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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
DAWKINS DEFENDS MCNABB AND ALSO MANGLES THE OT RULES

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."

 

Posted by Bob Brookover @ 3:24 PM  Permalink | 74 comments
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Posted 03:31 PM, 11/19/2008
Bill1966
God Dawk you are as stupid as Mcnabb!
Posted 03:38 PM, 11/19/2008
dapmman
Dawk, you can kiss McNabb goodbye. If you're not producing as an Eagle, then keep you mouth shut. Ask "For-who, For-what Rickie" about that one. Though he produced, T.O.'s antics got him the boot as well. Don't underestimate the power of the Philly press. Randall Cunningham was light years ahead of Donovan in talent and he got penned out of town. Donovan doesn't have a chance. Not even a Super Bowl (fat chance of that) wouldn't save your buddy.
Posted 03:39 PM, 11/19/2008
Bill1966
All Eagles please stop talking! Everyone is laughing at how dumb our players and Coach are. Stop making things worse. Dawkins, When you dig yourself into a hole stop digging!
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Posted 03:42 PM, 11/19/2008
nervegenerator
Dawkins should be cut because he didn't know about ties either. Same with Reid, McNabb, the radio announcer, and the rest of the Eagles. Then we should all form our own football team filled with neighborhood kids and see what we can do.
Posted 03:44 PM, 11/19/2008
psv
The only people who care about this are Philly fans. Head over to ESPN and sportsline, no one cares. People care that the Eagles *tied* the Bengals, which is the bigger problem. The Eagles flat out suck. You can pin this on the coach or the QB or whoever fits your agenda, but realistically it's a team effort to suck this badly. The Bears still win in spite of Grossman and Orton, and the Celtics still won in spite of Doc Rivers.
Posted 03:45 PM, 11/19/2008
matty H
I dont care what any of the players have to say, the bottom line is knowing that you only have 15 minutes left to play, you are going to push that much harder. If you thought there was going to be another quater you wouldnt have as much sense of urgency. thats the bottom line so dawkins hit the tred mill and get some speed back please!
Posted 03:46 PM, 11/19/2008
merom
C'm on, Bill. Show some respect.
Posted 03:51 PM, 11/19/2008
nittany4
the whole franchise becomes more and more despicable by the second... pitchers and catchers feb 14! go see the world champs instead.
Posted 03:54 PM, 11/19/2008
feudi
I get paid @ $60K a year and have to know about 500 pages of rules and regulations cold or I lose my job. Case closed. I agree with Bill1966....for godssake, shut up!
Posted 03:54 PM, 11/19/2008
Gibba Mang
I'm pretty sure the majority of them would have said, 'No, we did not know that....yeah Dawk, please zip it!
Posted 03:58 PM, 11/19/2008
ilario
dapman- Randall was never an elite NFL QB and never even won a playoff game in this town with one of history's all time best defenses. McNabb in his prime was light years ahead of cunnigham as a QB and every other QB in eagles history for that matter not named Van Brocklin
Posted 03:59 PM, 11/19/2008
tdoc
I'm tired of this team sucking! I'm tired of the lame excuses from Reid and McNabb.
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Posted 04:00 PM, 11/19/2008
ilario
dapman- Randall was never an elite NFL QB and ONLY EVER WON ONE playoff game in this town with one of history's all time best defenses. McNabb in his prime was light years ahead of cunnigham as a QB and every other QB in eagles history for that matter not named Van Brocklin
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