Is Donovan McNabb really that stupid?

[I Are Baboon]

He doesn't know the overtime rules in the NFL?

Rich Hofmann: NFL overtime rules? Don't ask McNabb | Philadelphia Daily News | 11/17/2008

"No, I didn't know that," McNabb said at his postgame press conference. The 10-year veteran said he was not aware that one overtime is all you get in the NFL in the regular season until the final play of that overtime, when the Eagles tried an unsuccessful Hail Mary pass. He said, "When the play was called, I kind of figured, 'I guess there's ties in the NFL.' "

He said, "I've never been a part of a tie. I never even knew that was in the rule book. It's part of the rules and we have to go with it. I was looking forward to the next opportunity to get out there and try to drive to win the game."

Then McNabb compounded his error by not knowing the postseason overtime rule. Those games do play to a conclusion for obvious reasons, but McNabb said, "I hate to see what happens in the Super Bowl or I hate to see what happens in the playoffs. You have to settle with a tie."

 

[MCx2]

Ya know, I had the sleep timer on the TV and I was nearly out when I heard that. Thought I had dreamt it..

 

[largepkg]

Yes, he's dumb as a stump. The main reason is the man has been in the league for 10 years now and a tie has happened a couple of time during that span. Also, what fucking 10 year NFL veteran retard is going to admit that to the press?

 

[I Are Baboon]

I am honestly amazed that any NFL player, let alone one of McNabb's stature, is unaware that the game ends in a tie after one overtime. How fucking clueless do you have to be???

 

[IronAddict]

You know, I hate to say this, but maybe Limbaugh was right.

 

[min0 lee]

A lot of players these days have no clue about history of the game, some of these guys just play the game never having read it's history.

 

[IronAddict]

^^^So true. Many of these modern day atheletes don't know who Lynn Swann is. Many of these guys just play for the huge salaries. I don't blame them, but man, at least know your craft! Can you imagine a cop not knowing when to use deadly force!

 

[zombul]

I amazed that the players aren't informed of this atleast when they go into overtime. I guess it's expected they know.

 

[lifterjaydawg]

He is done in Philly, and Reid should go as well.

 

[soxmuscle]

Yes.

He was benched because of how stupid he is.

 

[Triple Threat]

Is he still eating Chunky soup?

 

[bio-chem]

I think you guys are jumping the gun a little bit. McNabb is still a viable qb in the league. It's not like the offense suddenly got better when kolb replaced him.

 

[tucker01]

he had a 13 QB rating before he got pulled yesterday.

 

[bio-chem]

he had a 13 QB rating before he got pulled yesterday.

brett favre, john elway, dan marino, peyton manning have all had bad days. fans are way to quick for calling for a player/coaches head in my opinion. If fans had their way professional sports would end up looking like the french revolution

 

[tucker01]

His inability to scramble and move like prior to his ACL injury is why he isn't as effective.

 

[I Are Baboon]

His inability to scramble and move like prior to his ACL injury is why he isn't as effective.

Plus he's dumb. And probably gay.

 

[Doublebase]

And probably gay.

 

[min0 lee]

It's Donovan's Birthday today.

Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois)

 

[soxmuscle]

Mom runs a photography studio in the Chicagoland area. McNabb and his wife purchased their wedding photos from my moms studios/photographers.

To make a long story short, if there was an A, B, and C package --after signing a 100+ million dollar deal-- McNabb bought the C package.

Cheap bastid.

 

[Dale Mabry]

And probabkly gay.

Was he drafted by the Yankees too?

 

[P-funk]

Ask Rush Limbaugh

 

[MCx2]

Donovan is actually 16th all time in career passer rating.

Other notables:
20. Jim Jelly
22. Roger Staubach
33. Troy Aikman
37. Warren Moon
39. Bart Starr
45. John Elway
54. Johnny Unitas
110. Terry Bradshaw

He might be an idiot and a cheap son of a bitch, but a bad quarterback he's not. It's kinda hard not to be under a microscope as a QB when your team passes almost 70% of the time.

I think Andy Reid's job should be in question before Donovan's. That fat son of a bitch can't keep his kids from doing crystal meth, let alone having grown men follow an offensive scheme he drew up on a fuckin Double Cheeseburger wrapper. Some of the worst crunch-time decision making in the game over the past few years has come from Andy Reid and company (Marty Mornhinweg is actually tops on my list).. Benching Donovan in a game you had a chance to win, then renaming him the starter 2 days later is just another one on the long list.

 

[soxmuscle]

^ good post.

McNabb really hasn't been that bad this year. Injuries have plagued the Eagles this year, not McNabb.

 

[Doublebase]

^ good post.

McNabb really hasn't been that bad this year. Injuries have plagued the Eagles this year, not McNabb.

and bad coaching.

 

[I Are Baboon]

He might be an idiot and a cheap son of a bitch...

That's all we're saying.

You don't bring your team to four straight NFC championship games by sucking.

 

[bio-chem]

Donovan is actually 16th all time in career passer rating.

Other notables:
20. Jim Jelly
22. Roger Staubach
33. Troy Aikman
37. Warren Moon
39. Bart Starr
45. John Elway
54. Johnny Unitas
110. Terry Bradshaw

He might be an idiot and a cheap son of a bitch, but a bad quarterback he's not. It's kinda hard not to be under a microscope as a QB when your team passes almost 70% of the time.

I think Andy Reid's job should be in question before Donovan's. That fat son of a bitch can't keep his kids from doing crystal meth, let alone having grown men follow an offensive scheme he drew up on a fuckin Double Cheeseburger wrapper. Some of the worst crunch-time decision making in the game over the past few years has come from Andy Reid and company (Marty Mornhinweg is actually tops on my list).. Benching Donovan in a game you had a chance to win, then renaming him the starter 2 days later is just another one on the long list.

passer rating is a horrible indication of how good a quarterback is if you are comparing across generations of quarterbacks. if you want to compare contemporaries with it then fine, but any list comparing bart star and johnny unitas with daunte cullpepper is an exercise in the absurd IMO

 

[MCx2]

passer rating is a horrible indication of how good a quarterback is if you are comparing across generations of quarterbacks. if you want to compare contemporaries with it then fine, but any list comparing bart star and johnny unitas with daunte cullpepper is an exercise in the absurd IMO

Ok, let's do it this way then:

Here are a few stats from Bart Starr, Johny Unitas, and Donovan McNabb in random order. Tell me which career stats belong to which QB:

A. 65% win percentage, 58% completion percentage, 1.65 TD per game avg
B. 60% win percentage, 57% completion percentage, .96 TD per game avg
C. 64% win percentage, 54% completion percentage, 1.56 TD per game avg


Source site: Pro-Football-Reference.com - Pro Football Statistics and History

 

[bio-chem]

Ok, let's do it this way then:

Here are a few stats from Bart Starr, Johny Unitas, and Donovan McNabb in random order. Tell me which career stats belong to which QB:

A. 65% win percentage, 58% completion percentage, 1.65 TD per game avg
B. 60% win percentage, 57% completion percentage, .96 TD per game avg
C. 64% win percentage, 54% completion percentage, 1.56 TD per game avg


Source site: Pro-Football-Reference.com - Pro Football Statistics and History

again back to the same argument. you can't compare those stats across those generations. The league and the game were/are different. 54% completion percentage then is way the hell better than a 58% completion now.

Who has the rings? who changed the position? who changed the sport? donavan McNabb is a great quarterback in our time. not of all time though

 

[MCx2]

again back to the same argument. you can't compare those stats across those generations. The league and the game were/are different. 54% completion percentage then is way the hell better than a 58% completion now.

Who has the rings? who changed the position? who changed the sport? donavan McNabb is a great quarterback in our time. not of all time though

Not sure where you're getting this "greatest QB of all time bullshit", I never said anything about that...

Last time I checked though, winning games @ a high percentage was a pretty good indicator of talent, no matter when and what you play.

Look, I'm not saying that Donovan is one of the greatest QB's of all time (never did, never will). But what I am saying to the people that think he's complete shit is to look at the stats. His numbers compare with anyone in the history of the game.

You can't argue with the fact (well you can I'm sure) that he's won 65% of the games he's started, unless winning games doesn't transcend generations either which I'm sure we're bound to hear next...

 

[bio-chem]

Not sure where you're getting this "greatest QB of all time bullshit", I never said anything about that...

Last time I checked though, winning games @ a high percentage was a pretty good indicator of talent, no matter when and what you play.

Look, I'm not saying that Donovan is one of the greatest QB's of all time (never did, never will). But what I am saying to the people that think he's complete shit is to look at the stats. His numbers compare with anyone in the history of the game.

You can't argue with the fact (well you can I'm sure) that he's won 65% of the games he's started, unless winning games doesn't transcend generations either which I'm sure we're bound to hear next...

I think Donovan is a top 5 guy of his generation of quarterbacks. He is a great quarterback who is hardly washed up. I'm not calling for his head at all. I think he is still a great quarterback in the league and the eagles should leave him as a starter and weather this storm.

Michael Vick had a high winning percentage as well. comparing McNabb to some of the greatest qb's of all time is just a joke. he doesn't stand up to an Elway, Marino, Favre, Unitas, Manning. regardless of what statistic one wants to use.