Trotter slams McNabb
John Gonzalez wrote a column in this morning's Inquirer about comments Donovan McNabb made last week on WIP. McNabb's ex-teammate Jeremiah Trotter was a guest on The Morning Show today and ripped into McNabb, saying the Eagles quarterback has never taken the blame when the team comes up short. Trotter added that he believes McNabb wants out of Philadelphia. "I really believe it's time for Donovan to just go to another team," Trotter said. "Donovan is a great quarterback. He is in the top five. He has been for a long time, but I believe he'll play even better if he's happy. I don't think Donovan wants to be here. Donovan is not going to come out and say it, which I think people would respect him more if he came out and just told the truth. But I think he tells everybody else one thing when he does his press conference and post-game interviews and he throws little comments out there. Donovan really doesn't want to be an Eagle. I don't think he's ever been happy there." Trotter took issue with McNabb on a variety of topics, saying he hasn't come up in clutch situations. "In this league, you're gonna get put in positions where you gotta come through at specific times," Trotter said. "And I always say the great players come through in great moments, and he hasn't prove to come through in those times when the team really needs him." When asked if that's how McNabb's current teammates feel about him, Trotter answered, "Without a shadow of a doubt." In last week's interview, McNabb said the Cardinals' final scoring drive in the NFC championship reminded him of the Eagles-Rams championship game in 2002. McNabb said both teams ran the ball at the end of the game because they were "terrified" that the Eagles' offense would get the ball back. "I don't know what offense he's talking about but I don't think anybody's terrified," Trotter said. When asked specifically about the Rams championship game, Trotter pulled no punches. "Well first of all, defense was the only reason we was in the championship game. That's first thing," he said. "Second thing is we was going against the top-rated offense and they was going against the worst offense. I mean they was going against the worst defense so they should have at least 60 points on them guys." Trotter said nobody should be surprised by McNabb's comments about the defense, adding that he has never taken responsibility for playing poorly. "I don't think a lot of people are gonna be surprised by the comments, him throwing the defense under the bus," Trotter said. "A lot of people are not gonna be surprised. They understand Donovan and you know, Donovan has never really taken the blame for playing bad. ...You'll never hear Donovan say 'I played bad. I gotta do a better job.'" And finally, Trotter said McNabb probably wouldn't have made these comments back when he was on the team. "Nobody on the team is going say anything to him. He's Donovan," Trotter said. "They don't want any controversy, but I really don't think he would have said those things if myself, Hugh [Douglas] or Ike [Reese] had been on the team." Following the Eagles' loss, when McNabb made similar comments, Trotter responded, and we blogged about it here. To listen to the Trotter interview from this morning, click here.
Trotter slams McNabb
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
John Gonzalez wrote a column in this morning's Inquirer about comments Donovan McNabb made last week on WIP.McNabb's ex-teammate Jeremiah Trotter was a guest on The Morning Show today and ripped into McNabb, saying the Eagles quarterback has never taken the blame when the team comes up short.
Trotter added that he believes McNabb wants out of Philadelphia.
"I really believe it's time for Donovan to just go to another team," Trotter said. "Donovan is a great quarterback. He is in the top five. He has been for a long time, but I believe he'll play even better if he's happy. I don't think Donovan wants to be here. Donovan is not going to come out and say it, which I think people would respect him more if he came out and just told the truth. But I think he tells everybody else one thing when he does his press conference and post-game interviews and he throws little comments out there. Donovan really doesn't want to be an Eagle. I don't think he's ever been happy there."
Trotter took issue with McNabb on a variety of topics, saying he hasn't come up in clutch situations.
"In this league, you're gonna get put in positions where you gotta come through at specific times," Trotter said. "And I always say the great players come through in great moments, and he hasn't prove to come through in those times when the team really needs him."
When asked if that's how McNabb's current teammates feel about him, Trotter answered, "Without a shadow of a doubt."
In last week's interview, McNabb said the Cardinals' final scoring drive in the NFC championship reminded him of the Eagles-Rams championship game in 2002. McNabb said both teams ran the ball at the end of the game because they were "terrified" that the Eagles' offense would get the ball back.
"I don't know what offense he's talking about but I don't think anybody's terrified," Trotter said.
When asked specifically about the Rams championship game, Trotter pulled no punches.
"Well first of all, defense was the only reason we was in the championship game. That's first thing," he said. "Second thing is we was going against the top-rated offense and they was going against the worst offense. I mean they was going against the worst defense so they should have at least 60 points on them guys."
Trotter said nobody should be surprised by McNabb's comments about the defense, adding that he has never taken responsibility for playing poorly.
"I don't think a lot of people are gonna be surprised by the comments, him throwing the defense under the bus," Trotter said. "A lot of people are not gonna be surprised. They understand Donovan and you know, Donovan has never really taken the blame for playing bad. ...You'll never hear Donovan say 'I played bad. I gotta do a better job.'"
And finally, Trotter said McNabb probably wouldn't have made these comments back when he was on the team.
"Nobody on the team is going say anything to him. He's Donovan," Trotter said. "They don't want any controversy, but I really don't think he would have said those things if myself, Hugh [Douglas] or Ike [Reese] had been on the team."
Following the Eagles' loss, when McNabb made similar comments, Trotter responded, and we blogged about it here.
To listen to the Trotter interview from this morning, click here.
not great, not top 5 as trott says. Just above average, that's all.— potus
Sadly, this is becoming similar to the end of the Lindros era. Lindros got the Flyers to one Stanley Cup series during his career and lost in four games. He couldn't carry the team when they needed him to against the Wings. As he started to hear criticism, he lashed out, and his parents defended him to his own detriment. Similarly, McNabb is demonstrating that he is a very good player who can't achieve greatness, and it's only a matter of time before he is traded or cut. Only time will tell if he goes to another team and wins a championship, but all evidence to date suggests that he doesn't have "IT" and "IT" is required to get that trophy.— farside37
Comment removed.- I can't wait until McNabb rolls this city and dominates in another, where he will finally have a top wideout and an intelligent head coach. A GM that will not surround him with WR's like Charles Johsnon, Torrence Small, Na Brown. The list can go on and on. I pray for that day! It seems like very year Philly focus's on another star athelete to run out of town then worship them when they comeback. Charles Barkley, AI, Eric Lindros, the list goes on and on.— uCanTseeMe19
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- Hmmm, JJ can't make halftime adjustments. 24 points in the first half. No more scores until the last drive of the game. It must have been the peptalk in the locker room. More fractured logic.— tommy_the_k
- These former Eagles (Douglas, Trotter, Reese) are bitter because they wanted McNabb to plead their cases before management when it was time to let them go because they did not have anything left in their tanks. It's a case of sour grapes. They want to stir controversies. The more they talk, the more time they are on TV and on the press. That's strategy is working for Deion, Sapp, Barber and until a few years ago, for Michael Irvin. In the other hand, I don't see them talking about management's failure of surrounding McNabb with the offensive talent he deserves, something former Eagle Brian Mitchell said the other day. Oh, wait. They may be afraid to lose their jobs. Pathetic.— EL Zorro
- McNabb could set fire to the city and declare, "Everyone on this team sucks but me." And none of it would matter if they win. Look at TO: say all you want, his schmuck-i-tude was no less here than it is/was anywhere else. But we looked past it and loved him because the Eagles were winning. Win, and the rest takes care of itself. Lose, and here we are over-analyzing nonsense.— Coniglio101
- Trotter should look in the mirror! At least McChoke didn't bail on us for a paycheck! Who cares what he has to say anyway! Last time I checked he was washed up with 2 bad knees! If had so much to say he should have said it when he was playing! He's just looking for some press!— hexyscores
- TROTTER SHUT UP - YOU GOT THRASHED BY THE COLTS RB ADDAI IN "06. AND IF I CAN REMEMBER IT WAS THE DEFENSE WHO GOT RAN ALL OVER BY THE SAINTS RUNNING BACKS IN THE DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME IN "06. HEY TROTTER WEREN'T YOU APART OF THAT BEATING. LOL— bow
- And a job...— EL Zorro
- "LET HIM GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!— losteagle
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- Trotter has always been known to let his mouth run way ahead of his brain. He was a good player who did not want to accept the fact that he had come to the end of his career. The failure at Phoenix needs to be blamed on every player. 21 points in the first quarter is no joke. And the manner in which their offense toyed with our defense was mind boggling. All that being said, McNabb has made it quite a frequent feature of saying the wrong things from time to time. For a communications major that is pretty sad.— cleansports
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