McNabb: Finally A Free Man

At last, Donovan McNabb is free of the never-ending Negativity that is the city of Philadelphia. Ever since the Eagles organization selected Donovan with the 2nd overall pick in the Quarterback Bust filled 1999 NFL draft, he has endured criticism after criticism as nothing he has done has been good enough for Eagles fans. Pretty bizarre, as seeing the organization has went to 5 NFC Championships and 1 Super Bowl during his 11 year run as starting Quarterback. During this period, he's become the Eagles all time leader in career wins, pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns.

Let's clear this up and state the obvious. Simply Put, Mcnabb is the single best QB the franchise has ever had, and it shows in every single statistical category a quarterback can be measured on. Being we live in a world where a success filled body of work can easily be overshadowed by the presence of a championship ring or in Donovan's case lack thereof, his career has been labeled a failure by the small minded. Needless to say, Donavan has done this for the majority of his career with absolutely nothing at wide out. Either you or I at flanker would warrant more respect from opposing CB's than the pure nonsense Donovan has had to work with over the years. All this during a period in which he was ridiculed not just by the city, but by his own teammates. It boggles my mind, how for so many years McNabb has been able to maintain his focus, and continue to perform at the level and standard he has set for himself. For years there has been talk of a trade for McNabb similar to the one just completed to the Washington Redskins. I remember my disbelief 2 years ago, as there was an overwhelming sentiment in Philadelphia to do away with the proven McNabb in favor of the younger Kevin Kolb. Many remember, as Donovan was embarrassed in this very city against the Baltimore Ravens, as he was benched for the aforementioned Kolb. A few weeks later McNabb again found himself leading his team to the NFC Championship. Predictably, the media ate this up as a "rejuvenated and more motivated version" of McNabb was on full display. This man epitomizes the age old saying of "you don't know what you have till it's gone". The Franchise not only traded away their "franchise Quarterback" but the face of their organization for a decade. They did so with enough gall to ship him away to a division rival as if to say, we still don't believe in you. Now Donovan McNabb will have to convert his critics in burgundy and gold, and if I was him I'd do so with open arms. I'd feel a little incomplete if I didn't address Coach Andy Reid, a man who I have always had loads of respect for. To be bluntly frank, this situation smells a little too much like the evil man himself Nick Saban, who at some points almost felt disrespected when asked about Alabama. He has since won a national title there. When asked if McNabb was his quarterback for the 2010 season Reid replied "Yes, that is what I'm saying now, that is my call."Apparently the emphasis was on NOW.