tr1 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Sounds to me like DM isn't expecting to be ready at the beginning of the season. If he misses OTAs, Pre-Season and the first two or three regular season games, can the Eagles expect to be competitive...especially if Garcia flees? McNabb throws support behind Reid, Garcia http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6483156 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Donovan McNabb is throwing his support behind Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid and backup quarterback Jeff Garcia. McNabb, rehabbing his surgically repaired right knee, said he hopes everything turns out well for Reid, who is taking a one-month leave of absence to deal with his sons' legal problems. "We all support him," McNabb said Saturday in his first comments about Reid's family problems. "I just continue to pray for him that everything will turn out for the best." Reid's sons Garrett, 23, and Britt, 21, are facing separate legal issues. McNabb said it has been a while since he has spoken to Reid, but that he has sent text messages and left phone messages. McNabb spoke Saturday at a charity event that had been postponed from December after he injured his knee in a game against the Tennessee Titans on Nov. 19. While McNabb is still hopeful of beginning next season as the Eagles' starting quarterback, he said he'd be content to let Garcia start if he's not ready to play. That is, if the Eagles re-sign the unrestricted free agent. The 36-year-old Garcia led the Eagles to five straight victories, the NFC East title and a wild-card playoff victory over the New York Giants when forced into a starting role in McNabb's absence. "I'm a big supporter of Jeff, and I've always said that," McNabb said. "I'm all for Jeff to be back, first and foremost. He's a great guy, a great player and he does great things for this team. "I won't have a problem with Jeff being out there if I'm not able to go." McNabb grimaced as he stepped off a podium, but said his rehab from a a torn anterior cruciate ligament is going well. He said he has been running in a pool and even a bit on land, but is walking with a slight limp. "We've been rehabbing every day and just making strides," he said. "It's kind of hard to say if I'm ahead of schedule or right on schedule because we're still at that beginning stage. "The knee is getting stronger." McNabb was among the league leaders in yards passing (2,647) and touchdown passes (18) before his injury. The Eagles were 5-5 with McNabb and 6-2 with Garcia, including the two playoff games. Garcia threw for 1,309 yards, 10 touchdowns and only two interceptions in the regular season. "If I'm not ready to go, I'm not going to go out there and put myself or my team in a position where things won't work well for us," said McNabb, who has led the Eagles to four NFC championship games and a Super Bowl loss during his eight seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptr77 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Mcnabb will be back for the start imo. Whether he plays like culpepper or carson palmer is the problem. If he comes back too early like Carson did and culpepper did it would be disastrous. I know some don't believe Carson came back to early, but you could see his mobility wasn't what it used to be, and the oline struggles made it a lot worse. The eagles need to resign Garcia, i hope to god they don't. Mcnabb is injury prone and requires his mobility, the eagles need a solid backup every year imo, and they need mcnabb with his speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWUeagleMD Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 A month ago we were talking about how clearly upset McNabb was over the team's embrace of Jeff Garcia. Now that McNabb has stated explicitly that he hopes Garcia returns in the event that McNabb can't go from day 1 we're supposed to believe that this is bad news. Ho hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostic Hog Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 AJ will start. I believe Garcia will be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWinzit Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 AJ will start. I believe Garcia will be gone. Agreed, Eagles really lucked out when Feeley became available...dang-it!:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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