Donovan McNabb, respected around the league for his abilities as a leader, player, and person. That is, everywhere except Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or the City of Brotherly Love. McNabb spent eleven successful seasons on the Philadelphia Eagles. He amassed 6 Pro-Bowl selections, led the team to several NFC Championships and a Super Bowl appearance in 2004, which they lost 21-24 to the Patriots. Yet, many Eagles fans have despised him since he was drafted 2nd overall in 1999, when he was booed by the Eagles fans present at the draft. D-Mac has always been criticized over the course of his career for his "inability" to win a Super Bowl by the fans, who were constantly pressing for the Eagles to trade their star quarterback. They got their wish on Easter morning, 2010, when McNabb was traded to the Eagles divisional rival, the Washington Redskins.
This Sunday, McNabb will return to Lincoln Financial Stadium, a place he used to call home, to face his former team for the first time in his career. A couple big questions stand out. One, how will McNabb perform, and two, how will he be received by all the notorious Eagles fans that will be present.
His performance will be, well, McNabbulous in tomorrows game. He will play like he always does, with a little a fun and excitement. It will be interesting to to see if McNabb's knowledge of his former team's defense will aid him at all throughout the contest, or if the Eagles know enough of his tendencies and quirks to take McNabb out of the game. He will be working with his mediocre slate of weapons, with only two legit play makers in Santana Moss and Chris Cooley. McNabb will have to earn every yard that he gets.
For question number 2, the answer is quite obvious (to me anyways). Eagles fans are arguably the worst in the NFL. Most of them are ignorant fools that don't have a shred of respect for anything, including their own coaching staff and players. They literally HATE every other team that enter their stadium, and will accept nothing less than absolute success. Because Donovan never gave them that, he will, for the most part, be booed early and often by the majority of Eagles fans. I say for the most part because even though most Eagles fans are terrible, some of them do have respect for McNabb (I know a few) and will cheer for McNabb at the expense of their own safety.
Why is called the City of Brotherly Love again?.......
Key Week 4 Match-ups....
Washington Redskins (1-2) at Philadelphia Eagles (2-1): In a very unexciting slate of games this week, this Philly, Skins match-up easily tops the list of must watch games. McNabb returns to Lincoln Financial as a Washington Redskin and is looking to show the Eagles why they shouldn't of traded him.
My Pick: Eagles over Redskins 30-17.
Baltimore Ravens (2-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0): This game will be exactly as advertised, a defensive brawl will be decided by a field goal, or maybe less. But which Joe Flacco will show up? The answer will be a determining factor for the Ravens, as Flacco was terrible Weeks 1 & 2, but lit it up Week 3. The winner of this game will be atop the AFC North.
My Pick: Steelers over Ravens 13-7.
New England Patriots (2-1) at Miami Dolphins (2-1): In what has become a very tight race in the AFC East, this battle will do wonders for the winner. It should be an exciting game, one that will be decided by who ever has the last possession. The winner will be one step closer to leading this division.
My Pick: Patriots over Dolphins 35-28.
The Redskins will beat Philly dude
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