Goodbye #5

Well, #5 is gone. I have such mixed feelings about this decision. On one hand, McNabb is one of the winningest quarterbacks in the league and he's gotten the Eagles to the playoffs more times than not. But on the other hand he's never won us a Superbowl. One one hand McNabb is still young for a quarterback and is still performing at a high level, but on the other hand maybe consistently good isn't good enough anymore.

Sometimes I've thought that Andy Reid and McNabb were too comfortable with each other. There was too much nice guy going on. When Andy benched McNabb last season, that was the first time either one of them proved that they weren't young lovers fawning over each other. I think the Eagles need a little more "mean" somewhere in the franchise. We lost some mean when we got rid of Dawkins, we need to get that back.

The one thing I don't have mixed feelings about is the deal we got for McNabb. The Eagles should have gotten much more in the trade. And why trade him within the division?? We will have to play him twice a year now! Crazy...

There's a little piece of my soul that wishes McNabb could have ended his career as an Eagle, but I also know that sometimes you have to take a huge risk if you want different results. Remember the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.

One thing is for sure, McNabb was always too classy to play in a city like Philly. But there was always one family in the outer reaches of Montgomery County who appreciated his gentlemanly attitude, and who will miss seeing his million dollar smile on football Sundays.