An Outsider Eye on McNabb

In preparation for the Giants-Eagles game Sunday, the New York media scrutinizes the McNabb-Eagles relationship and muses on his 2008 fate. Bob Glauber of Newsday offers the contrarian view that McNabb will be back with the Eagles next year. The relevant passage:

 

“Will he still be around next year? I believe he will, for a few reasons.

First, coach Andy Reid remains fiercely loyal to McNabb, a player he groomed from the start….Second, even if Reid isn't the coach next year - and there has been some conjecture he'll be gone, although there are zero indications from ownership that it plans to make a change - a new coach will want to give himself the best chance at success. And right now, McNabb is the best the Eagles have. Third, rookie Kevin Kolb is not ready to play….

Still, no matter what McNabb has done - see: four NFC Championship Game appearances, one Super Bowl appearance - it's never been good enough in the minds of many Eagles fans….

I do say that McNabb, when physically right, remains one of the league's top quarterbacks. And at 31, there are still three or four, maybe even five or six, good years left. He's not in a class with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre or even red-hot Tony Romo. But he's good enough to win.”