I have never been the biggest fan of Donovan McNabb's throughout his NFL career. It wasn't anything personal; I just thought he lacked a certain intangible to win a big game--and not toughness or a will to win, just a certain focus that I think Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks employ throughout a big game. That being said, Andy Reid has to be out of his mind to think that inserting Kevin Kolb into a three-point game was the right thing to do for the success of his fading football team. I don't care how much McNabb was struggling--the reasons don't matter either (ESPN's Tom Jackson cited the overtime controversy last week)--Reid knows that McNabb at QB in the second half provides him with a better chance to win the game. Whether or not he was trying to light a spark under McNabb or light a spark for the team, Reid ultimately put himself in a no-win situation.
Reid certainly will start McNabb Thanksgiving night at Lincoln Financial Field against the Arizona Cardinals. But for the Eagles fans, the only celebrating that they will be doing this year came about a month ago when the Phillies won the World Series. This Eagles team doesn't bounce back from that performance--on the field and on the sideline--yesterday against the Ravens.
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