McNabb unhappy?; Herremans surgery
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McNabb unhappy?; Herremans surgery
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
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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
- IT'S STORIES LIKE THIS THAT MAKE ME HATE THE MEDIA; SO I GUESS FORT THE REST OF THE SEASON, THE DAILY NEWS AND 610, WILL BE REPORTING THAT MCNABB IS UNHAPPY AND WANTS VICK OUT. SO STUPID!— bow
- what a pointless article......— eagles2010
- A win is a win is a win. McPaid, Vick and the dee did the dam thang and wona game in preseason. Was it pretty? Heck no! That was the ugliest win ever. And lonewolf10, are you crazy or something? Kolb looked so stupid out there at first, I thought he was going to break down and cry when he picked up that safety. Gimme a break! This team is going to be fine. Weaver will be playing as will B-West and this offense will thrive. If the dee can gel a little quicker than they did last night, this season will be well worth the Vick hype and all of the summer signings. GO EAGLES!!!!!!
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- Should have dumped Mcmarshmallow, picked up Haynesworth made Kolb the starter and Vick would now be the back-up. Mcwhiner is a waste of time.— Voytas
McNabb is still the best quarterback for this team. Some of you folks are just too stupid for words. Here in Baltimore we didn't see all the game but what we did see was an offense that look disjointed because Fat Andy wanted Vick to get his touches early. I would have preferred that he work on the number one offense some more. But we have what two more games for that. We'll be fine if the offensive line heals and BW starts taking handoffs.— bigcityballer- McNabb is still the best quarterback for this team. Some of you folks are just too stupid for words. Here in Baltimore we didn't see all the game but what we did see was an offense that look disjointed because Fat Andy wanted Vick to get his touches early. I would have preferred that he work on the number one offense some more. But we have what two more games for that. We'll be fine if the offensive line heals and BW starts taking handoffs.— bigcityballer
- lonewolf 10 if you really think kolb is the answer then you are even dumber then you posts indiacate. Why dont you and the loser the_phillies_won_the world series & no one needed to stop & puke go back to bed.— ec420de
chuck norris has no chin under his beard - just ANOTHER FIST !— daveH- Comment removed.
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- You're being a rabble-rouser. Without a doubt. Are you kidding me? Trying to make a national name for yourself?— bleedmidnightgreensection236
- For the 2nd week in a row, I didn't find it very difficult to root AGAINST the Eagles...As a true life-long fan, I was, I am, and I always will be disgusted with managemment from top to bottom for bringing in this murderer.Even though he got cheers last night, it is a long season.....and to you Mcnabb.......sometimes you get what you wish for..What an idiot to lobby for this guy..The very first bad game and McNabb will be re-living the Baltimore game of last year..The day that this piece of garbage CONvick is off the team, is the day the Eagle flag flies outside my door again.— sackvicknow
- lonewolf...mcnabb looked old? were we watching the same game? u must have went in the other room to get ya crackpipe when mcnabbed spinned away from a rusher and completed a dart to jason avant for a first down. or when he scrambled for first down and shook mathis out his cleats and jockstrap. I guess u also missed when mcnabb stood in the pocket and got hit as he completed a pass to avant again on a post route..leave that crack alone lonewolf it kills!!— bigjay215
- **BADMOTHERUPPER** There is no doubt that Donovan is the QB for the team..But he's not a WR and he really DOESN'T HAVE to be on the field very time that M. Vick is on the field. If the Eagles decide to insert a package of plays specifically for Vick AT QB and he's effective in doing so; and it HELPS THE TEAM WIN; I as a fan, want to see it. Surely, Donovan didn't want to "help Mike out" by suggesting that the Eagles bring him in to sit behind him and hold a clipboard and maybe get out there every now and then and run the wildcat with Donovan looking over his shoulder from the WR position.— hope55
- Just trying to stir something up? What's the point. You're getting a lot of comments, but it's meaningless.— dlscholt
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Still making predictions wiff? I thought you would give up on that after so many blown calls but hey, gotta admire your persistence. Oh, and when is the BrINT Facre's Green Bay retirement celebration? I want to get tickets. Gotta spend those Kentucky Derby winnings somewhere, right? BTW, did your horse finish yet?— tpizza- Comment removed.
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- It's nice #5 i a gentleman. The question is, is he still a quarterback ? There may be some tread left on his tires, but a blowout is still a great possibility. Mc Nabb is slow and sluggish. Time to change wheels...No I don't mean Vick !— phineas
- McInsecure once again. He lobbied to get Vick here and now he pouts. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?— psu05
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- You fools in the media are going to keep trying to stoke this fire all season.— Captain Awesome
- btw...My statements about Donovan's "concerns" about Vick IN NO WAY suggest that I'm for benching him totally in favor of Vick OR Kevin Kolb. Those claiming that Donovan looked slow and suggish weren't watching that game last night. His escapablity was impressive and he scrambled nicely for a 1st down. He really had the bad pass, but I attribute the overall out of sync feel of the offense to ARs INSISTANCE on Pass-Pass-Pass. I stopped following after they reached 80% passes. Those big roadgrader OL that he brought in can't get in a grove soft peddling backwards the entire game. Donovan came back and drove them to two TDs...that's a good nights work for him and a good platform to prepare for the season ahead...just no more pretending to be a WR. It means absolutely nothing other than the fact that it's stated by the announcers and sounds cool.— hope55
- I am originally from Syracuse, NY. But it was not until I moved to Jersey that I realized just how dumb eagle fans were....wow— orangewd44
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- Every year, same Eagle issues, no resolve. No pass rush, inability to score in the redzone, Mcnabb's lackluster completion percentagle, dumb penalties, and getting burned on all out blitzes. Does Reid ever learn from mistakes?— eaglegrn21
- You're a rabble-rouser. I had the impression during the game McNabb had a difficult time getting into a rhythm because the Eagles kept bringing in Vick and taking him out. McNabb confirmed this after the game.— jimqk
I don't think McNabb looked sluggish. He is not going to go out there and give 110% until he tosses in the preseason. I thought he played pretty good. He had a nice scramble for the first and threw some nice passes. I thought the whole team played well. This Jeff dude writing this stuff about McNabb, reminds me of the TO days.— ZOSO- Gotta love those pin point passes against the Jags who will be cut next week. That's one more TD than he has in any game that actually counts. And wiff, doesn't your calling Kolb "your man" cause domestic problems at home?— tpizza
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- orangewd44, don't mistake Giant fans masquerading as Eagle fans on this site as a representative sampling of football acumen. Most Eagle fans are intelligent and objective. Then there are the few, the stupid, the clueless. They are easy to spot because they change their login name every week after being banned and drive Toyotas.— tpizza
- when a Horse(Reid) mates with Mules(Banner & Lurie) the offsprings are jacka##'s(McSmiley the clown)(Charlie "Vick" Manson)! This year will be great, especially when one of the receivers catches a McWaddle ground ball for a TD so we can all experience a Wacko Jacko moondance. The above picture tells it all--PURE JACKA##'S !— jwatson
- when a Horse(Reid) mates with Mules(Banner & Lurie) the offsprings are jacka##'s(McSmiley the clown)(Charlie "Vick" Manson)! This year will be great, especially when one of the receivers catches a McWaddle ground ball for a TD so we can all experience a Wacko Jacko moondance. The above picture tells it all--PURE JACKA##'S !— jwatson
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- I believe #5 had a decent game last night, he made a bunch of good throws, he scrambled out of pressure for a first down, he made a good pass to Basket in the end zone in tight coverage (Basket had 2 hands on it he needs to make the catch) and his overall numbers were good. I am not worried about #5, our downfall will be injuries!— aleman
- Line play will make or break the Eagles this year. What the idea of splitting out DM at receiver is for I have no idea. Does anyone see him being used that way? Why do it other than for a lateral? It's like taking a player off the field. Stupid.— tpizza
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- While everyone is falling in love with the backup QBs, the O-line and defense are huge question marks being overlooked. But, hey, it's a soap opera we want and it's a soap opera the writers are giving us. Enjoy.— tbone pickins
- Stop hating tools... All we do here is talk negatively.. Nothing is wrong with McNabb and Vick at all and McNabb is just fine.. He is going to dominate this year, as is DeSean Jackson..— gallen024
- Didn't take long for baby McGoofie to start carping about sharing snaps. What a bozo!
Cheering and chanting for a guy who swings dogs heads into concrete walls when he's not drowning or electrocuting them. It's not hard to root against the happiness of the neanderthals I cheered with for 50 years. Then again, most of you losers were probably not around for most of that time. Your parents sure didn't know how to raise you right.— COskier- This article hangs on a very very thin thread. I thought that the second snap of the game was way too early to insert Vick. Especially since McNabb overthrew that first throw. They should have at least let him complete a couple of passes before bringin in Vick. I also think there is no controversy over here. Anybody with even pretensions of being an athlete would have liked to have at least a second shot after missing the first. I guess Michael Vick has consumed all the second chances this team had!— cleansports
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- Eagles fans are pathetic. Go root for Daunte Culpepper and the Lions if you really hate McNabb so much. Maybe we should've drafted Akili Smith or Tim Couch or Ricky Williams in 99. I bet you all hated watching 5 championship games SO much. Idiots! I'm ashamed to root for my favorite team thanks to people like you.
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- Oh Please. McNabb said ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong. Stop trying to start drama where there is none.— ChrisM
- RAbble Rouser. Muckracker.— Nezhy
- Tpizza, I agree. That Mcpaid ploy is fooling no one. He's not a WR so Vick is not going to throw to him and he's too scared to run anymore so they're not going to do any hand-offs to him. I think Andy Bleed just wanted to stick him somewhere without taking him off the field altogether, which still makes no sense. I hope they come up with better plays for both of them after week 5.
THE LOUSY DOG KILLER SHOULD HOPEFULLY HAVE HIS LEGS BROKERN OR NECK SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE HIS EVIL FACE EVER AGAIN. ONLY STINKIN LOSERS DON'T WANT DONAVAN. HE HE IS THE BEST QB IN EAGLES HISTORY! THE STATS BACK IT UP. IDIOTS!— PHAZED- Comment removed.
- How many playoff games has Michael Vick won?— PackardTFord
- Jeff, c'mon. You couldn't get anything better than that to start things up with the McNabb haters. Hey, lonewolf will always comment if you just put McNabb in the title. he actually thinks that Kolb's first decent performance in 4yrs (albeit against 3rd stringers) actually means something. You people are unbelieveable— desdimone
- You Eagles Fans have a mere Quarterback fued, those Broncos Fans have alread had a QB have a hissy fan and now they have poor baby wide reciever who is so acting like a baby. Eagles players have nothing on the Broncos Players. Oh did I mention Broncos also have a coach who threw away a future hall of fame QB. The reason Cutler is not still with the Broncos is the fault of Josh Mc Daniels not Jay Cutler. Yeah Eagles are pikers compared to Broncos when it comes to screwing up— bizofjim
- Big city Baller get over it, its a stinking preseason game means nothing— bizofjim
- I think Andy may have a plan. It would include Vick possibly starting because he knows Banner is not going to re-sign Donovan for the money Donovan wants. The writing is on the wall. To bad that with all the injuries Donovan may not make it to cash in somewhere else.— eagle_zee
- most of the fans on secret ballot would rather Vick start.McNabb trying to maintain "leadership?" telling them to take Vick out .What's Donny think Vick will be his "boy?".We all know what Vick is capable of ,let's hope fans don't thinking of McNabb as the dog he is.— lawrence2465
- mainlineorphan...there's a reason your homeless,,,,,— merlinknghts
- and, the phillies won.etc..etrc...etc..your just a friggin idiot...— merlinknghts
- Now people, stop picking on the Eagles "No ring wonder" QB— RICK49
- the_phillies_won_the world series & no one needed to stop & puke McNab is a looser? Your life is commenting on Blogs a 12:08 in the morning... Who is the real looser?— rl-eagles
- I am back from a vacation to Rome, Italy and this is the first article I read. Ready to Read all the articles I have missed. Idiot… Idiot…idiot. Did you hear what he said in the very beginning? If HE didn't throw the ball a little bit out of bounds on Jackson going deep then the offense would be explosive(my word). Do you SEE what they are trying to do? Vick has been out of the game for a while BUT!!! This is all new for the coaching staff and they are trying a whole new offense, one we have never seen in AR 11 years. AND Mcnabb knows this and you could hear it in his comments about how he got them out of rhythm by missing Jackson. If they get this new offense clicking…wow Super Bowl here we come and we will probably lose it— BobDeschak
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