Oh no! The black quaterback gets mad!

In my last post I vented my disappointment with Donovan McNabb. It seems as if the poor boy is just not himself and hasn't been so for a long time. He makes bad throws - into double coverage, 10 feet over receivers' heads, into the ground - like he's unsure of himself. If your receivers were habitually dropping passes and your running game was suspect, you'd probably second guess yourself, too. I never said that the whole team was perfect except 5. I simply think 5 has problems.

Now. After a MUCH better showing by the Eagles tonight, especially from 5, you may be expecting me to change my mind. No. Not so fast. Sir Ian McKellen once said that consistency is overrated in acting. That may be, but it is crucial in quarterbacking. After the game I found it interesting that Deion Sanders so fiercely pointed out all the criticism and scrutiny McNabb has endured during his career, and came pretty close to telling everyone who has been on his back to stfu. From an historical perspective, yeah, I don't wanna hate on the man. He was boo'd on draft day. Draft day! When he brought up that he thinks he gets more crap than other elite qb's (white guys), people went nuts. When he doesn't say anything or serves up the party line during press conferences, people go nuts. He almost always takes the high road when there's conflict and guess what? People go nuts. Can't win for losing, this guy.

All that being said, I finally get to my point. When McNabb joined Sanders and company during the post game show, he was asked when he got to talk to Coach Reid about his (premature and idiotic) benching last Sunday. Apparently Reid didn't tell 5 himself, he sent an assistant coach to do it. McNabb said that he, Reid and some others talked on Monday, but they didn't get to what he feels needs to be aired. And he looked and sounded pissed. Deeply insulted. Which is a rare show of honest emotion. And I found myself really happy about it. I'm glad he's angry. I was beginning to think he was the persona he wears. The man SHOULD be pissed off! I would be! But it's much easier for the black woman to be angry than the black man. He is feared enough without expressing "negative" emotion. I can't wait to see the message boards tomorrow. I can see it now...

People will go nuts.