In a wild year in the NFL, Donovan McNabb appeared to be out of Philadelphia and into a Minnesota Vikings jersey in the off-season. However coming back from a 5-6-1 record where he forget there was something called a tie in the NFL, McNabb has rescued a team from life support and has them one win away from their second Super Bowl in this Millennium.
McNabb who appears to be on the fast-track to the Hall of Fame seems to be an enigma rather than the elite-caliber quarterback that he should be recognized for. McNabb has taken the Eagles to five conference championship games and a Super Bowl and it feels that most fans crucify him as an average quarterback.
From the draft day when he was booed by Philadelphia fans, McNabb never really seemed to fit in the city of brotherly love. He was the low-key quarterback who had a pension of doing Chunky soup commercials. Philadelphia fans love to a see guy who epitomizes the working man in Philadelphia like former Philadelphia Eagle quarterback Ron Jaworski.
Although, most Philadelphians have forgiven McNabb there still seems to be the undertone of disrespect. This wouldn’t surprise me that McNabb takes this personally and has used this as advantage on this spectacular run through the playoffs.
What if McNabb wins the Super Bowl, I would assume that the entire city of Philadelphia would crown him a winner and enter the lore of Philadelphia sports. Sometimes irony is sweet, isn’t it?
Donovan McNabb’s Wild Ride
