Portis: McNabb has something to prove
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Portis: McNabb has something to prove
Daily News staff
With a new general manager, a new coach and a new quarterback, the Washington Redskins were feeling good about themselves as they completed a weekend minicamp in advance of the NFL draft.
"We’re not looking at him as a savior or anything like that, but it’s hard not to trust the guy,” veteran center Casey Rabach said.
And then this from running back Clinton Portis: "I was trying to figure out if Donovan had played in this system before. He came in with the terminology; he’s already making checks and readjusting receivers’ routes. He looked good ... It’s different. You got a proven guy in Donovan who had been outcast and feels as if he has something to prove, and he’s here. I think everyone on this roster feels the same way.”
McNabb has been in Washington since the trade and is planning to return home to Arizona for a week. He will then return to Washington for a minicamp that begins May 7.
As for McNabb's thoughts about working out with his new teammates for the first time:
“It was fun," he said. "I used it as a mental weekend of being able to get accustomed in the offense, working with the guys to make sure we focus a lot on chemistry and timing. Communication and patience is very important in this offense. A weekend like this is important for us and hopefully we can benefit from it.”
On being new to the Redskins:“The guys are very welcoming and I try to display great work ethic by studying and watching film and also training with these guys. For our beginning stage, at this first mini-camp, I think it was beneficial for us to get out here and move around and get adjusted to each other. All of us feel like we’re just starting class and learning a new system, but it’s fun. It’s fun to think that we’ve shown signs in this camp of a lot of positive plays, both running and passing. It makes it more exciting each time we step out on the field.”
On having a new offense to work with: “It’s a change. I’ve been looking back for years seeing [Brian] Westbrook doing everything. Now I have three running backs who have been very effective on their given teams who have now come together to add one force and they all present different things. We’re all learning together and these guys have shown signs of running as well as catching the ball and they’re picking up the blitz in this offense.”
On how he is adjusting to a new team: “I’m getting adjusted. That takes time. As far as the football aspect is concerned, I’ve gotten comfortable and settled in. Everything else will just take its course as this continues on. You’ve got to be patient and take one day at a time. I’m just enjoying myself and looking forward to what we really can do in the next couple of camps and training camp.”
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McNabb has nothing to prove......Kolb has everything to prove. As usual, the Philly media needs a "story" to somehow justify their existence! Sickening.......the Eagles are headed down.....down.....DOWN. Bye-bye playoffs, relevance........— philly449
lol, thats brilliant interception machine whatver your name is. Every young QB throws interceptions in case you didnt know. As in brett favre in his first season had 0 TD's and 2 INT's. thats terrible. but the guy could play and someone who actually knows about NFL quarterbacking allowed him to keep playing and I think it kindof worked out. No QB comes into the league never throwing a pic. stupidity. Kolb will throw 1-2 pics a game. until he gets more then 2 games of starting experience. Eventually he wont throw as many pics as pretty much every QB that has ever played in history throws less pics with more experience.- Comment removed.
- The Marco Islander.....you represent the majority of dimwits and numbnuts on here who actually think Donovan McNabb is a choker. What you fail to realize is that in Reid's tenure here, he, ALONE, is responsible for the poor drafting, poor coordinator selection, impotent offensive game planning, impotent in-game adjusting, impotent clock-management, and overall IMPOTENT offensive play selection in the red zone that led to miserable defeat after miserable defeat. You.....just .....don't......GET .....IT. McNabb did NOT call the plays that even a 10 year old could see were NOT correct. You will come to find that Dmac made Reid look very, very good even though he is a very poor coach.— philly449
- The Marco Islander, I stopped reading your response as soon as I saw the name McChoke, so I have no idea what else you said. Take your hate over to the Phillies. Isn't that where all the great Eagle fans went?— scars73
- Kolb, unfortunately, will be the biggest disappointment to ever wear an Eagles uniform.— philly449
- THE OWNERS NEVER LISTEN TO FANS...IT'S A BUSINESS. MCNABB WILL DO GOOD IN D.C.-REID-DIFFERENT STORY. UNTIL HE CALLS RUNNING PLAYS WE WILL NEVER WIN IT ALL. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE CRINGED AT THE PLAY CALLING?...AND NOT JUST IN 'MUST WIN' GAMES, BUT AGAINST LOWER-MID LEVEL TEAMS. I WILL ALWAYS BLEED GREEN, BUT THIS YEAR I WILL BE TRAVELING TO D.C. ON SUNDAY. MY BROTHER IS HAPPY THO'...HE GETS ALL HOME GAMES EXCEPT DALLAS, SKINS AND GIANTS.— CHUCK JR
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- He looks good in those colors.— carnut
- i was like why is this article about mcnabb and they have a pic of some redskin...lol...oh yeah...he had a good run,the vocal minority which is portrayed as the majority is dumb, but i'm looking forward to see what corn on the kolb can do...go eagles— dsoul
- I just read Fagan's article about the attitude of the Sixer's players this season, which was bad. The point of that article was that a team needs to believe in their leaders and if they do that the first and most important step towards winning. Then I read this article and it reads like the Skins have exactly that... belief in their leader... McNabb. That scares me. They believe they can win with him and many times that's all it takes to make a team really good. And if they're good that makes it all the tougher on the Eagles. I think our team believes in Kolb but he's unproven and a few losses could turn that belief into disbelief. I have a bad feeling about this upcoming season.— regulus6633
- Don is smiling. He knows the terminology already, he is working out with the guys, he is getting comfortable and settling in, he is readjusting the receivers already, he has got the guys picking up the blitz already, things sure sound rosy in Washington. Sounds like playoffs, superbowl, Hall of fame for Don...at least until the season begins.— Carlos2
- crow-towes, so you think Jason Campbell is better than McNabb? Anytime you make a division rival better you have to question what their thinking is.— EaglesBleedMoney
- i wish he would have proved it here,the Deadskins stink,,KK will have the better season,and the Birds will have a better record and go to the playoffs,,the Birds have more leadership now,then they had in the last decade..Thank God mcnoheart's a Deadskin..— wolf 4
