slimshim Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Agreed. I can't imagine Andy Reid would let him stay in and risk an even more serious injury if he indeed had a concussion. Even the SB isn't enough to risk the long term health of your franchise player, and Andy knows that. 688909[/snapback] What if Mcnabb was playing the McHero and not telling anyone that he felt hurt? He looked entirely disoriented in those huddles (or lack thereof) at the end of the game. Slim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 It was just reported that the real reason for the collapse at the end of the game was a Mcyeast infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 (edited) From what I heard, he wasn't Ill, he was hyperventilating. Apparently, Donovan was having trouble breathing during much of the game due to anxiety, a problemm he also had at Syracuse during big games. Apparently it was so bad at the end of the game that he couldn't speak, that's why Freddie was calling the plays in the huddle. Apparently 2 lineman from the eagles had a date with a morning talk show but spent the evening before partying. When the got to the radio station in the morning they were still lit and starting spilling the beans about Donovan Edited February 9, 2005 by billay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloArtist Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 yea, i recall mcnabb having a history with throwing up, getting sick during games. he did it at syracuse and i remember seeing him do it during a game a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 So nice to smother your humiliating defeat with the spineless blather of excuses. Philly just dropped to the bottom in my book, welcome to #31 baltimore, don't ask #30 for any Josh Gordon, moss won't be there long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsfan04 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 (edited) With the way NFL Films wires the Superbowl for sound, it will be interesting to see: - What kind of conversations they captured in the last 5 minutes between Reed and/or McNabb. - Any chatter from the sideline about the clock and/or McNabb situation in general. - What extent the Eagles will go to limit the amount of material that would have a negative impact on McNabb from NFL Films productions of this Superbowl. Edited February 9, 2005 by Patsfan04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 With the way NFL Films wires the Superbowl for sound, it will be interesting to see:- What kind of conversations they captured in the last 5 minutes between Reed and/or McNabb. - Any chatter from the sideline about the clock and/or McNabb situation in general. - What extent the Eagles will go to limit the amount of material that would have a negative impact on McNabb from NFL Films productions of this Superbowl. 690619[/snapback] It went something like this. Then the clock hit 5:14 and Reid went Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 McNabb denies being sick Donovan McNabb has no apologies for his Super Bowl performance. He won't allow his teammates to make excuses, either. The Eagles' offensive struggles were caused only by the Patriots and the tension of a Super Bowl, not a phantom sickness. "No, I wasn't sick and no, I didn't throw up," McNabb said. "If people want to use that as an excuse for why we lost, that's not the way it was, but I'll put it on my shoulders. I'll take the blame. ... When you're trying to make every play possible, you have to dig deep. We were just trying to give it all we had." McNabb raised the subject two days after Fraley told a Philadelphia TV station that his quarterback was seriously ill late in the game last Sunday, forcing Mitchell to help out in the huddle by calling a play. Mitchell said in another TV interview that he finished a play call. While Fraley apparently meant to praise his quarterback's toughness by describing his condition, McNabb perceived it as an attempt to excuse the Eagles' performance in the second half. He was bothered by the endless television replays of Fraley's comments in recent days. "When I heard about it, I was kind of upset," McNabb said. "I've seen Hank (too much) on TV in the last couple of days." As for Mitchell's play-calling claim, McNabb could only laugh at his gregarious receiver's boasts. "No, Freddie didn't call a play," he said. "I get the plays in my helmet, so he couldn't call a play." McNabb felt sick earlier during the week leading up to the Super Bowl, but he said it wasn't a serious illness. He also said he wasn't hurt during the game, even on a hard hit from New England's Richard Seymour. So much for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 (edited) edit : deleted post as Chavez just beat me to it. Edited February 10, 2005 by rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrappy1 Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 (edited) Freddie Mitchell is running his mouth again...he says that McNabb dry heaves often in "certain situations." Sounds to me like he is implying Donovan can't handle pressure. "Donovan, he dry heaves a lot when he gets under certain situations. It's happened before. It's happened in the NFC Championship game. "He was dry heaving and he couldn't get the words out in the play, so he gave me hand signals. ... I basically called the play and knew what the coaches were thinking in that situation. I called the play out and went on from there." http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1988154 Edited February 10, 2005 by Skrappy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 It is looking like Reid never implemented the hurry up with 5:40 to go. He as usaul is saying nothing yet, looks like McNabb is going to get stuck holding the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Ryan Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 The Birds got beat down, what difference does it make what excuses are coming out of Philly. they lost the game, end of story..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 The Birds got beat down, what difference does it make what excuses are coming out of Philly. they lost the game, end of story..... 692184[/snapback] This is true, but as a a local fan, we would like to know why even after turning the ball over and blowing scoring ops, the team had no urgency at the end of the 4th quarter with a chance to win the friggen Superbowl. Curious minds want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sarge Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I've heard that McNabb denied that he was sick. Furthermore, he said that he had "dry heaves" and it was no different than any other big game he has played in. This looks like a case of Mitchell shooting off his mouth and the media riding it for all it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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