>> Do you know anything about football, or do you just prefer to speculate on race as it tangentially relates to sports.<br /><br />Actually, you brought up race more in your post than he does in his entire article. Amazing.<br /><br />>>He's actually telling it like it is, not like this hack Jason, trying to make excuses for a QB that cannot play anymore.<br /><br />McNabb has thrown for more yards this season than Eli Manning, Kerry Collins, Ben Roethlisberger, and Tonyromo.

McNabb and Favre are naturals. That's why they are Pro Bowl QB's. Yes, Favre had to ask Ty Detmer(not his QB coach) what a nickel defense is. Favre may have been even better had he known more about the game. He was still young. McNabb has been in the league long enough to know the rules. I don't think he would have played OT any different had he known. He was still trying to score on every possession. That being said, there too many players that rely on talent alone. They would be even better if they actually studied the game.

Hey Whitless, Is McNabb still going to be MVP? Do you know anything about football, or do you just prefer to speculate on race as it tangentially relates to sports.

Hey Stradia,<br />The update is actually on Mark Kriegels site. He's actually telling it like it is, not like this hack Jason, trying to make excuses for a QB that cannot play anymore.

As a USC fan, I admit that they will not play in the Championship game unless something screwy happens. However, I am looking forward to seeing them play a team from the Big 12 or SEC this year. I would hate to see another Big 10 beat down come bowl time. All you haters out there beware and be careful for what you wish for! USC has scheduled anyone who wants some (Auburn, Arkansas, VA Tech, VA, Ohio St, Nebraska, etc) and have beat them like a drum for the most part. Then in the bowl games they have put the beat down on all comers except for Vince Young (I mean Texas) who had to win in the last minute. Anyone who does not want to look at history can ignore it if they want but it is all we have to go by. I would love to see them play Oklahoma with that big offensive line or Florida with Tebow. I think those would be the two best matchups (no offense Texas or Texas Tech). I really could care less about who wins it all because there is no playoff so it is really all masturba@ion!

Jason, when are you going to comment on Andy Benching Donovan and take the stand that Andy should have "known" Donovan better and that this is a classic example of how black QB's are being phased out of the NFL (Vince Young, Michael Vick, and now Donovan)

What was updated on this article? I think I read this last week.

Jason -<br /><br />I'm hoping that someday you will write an in depth article about something on which you are a subject matter expert.....Food<br /><br />Popeye's Vs. KFC....<br /><br />Burger King Vs. Mikey-D's......<br /><br />Dunkin Donuts Vs. Krispy Kreme....<br /><br />YOU GO, FAT-BOY!!!!<br /><br />Donut

danglingpeepee what newsource do you work for? What gives you the know how to Critique Whitlock?

Come on Jason,<br />Lets do an article on the the 10 worst, or should we say the 10 most over-rated

Jason Whitlock,<br /><br />Maybe I'm the only one on here actually telling you this, but thank you for this article. We think the exact same way. Mind you, I'm a Cowboys fan and I hate the Eagles, but guys c'mon, seriously? I mean, I know a Pro QB should know the rules of his own sport, but it's nothing to get hung over for more than a week. It's over. Get over it. So he didn't know the rules. At least he made it to the pros. That's more than 99.9% of us can say.

I remember when Brett Favre was still new to the league, but he had been in the NFL for about 3 years. And after an offensive meeting during the week, he had to pull his quarterback coach to the side and ask him what the nickel defense is. Even though he did not know an entire defensive scheme he was still able to excel at his position.<br /><br />So Donovan's lack of knowledge about overtime rules are in no way an indicator of whether or not he is a good quarterback, period.

Carol, you're as dopey as McNabb. If you had passed 5th grade English, you would know what be a dangling participle.

Ask yourself this. <br /><br />How many members of the media would have known he really was unaware if he never said anything?<br /><br />If anyone states that THEY would have, I call them a liar......

danglingpart...you're the one that sounds frustrated, as if your moniker is false bravado over possible physical "shortcomings"

which is so poorly thought out and so illogically constructed that it betrays any sense of a constructive argument. Your basic premise is that the Media is so unable to think for themselves, that they manufacture false hysteria and then proceed to beat it into submission, lacking the work ethic or motivation to find"real" stories. What you have neglected to grasp is that McNabb's admission of OT rule ignorance is a HUGE story. It is a glaring indictment of his game readiness. This is not some obscure, one in a million, back of the book rules; this one pertains to when the game ends for crying out loud!! Your position that his lack of knowledge did not impact the game is simply SIMPLE. You are an unabashed apologist with a bias that screams VICTIM every time a person of color comes up short. My impression of you is that you are sad and angry, a dangerous combination of emotions that result in poorly framed argumants and erroneous conclusions. Every time you write one of these poor pitiful victim articles, the truth suffers, and when the truth suffers, it makes me sad.

If, say, Tony Romo had made such an off-handed comments, it would have been all about "tee-hee-hees". But when DM, who has been ball playing pratically all of his life, makes a relaxed comment, well ah hell, he must be so ignorant. Shame on him. So silly.

Jason, your article is sinply depressing and disappointing. Its sad to think that American journalism has come to accept a style of writing, in your case,

Donovan McGaff is in the twilight of his career. He has, historically, made his teams better. He should have known this rule. Hence, the McGaff comment. He should have limitted his comments about his ignorance of it. <br /><br />Is he really being sought after, like several in the media have, because they smell the blood of a fine career ending?

I agree with sanity2justice. I think Mcnabb is getting so much flack because he is a good quaterback. I agree with Jason that Mcnabb has gotten the short end of the straw in Philly. They have never gotten him any decent receivers except for T.O. who's never won anything. I think Andy Reids bad decisions many times have handcuffed McNabb in cost Philly games. He's too much of nice guy sometimes. I have watched some Philly games where I thought McNabb should have overode the coaches decision, but he seems to just accept whatever the coaches tell him to do. Bottom line is if you consider yourself a smart quaterback and student of the game you have to know this, no exceptions.