Get ready for a big day in the NovaCare nation. For those of you who actually have lives outside Philly sports, let me translate: Donovan McNabb is expected to meet the media today.
It is the first time the Eagles quarterback will speak since his dumbfounding admission after the Birds’ tie with the Bengals on Sunday that he was unaware that the rules allowed for a tie in regular season games.
McNabb was not the only Eagle who was so misinformed. But he was the only one who was the team’s starting quarterback.
What exactly McNabb will have to say today is kind of interesting.
I suppose he could try the old sarcasm route, saying he can’t believe the media fell for that ruse he put on about not knowing the rules. I don’t think that one will fly.
Or he simply could refuse to talk about it any more, saying he’s moving on and looking forward to Sunday’s game against the Ravens, hopefully one that ends in regulation.
Here’s my suggestion. Simply admit it. Everybody makes mistakes. Donovan simply should come clean, admit again he did not know the rule and say the fault lies with him, and that it won’t happen again.
Will he do that? It’s debatable. One thing’s for sure, he should not follow the lead of his coach. Too often the smug, pompous attitude that pours out of Andy Reid rubs people the wrong way. That’s OK when you’re going 12-4, and rolling into the playoffs as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
It’s another altogether when you’re a struggling 5-4-1 team that might not make the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Notice that 1 on the end of the Eagles’ record, Donovan. Yep, regular season NFL games absolutely can end in a tie if neither team scores in the overtime period.
And no, the rule is not the same in the playoffs and Super Bowl, when they play until someone wins. We’ll give you the benefit of the doubt on that one, when you compounded your misunderstanding of the rules by indicating that a playoff game or Super Bowl also could end in a tie.
You were joking about that, weren’t you? Donovan? Donovan?
See you at noon.
It is the first time the Eagles quarterback will speak since his dumbfounding admission after the Birds’ tie with the Bengals on Sunday that he was unaware that the rules allowed for a tie in regular season games.
McNabb was not the only Eagle who was so misinformed. But he was the only one who was the team’s starting quarterback.
What exactly McNabb will have to say today is kind of interesting.
I suppose he could try the old sarcasm route, saying he can’t believe the media fell for that ruse he put on about not knowing the rules. I don’t think that one will fly.
Or he simply could refuse to talk about it any more, saying he’s moving on and looking forward to Sunday’s game against the Ravens, hopefully one that ends in regulation.
Here’s my suggestion. Simply admit it. Everybody makes mistakes. Donovan simply should come clean, admit again he did not know the rule and say the fault lies with him, and that it won’t happen again.
Will he do that? It’s debatable. One thing’s for sure, he should not follow the lead of his coach. Too often the smug, pompous attitude that pours out of Andy Reid rubs people the wrong way. That’s OK when you’re going 12-4, and rolling into the playoffs as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
It’s another altogether when you’re a struggling 5-4-1 team that might not make the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Notice that 1 on the end of the Eagles’ record, Donovan. Yep, regular season NFL games absolutely can end in a tie if neither team scores in the overtime period.
And no, the rule is not the same in the playoffs and Super Bowl, when they play until someone wins. We’ll give you the benefit of the doubt on that one, when you compounded your misunderstanding of the rules by indicating that a playoff game or Super Bowl also could end in a tie.
You were joking about that, weren’t you? Donovan? Donovan?
See you at noon.
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