I am sick and tired of this shit being spewed that McNabb was somehow jealous of Garcia or did not want him here....I swear I will never read PFT ever again and I encourage everyone to boycott their ass....thank you.
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BANNER ADDRESSES GARCIA SITUATION
At a time when many Eagles fans are fuming about the failure of the team to engage in serious negotiations with former backup quarterback Jeff Garcia, team president Joe Banner has addressed the situation in an interview with NBC 10 in Philadelphia.
"Jeff was anxious to explore free agency, as he said many times in many interviews, including going on Jay Leno and saying it. So, that's what he wanted to do," Banner said. "Whatever version of the story may be out there now, he was pretty clear and pretty public about that, and he's getting the chance to do that now.
"That was really the key factor, and I don't fault them because I would have done the exact same thing in his shoes, but that was kind of a decision that left us having to make some decisions to protect ourselves in the long-run at that position."
But the fact remains that Garcia would have considered returning to Philly for less money than he might have gotten elsewhere. With a two-year deal having a base value of $10 million in hand, the question then is how much less would have Garcia have taken -- and would the Eagles have paid him that amount?
The problem, as we see it, is that any deal given to Garcia would have had to show sufficient respect to starter Donovan McNabb. If Garcia were to be the backup, then Garcia should only be getting backup money.
Even if Garcia would have taken only $4 million per year, it's unlikely that the Eagles would have paid that much. Indeed, current backup A.J. Feeley will receive, we've learned, salaries of $800,000 in 2007, $900,000 in 2008, $1.3 million in 2009, and $1.8 million in 2010.
So, as we see it, the Eagles were in a no-win situation. If they had done the dance with Garcia, their interest would have been used as leverage elsewhere. The smarter choice was to pull out early, as they did.
Still, based on the way that Garcia played in 2006 and given McNabb's recent history of being unable to get through a full season without having one or more body parts bust, the Eagles would have been even wiser to pay Garcia to keep him around.
And that brings us back to the reality that the Eagles didn't want him there anymore, because McNabb didn't want him there anymore. No matter how many denials are issued by McNabb or by the team, we firmly believe that McNabb privately resented the success that the team had without him, and the adoration that was showered upon a backup who almost got the team as far as McNabb ever has.
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BANNER ADDRESSES GARCIA SITUATION
At a time when many Eagles fans are fuming about the failure of the team to engage in serious negotiations with former backup quarterback Jeff Garcia, team president Joe Banner has addressed the situation in an interview with NBC 10 in Philadelphia.
"Jeff was anxious to explore free agency, as he said many times in many interviews, including going on Jay Leno and saying it. So, that's what he wanted to do," Banner said. "Whatever version of the story may be out there now, he was pretty clear and pretty public about that, and he's getting the chance to do that now.
"That was really the key factor, and I don't fault them because I would have done the exact same thing in his shoes, but that was kind of a decision that left us having to make some decisions to protect ourselves in the long-run at that position."
But the fact remains that Garcia would have considered returning to Philly for less money than he might have gotten elsewhere. With a two-year deal having a base value of $10 million in hand, the question then is how much less would have Garcia have taken -- and would the Eagles have paid him that amount?
The problem, as we see it, is that any deal given to Garcia would have had to show sufficient respect to starter Donovan McNabb. If Garcia were to be the backup, then Garcia should only be getting backup money.
Even if Garcia would have taken only $4 million per year, it's unlikely that the Eagles would have paid that much. Indeed, current backup A.J. Feeley will receive, we've learned, salaries of $800,000 in 2007, $900,000 in 2008, $1.3 million in 2009, and $1.8 million in 2010.
So, as we see it, the Eagles were in a no-win situation. If they had done the dance with Garcia, their interest would have been used as leverage elsewhere. The smarter choice was to pull out early, as they did.
Still, based on the way that Garcia played in 2006 and given McNabb's recent history of being unable to get through a full season without having one or more body parts bust, the Eagles would have been even wiser to pay Garcia to keep him around.
And that brings us back to the reality that the Eagles didn't want him there anymore, because McNabb didn't want him there anymore. No matter how many denials are issued by McNabb or by the team, we firmly believe that McNabb privately resented the success that the team had without him, and the adoration that was showered upon a backup who almost got the team as far as McNabb ever has.
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