with the Ravens in 1997 that he actually didn't know the overtime rules.
"Call me an idiot," Dawkins said. "I was an idiot in 1997. We went through the first overtime and had another coin toss. I knew there was overtime, but we went through the overtime and had another coin toss. As a matter fact, I might be loopey right now," Dawkins said. "We might not have even played two overtimes. We'll have to go back and look, but from my vast memory ..."
There was only one overtime period in 1997, too.
"See that, now I'm an idiot because I thought we had two," Dawkins said. "I'm an idiot."
Wonderlic Test for Eagles fans? http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2008/11/a_wonderlic_test_for_eagles_fa.html— Brookie64- Leon Norr it's (you're) not your,, but we get the point. ;)— osi is hurt boohoo
MORONS! It's like a politician making a stupid remark in the heat of a campaign. The media and brainless partisans jump all over him/her. Get a life NITWITS! BOTTOM LINE IS THIS . . . the team is mediocre at best! The Reid/McNabb era is over! How many days to Spring Training?— Nihilist- Another quote from the Eagles Brain Trust: My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."..........."Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them."........ "I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floatin' around accidental-like on a breeze. But I, I think maybe it's both."........"I gotta find Bubba!"— JerseyCommonSense
- I dont believe in the if they knew there was only one ot they would have tried harder garbage because in SUDDEN DEATH OT every possession could be your last so there would be no "trying harder" because it was 2 minutes left. All things being said, Andy needs to go 4th and 1 on the 22 because a tie is as good as a loss as Dawk Freudian slipped.— rvb2321
- at least sheldon brown was on radio yesterday saying he felt sorry for the players that didn't know the rules.— jayfril
Comment removed.- some of these players act like this is some obscure rule in the rule book. as if they had to read chapter 37 section 4 3rd paragraph. its common f-in knowledge!— jayfril
- people, let it go. it doesnt effect one thing in the entire world that he didnt know. and to now say something bad about dawkins for saying just that? have any of you ever posted something that didnt include the words cut, trade, or sucks?— mikeb
- OMG these guys make millions of dollars ayear. Just boggles the mind. I knew this from HS ball, how many years have they been in the leauge? omfg! I say F ALL major leauge sports, let these guys go work for a living!— LivinLovinLife
- "the fans care more" and "shows a lack of leadership." this came out of mcnabb saying he didnt know OT ended in a tie? fans and the media are blowing this up. meanwhile, not one word of the real reasons they lose/tie. it's so easy for you mindless posters to say "mcnabb's fault."— mikeb
- Reading Dawkins' comments is painful. He needs to stay quiet on this, but unfortunately didn't have the self-control. what he says is wrong. McNabb isn't like the other players. He's the QB, in a leadership position and for that reason alone should be teaching THEM the rule. And it goes even further up the ladder. The players shouldn't be relying on the trainers to tell them, as reported by the media. Where where the coaches with this?— Bob1
- Reading Dawkins' comments is painful. He needs to stay quiet on this, but unfortunately didn't have the self-control. what he says is wrong. McNabb isn't like the other players. He's the QB, in a leadership position and for that reason alone should be teaching THEM the rule. And it goes even further up the ladder. The players shouldn't be relying on the trainers to tell them, as reported by the media. Where where the coaches with this?— Bob1
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- Dawkins is an old man. He's a tier 2 player at this point in his career. He'll be part of the bodycount at seasons end....he knows this.— warbird
