GCobb blasts fans and media...

[Theo]

G didn't hold much back with this article. Really gave it to fans and media about how they judge McNabb.

I still don't agree with Cobb that McNabb is gone after this season. I believe the Birds will take another shot with him. But I do agree with alot of what he says in this article, although he may have went a little over the top. It's pretty comical.

Got a feeling other media members and a portion of the fans wont find it as amusing.


http://gcobb.com/content/view/864/1/

[balto-eaglefan]

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Couldn't get the page to load. Could someone post the text here?

[BIGPHILLY]

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Eagles May Be Following The Sixers
Written by Garry Cobb
Tuesday, 04 December 2007
Last night the Philadelphia 76ers played a game at the Wachovia Center in front of a bunch of empty seats. At the same time, they then fired their General Manager Billy King but nobody cares about either event. Fools in the media want the Eagles to repeat this act.
When Donovan McNabb heads out of Philadelphia, he will be leaving as one of the top three winningest quarterbacks in the decade. The only two guys ahead of him are Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. All the stupid media in town does is dwell on what he can't do and focus on nonsense. When he leaves and we're stuck with question marks at quarterback, everybody will be thinking about what a healthy McNabb can do. They'll be thinking about his scrambling ability and strong arm. Plus the fools will be able to check him on the highlights every week because he'll be back to full strength and playing for another team.

I can't believe some of the dumb reasons why people want to trade him. Philly fans and the media here are like a bunch of fickle women who can't be happy with anything. They're like a nagging wife who does nothing but whine and complain about nonsense like what players wear after the games and what they say in the interviews. I apologize to the women for using that analogy because a dumb guy is worse that a dumb women because more women tend to not be so prideful that they will admit a mistake. Guys will march to their grave over a dumb mistake rather than admit that they have made a mistake.


This type of stupidity makes a big deal out of how A.J. took full responsibility for blowing the last two games, by starting the game out with an interception and ending it with an interception. We need players who can play, not run for mayor. The Sixers just fired a politician in Billy King, who knew how to say all the right things but couldn't judge talent. Notice that the local media has been easy on him. This guy was here for ten years, but should he have been. Good players will say the wrong thing some times especially when they're interveiwed ad nauseum like McNabb is. There's no way in the world you can do that many interviews and always says what everybody wants to hear. It becomes even more a problem when its the media's time of the month, which always seems to be the case.

Fickle fans and the menstruating media, place as much importance on how a guy sits on the bench, as how good of player he is. Stupid stuff like facial expressions are supposed to be a big deal. They care more about quotes than how he plays. I can understand this in a romantic relationship but we need a quarterback not somebody to date. I don't care about all that nonsense.

I'm starting to think that a lot of the guys who cover the Eagles are in the closet because they make such a big deal out of this stuff.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have any thing against talking about what players wear and what they say, as entertainment, but we're not keeping and getting rid of guys based on that type of nonsense. I also don't care about what a player's mother says. If Wilma McNabb had never done the Chunky soup commercial or started her own weblog we still would have lost to the New Orleans Saints last year. Only somebody who doesn't know anything about the game would seriously believe this is really that important.

McNabb saying that everybody on the team needed to play better is nothing. Also if you've noticed down in Dallas that the only person who can control Terrell Owens has started controlling him. That guy is Terrell Owens. Somebody in the media should cover how Joe Banner couldn't stomach giving Owens more money, but he has no problem being robbed Jevon "The Thief" Kearse and Darren "The Bandit" Howard, the whole time they've been here. I've heard there's an A.P.B. out for Kearse, who wasn't spotted doing anything during the Seahawk game.

I'm going to get in a good laugh when the sponsors who shell out big money to the local media and the Eagles, decide that don't to pay out the big bucks for a team that has no chance of making the playoffs. Kevin Kolb may know how to say what Philly wants him to say at the post game news conference but will it matter if the team is losing. I'll be smiling and Donovan McNabb will be somewhere smiling, and being thankful that he escapes all this nonsense.

[tinopuno]

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Not much in there I would disagree with.

I love it when journalists...sports or news media...get really pissed off and say/write what they are actually thinking without pulling their punches. I wish politicians would do the same.

I was especially amused by Cobb's suggestion that some Philly media figures may be a little light in their loafers:
"I'm starting to think that a lot of the guys who cover the Eagles are in the closet because they make such a big deal out of this stuff.


While this isn't true of all of McNabb's critics, I hope all the bigots and irrational haters will be happy when we have a QB who leads the Birds back to a decade of mediocrity!

[WCPhan]

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He's not blasting the fans- he's blasting the media.

The fans are more like sheep who are just listening to moronic media people and then agreeing with what they say. And, Kearse and Howard haven't been getting a pass, at least not on this website. And neither is Banner. And neither is Heckert.

[Eaglebreath]

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I certainly agree with what Cobb is saying. A lot of the fans are very quick to rush to judgement on McNabb. They are ready to kick him to the curb, and start the Kolb era, even though Kolb is still nothing more than a prospect with a couple of NFL snaps under his belt. The grass is not always greener.

Feeley got his shot, and he made too many critical mistakes. I don't see Kolb being ready to step right in and start next year. So, at this point I'd ease McNabb back into action with the emphasis on trying to get him healthy. If he gets healthy, I think we re-load with some good FAs, and give it one last shot. And, a lot of these fans need to give it a rest. I think Reid probably deserves more blame for our current situation than Donovan does.

One thing is for certain though, if Donovan McNabb is not a Philadelphia Eagle next year, it will have absolutely nothing to do with the fans and media. The Eagles will make that decision on their own. McNabb has taken more than his share from the media, but that doesn't change the fact that he hasn't played well for an extended stretch in quite some time. Still, he deserves more respect than he gets.

[Theo]

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He's not blasting the fans- he's blasting the media.

The fans are more like sheep who are just listening to moronic media people and then agreeing with what they say. And, Kearse and Howard haven't been getting a pass, at least not on this website. And neither is Banner. And neither is Heckert.

From the article ***Philly fans and the media here are like a bunch of fickle women who can't be happy with anything***

I'd call that blasting at least a portion of the fans.

[balto-eaglefan]

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Whoa. He had way too much coffee that morning.

[MDFAN]

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Gotta chuckle at some of what I'm reading here-- perfect example of what Cobb is saying ...... a few days ago IP was "the better fit for this team now" and now the knee jerks back the other way.

The fans very very fickle, they are very very sheep like. They have let the media in this town drive their thought processes for years now --- this isn't new.

[eaglefan55]

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Gotta chuckle at some of what I'm reading here-- perfect example of what Cobb is saying ...... a few days ago IP was "the better fit for this team now" and now the knee jerks back the other way.

The fans very very fickle, they are very very sheep like. They have let the media in this town drive their thought processes for years now --- this isn't new.

I think based on what we saw prior to the seattle game most people did feel that Feeley gave us a better chance to win (at least the seattle game) than a 75% recovererd McNabb would have or at least it was worth taking a look at. When he goes out & throws 4 picks, one would have to question that feeling. I don't really veiw that as knee jerk just an honest reassessment based on the most recent performance. I was in favor of playing McNabb if his thumb & ankle were ok but I was hopeful of Feeley and I'm glad we got to try and see how Feeley would work out. He appears to be more of the miami Feeley than the back up he once was here. That was the question I had about him. Maybe he could step in again if called upon and play flawlessly in the future but based on his overall career performances I would think it would be taking a big chance.

To be honest I think the over analylizing of the rest of the team is more of a knee jerk reaction to the loss than the feelings about Feeley.

[WCPhan]

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He's not blasting the fans- he's blasting the media.

The fans are more like sheep who are just listening to moronic media people and then agreeing with what they say. And, Kearse and Howard haven't been getting a pass, at least not on this website. And neither is Banner. And neither is Heckert.

From the article ***Philly fans and the media here are like a bunch of fickle women who can't be happy with anything***

I'd call that blasting at least a portion of the fans.

Yes, he is blasting some of the fans, but the tone of the article is that the media are vermin and he is obviously just disgusted with them. Cobb is one of those guys who is trying to convey the behind the scenes perspective without blasting anyone (unless merited, like when he blasted kearse fo rbeing underweight and spending too much time on his traveling orgy boat.)

And I totally agree with him. I wanted AJ to start against Seattle because McNabb wasn't ready to start. I also am someone who drank the AJ Koolaid and am now ready to spit it out and flush it down the toilet. AJ is a back-up. We knew that when he was resigned.

[MDFAN]

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Gotta chuckle at some of what I'm reading here-- perfect example of what Cobb is saying ...... a few days ago IP was "the better fit for this team now" and now the knee jerks back the other way.

The fans very very fickle, they are very very sheep like. They have let the media in this town drive their thought processes for years now --- this isn't new.

I think based on what we saw prior to the seattle game most people did feel that Feeley gave us a better chance to win (at least the seattle game) than a 75% recovererd McNabb would have or at least it was worth taking a look at. When he goes out & throws 4 picks, one would have to question that feeling. I don't really veiw that as knee jerk just an honest reassessment based on the most recent performance. I was in favor of playing McNabb if his thumb & ankle were ok but I was hopeful of Feeley and I'm glad we got to try and see how Feeley would work out. He appears to be more of the miami Feeley than the back up he once was here. That was the question I had about him. Maybe he could step in again if called upon and play flawlessly in the future but based on his overall career performances I would think it would be taking a big chance.

To be honest I think the over analylizing of the rest of the team is more of a knee jerk reaction to the loss than the feelings about Feeley.

Maybe, but since I was heavily involved in those threads I disagree a bit.

IMO, as Domo did today, the whole team needs to be looked over, not just the QB position.... and there was the rub.


During the 2 weeks #5 was out that's all I heard about was how IP(Garcia/Detmer) "inspired" the team, the "team played better" anytime #5 was out, and that "it" must be the reason --------- and my point all along had been that it is a team game --- and that many many many factors go into how a team plays on any given week and that some were making a knee jerk reaction to what I thought "could" be more a coincidental happening based on many other factors other than just a QB change.

IMO, fans of this team, and yes probably all teams, do make knee jerk reactions all the time, and I can only hope that the F/O doesn't do the same thing. They are ready to change many things based on last weeks performance rather than looking at the big picture. There was and is a reason IP is and will be a back up, albeit a good one, just a different personality and a different skill set-- never made him better or a better fit for this team.

[fly]

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Gotta chuckle at some of what I'm reading here-- perfect example of what Cobb is saying ...... a few days ago IP was "the better fit for this team now" and now the knee jerks back the other way.

The fans very very fickle, they are very very sheep like. They have let the media in this town drive their thought processes for years now --- this isn't new.

I think based on what we saw prior to the seattle game most people did feel that Feeley gave us a better chance to win (at least the seattle game) than a 75% recovererd McNabb would have or at least it was worth taking a look at. When he goes out & throws 4 picks, one would have to question that feeling. I don't really veiw that as knee jerk just an honest reassessment based on the most recent performance. I was in favor of playing McNabb if his thumb & ankle were ok but I was hopeful of Feeley and I'm glad we got to try and see how Feeley would work out. He appears to be more of the miami Feeley than the back up he once was here. That was the question I had about him. Maybe he could step in again if called upon and play flawlessly in the future but based on his overall career performances I would think it would be taking a big chance.

To be honest I think the over analylizing of the rest of the team is more of a knee jerk reaction to the loss than the feelings about Feeley.

Maybe, but since I was heavily involved in those threads I disagree a bit.

IMO, as Domo did today, the whole team needs to be looked over, not just the QB position.... and there was the rub.


During the 2 weeks #5 was out that's all I heard about was how IP(Garcia/Detmer) "inspired" the team, the "team played better" anytime #5 was out, and that "it" must be the reason --------- and my point all along had been that it is a team game --- and that many many many factors go into how a team plays on any given week and that some were making a knee jerk reaction to what I thought "could" be more a coincidental happening based on many other factors other than just a QB change.

IMO, fans of this team, and yes probably all teams, do make knee jerk reactions all the time, and I can only hope that the F/O doesn't do the same thing. They are ready to change many things based on last weeks performance rather than looking at the big picture. There was and is a reason IP is and will be a back up, albeit a good one, just a different personality and a different skill set-- never made him better or a better fit for this team.

MD - be fair now, people weren't just pointing to the 1.5 games Feeley played (Miami, NE), but the last 7-8 games of last year without McNabb.

I for one hate reading crap that trashes the "fans" .... those same ones that lump all Philadelphia fans together in booing McNabb. I never booed McNabb and have given him all of my support over the past 9 seasons. I know, that I personally feel like I've given McNabb a "pass" the past couple seasons while we were losing - blaming it on TO, blaming it on the playcalling, etc...until i saw him continue to play like crap this year, especially in the red zone. I don't feel i've had any sort of knee-jerk reaction, but a period of 2-3 year frustration where I think (again, after 2-3 years) that I'm ready to move on.

You know, you're right. It's not JUST the QB...but, let's face it, to a large extent, it is. That's not to say that we shouldn't dump Kearse, Howard, etc...but IMO you don't keep overlooking play at QB b/c some other positions are playing badly.

And for all those people who warn about how Kolb is still risky and may end up sucking, all I know is from looking at a situation like the sixers, i would rather plummet to the bottom for a season or 2 than hang around in mediocrity forever. I trust that Reid/Lurie/Banner can rebuild like they did before.

(edit) - please don't read this as me wishing McNabb sucks the next 4 weeks. I want nothing more than for him to come out and toast the Giants.

[FRESH]

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"They care more about quotes than how he plays. "

That may be true, but for much of recent times McNabb has played like crap. "How he plays" has been nothing to write home about. It's a lot easier to overlook the little things when the big things look good, no?

[leifdawg]

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Agree with most of what he's saying; just hope he's wrong about McNabb leaving town.