Rendell's rooting for McNabb, disses Eagles
Gov. Rendell is still an Eagles fan, but he told the website Politico that he intends to root for Donovan McNabb and the Redskins in the playoffs - because he doesn't expect the Birds to make it without their longtime quarterback.
Rendell's rooting for McNabb, disses Eagles
Jonathan Tamari
Gov. Rendell is still an Eagles fan, but he told the website Politico that he intends to root for Donovan McNabb and the Redskins in the playoffs – because he doesn’t expect the Birds to make it without their longtime quarterback.
“They’re going to be in it, and we’re not,” Rendell told the site’s Ken Vogel, according to a blog post from fellow Politico writer Ben Smith.
The comment came at the end of an interview about the tea-party. Rendell was asked about his thoughts on the McNabb trade.
“It’s be careful what you wish for,” the former Philadelphia mayor said.
He added, “I’ll tell you this, Donovan’s going to be great for the Redskins.”
Smith wrote that the comments are “another sign that Ed Rendell has become even more unencumbered by political considerations during his waning months in office.” He is barred by term limits from running again for governor, almost certainly ending his elective political career in Pennsylvania.
Here is a link to the Politico post featuring Rendell’s comments: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0510/Rendell_boosts_Skins.html?showall
- Jonathan Tamari
Comments (75)
He is not the only one who thinks that to be the case about the Eagles, Redskins, and McNabb. Of course, he did all but boo McNabb on draft day back in '99, too... I will miss D-Mac, I hope his absence doesn't mean years of mediocrity await the Eagles. I'm not sold on Kolb, frankly I know very little about him. The fact is, no one really does...— mebphila- He also said Spector would win easily!!!— sawgrass
- Isn't Fast Eddie the same guy who was campaigning for Ricky Williams?? Now he is McNabb's biggest supporter??— jimmydugan
- Rendell is one of many that made McNabb what he is today, the most overrated player in NFL history.— VitoCorleone
- I think this jackas$ also said we'd rue the day we let Dwayne Bowe slip through our fingers. Self-serving jackas$.— nosupportgroup
Who cares what Rendell says. He is not smart at all and Donovan McNabb will not do good with the Redskins. He Has no Receivers to pass to and the offensive line is terrible. Redskins will be at the bottom on the division with 7 wins and the Eagles will have 12 wins with Kolb.— briandawkins20- Keyword here is "playoffs". Like all politicians, they are a cunning bunch. Rendell knows full well that the Redskins won't be in the playoffs so he will never have to root for Donovan McNabb again.— jayfril
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Rendell's a typical flip-flopping political hack.— ej610- Who cares what that sceevy New Yorker says? He knows nothing about football and he looks like his coolie stinks...— Jamerock
- Too bad we couldn't have traded Ed to Washington. Sounds like a swan song to me and good riddence to "Benedict Arlen."— Larz13
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- Rendell? Isn't he the guy who claimed that Spector lost because he picked the wrong ad agency and it rained? Anyway, I wish McNabb health, but the chances of someone with his injury history lasting an entire season behind the Deadskins line is not good.— fmMD
- How did he "diss" them, Jeff? You'd be great for philadelphiaeagles.com. You could even give Spadaro a run for his money. The Gov was simply telling it like it is. This team doesn't even resemble a playoff team.— phillyfan412
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