NattyBo Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Great great article. Includes lots of exclusive quotes, and plenty of Philly bashing to boot. Profanity laden, for those of you who care. Read it here Some highlights: Let's go back to the beginning. Look at it from McNabb's POV. It is 1999. You are 22 and a stud quarterback out of Syracuse. The Eagles are primed to pick you #2. But Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell thinks his team should take Ricky Williams instead. He–the ****ing mayor!–organizes a protest call-in that brings down the Eagles communications system. In Philadelphia, the two-eyed man is king because everyone else is bat-**** crazy. Philly sports legends include a man who war danced over an unconscious Frank Gifford (Chuck Bednarik), a chaw-choking outfielder/accused fraudster (Lenny Dykstra), and a practice adverse point guard who urinated into a trash can at an Atlantic City casino (Allen Iverson). McNabb's major malfunction was his sanity. There were no arrests, just Campbell's Chunky Soup commercials with his mom. By then, Philly and McNabb had devolved into a loveless marriage between a rageaholic and his long-suffering spouse. This is just from the first few paragraphs, its like a 6 page article. Good stuff GQ, good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 You read GQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyBo Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 You read GQ There's this crazy thing called the internet, where you can read select pieces of publications without reading the entire thing on a regular basis...maybe you've heard of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 There's this crazy thing called the internet, where you can read select pieces of publications without reading the entire thing on a regular basis...maybe you've heard of it? Hahaha just kidding bro... I appreciate Philly-bashing on any media outlet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 You read GQ At least they didn't have him wearing some white skinny jeans, looking fruitier than a box of Apple Jacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Chaaarmnder Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Good article at the beginning.... then i felt like it just lost steam. IMHO not really anything super cool or groundbreaking. Good writing but the interview was... kind of cooL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailToTheRedskins14 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Lebron is the MTV-for-teen-schoolgirls of the NBA. Is that dude serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 At least they didn't have him wearing some white skinny jeans, looking fruitier than a box of Apple Jacks. ahahhahahaa could be worse... But hey, honestly I'm really happy that Donovan has chilled out on all the Philly-love and begun to stood up for himself a little bit. In printed words, it's really hard to tell how he was saying the things he was saying... But it makes me feel good that he is beginning to distance himself from that city and the people that he left behind. It's probably much stranger for him to be wearing a Redskins' jersey than it is for the fans and everyone else... and an article like this makes me feel like the guy is really starting to embrace his new team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 ahahhahahaa could be worse.... yeah, it could be jeez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailToTheRedskins14 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 ifexifufYhU Since that seems to be the nature of the thread.That's just... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianm23 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I still remember this. !edit: sometimes i want to smack the **** out of Troy Aikman. (seems something is wrong with the youtube embedding feature in the forums) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bear_jew Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 hypnotized by Chaaarmndr's sig....... can't look away.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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