McNabb unhappy?; Herremans surgery
Is Donovan McNabb already at odds with the Wildcat and Michael Vick's role on the team? Before you start accusing me of being a rabble-rouser, take this response from the Eagles quarterback when he was asked if he thought the WildVick disrupted the rhythm and whether the offense needed to get back to basics during the first half of tonight's game with the Jaguars:
McNabb unhappy?; Herremans surgery
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Is Donovan McNabb already at odds with the Wildcat and Michael Vick's role on the team? Before you start accusing me of being a rabble-rouser, take this response from the Eagles quarterback when he was asked if he thought the WildVick disrupted the rhythm and whether the offense needed to get back to basics during the first half of tonight's game with the Jaguars:
"Absolutely, Absolutely,” McNabb said. “I did. In that situation, it’s needed. I know what we were trying to do [with Vick] and we were able to get that done. And I thought it was time for us to kind of get our offense going. After the first play when I tried to go deep to DeSean [Jackson] and threw it out of bounds a little, we started to get positive plays. We got the drive going and I think that’s very important in a game, whether it’s in the regular season or the preseason, to get that rhythm going. If you’re going to show different looks make sure it’s the right time. That’s the what the preseason’s for to make sure you know when that time is, and we’ll get that time together. I thought it was important at that time to get out and run our offense.”
McNabb was then asked if he motioned to offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and the Eagles' coaches to stop running the plays with Vick (all told, Vick was inserted six times). Donovan, naturally, dodged the question with a joke.
"Yeah, I sat all of them down and I told them, ‘That’s it,’” McNabb said.
Reid was asked if he saw McNabb gesture. "That had nothing to do with Michael," Reid said. "You can ask McNabb. He was fine with it."
Reid didn't think the Vick plays were much of a problem.
“If you're going to use that a little bit, then you have to work it in there," Reid said. "That's what we're going to do as we go down the road here. I expect the guys to make that part of the rhythm and make it work. I don’t see that as what happened there.”
Reid, meanwhile, announced tonight that Todd Herremans would have surgery on his left foot. The guard, who had a stress reaction, now has a stress fracture. Reid said he would miss a few weeks of the season. Nick Cole is the likely replacement at left guard.
Also, safety Macho Harris had an ankle sprain and guard Chris Patrick had a knee strain.
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Donovan is going to have a great season. After watching tonights game,with the addition of Vick,the Eagles will knock defences off balance. However, remember my friends, the Dog lover won't be back until week 7, so don't hold your breath. I love you Mr. Laurie, you little weasel.— King Of Philly- Comment removed.
- you're being a s*** stirrer. and you wonder why the media here gets a bad rap. maybe if you actually wrote a decent column instead of trying to force a story that isnt there, your company wouldnt be bankrupt.— ChampAnderson
- McLane, you're delusional. This is why McNabb can't stand talking to the media. You guys spends weeks overanalyzing one quote from the guy.— JimG
- King of Philly, that is not necessarily true. It said that he will be reinstated at the latest for week 6. So, if he were to get the full punishment by the commissioner he will miss 4 games max since we have a bye. Also, word around the league is that the commish will not invoke the full penalty on Vick. I am hearing that it will probably be 2-3 games, so no worries, we will be seeing Vick in the regular season very soon.— robm0202
- Desperation is a stinky cologne, and trying to start a quarterback controversy is even more desperate. Maybe it's time you got a job other than writing fabrications and here say.— PG
- I know that Donovan isn't fooling ANYONE lined up as a WR. He SHOULD get off the field and let a REAL wr on who can either block or catch the ball. If he's complaining about having to leave the field when Vic is the QB, then tough; HE wanted to give Vick a shot...stop crying. I don't think Donovan thought the fans would embrace him the way they have. Sort of a "Donovan passed for his thousands and Vick passed for his 10 thousands" Biblical illustration.— hope55
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- As a fan that went to the game, let me tell you the crowd was in full 100 percent support of Vick, from the absolute cheering of his arrival all 6 times to the "we want Vick" chants that happened every time Mcnabb made a mistake, the cameras didnt show u Vick having a huge entourage of media surrounding him like a rock star while Mcnabb walked off the field alone, hmmmmm. For Don to flat out tell you he wasnt happy with his final warmup scenario, theres no fabrication needed, controversy.— Onlineps2beast
- mainline, get off trader. Really we don't care about your bs! FLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is our year! The offense looks potent. We have a potental effective run game, and #5,#36, and now 14! FLY and kcuF you traders! When you hopped off the bus, you stay off the bus. Like the Ticket says NO REENTRY. FADERS!— BADMOTHERUPPER
- # 5 is the Q.B. of our team so stop haters! 5 has been nothing but a gentleman throughout his tenure here. Blame can be spread all over the place. Get off the bus if you don't like it you bunch of socialist MF's, but once u do u r no longer welcome back! FLY!!!!!!!!!!!!— BADMOTHERUPPER
