McNabb should grit teeth, not flash smile Posted on November 12th
Did you know Danny Bonaduce is back in town? Makes me sad, too. While wiping the tears from your eyes, it’s time for another peek inside the e-mail bag:
The dreaded Giants just ran the ball right down our throats and proved that they were the better team. The rematch in December does not look promising for the Eagles faithful.
However, there was one person in the middle of the field who had his usual big grin on his face and who was hugging the opposing players. I’m no Donovan McNabb hater, and he’s the best we have, but enough with the laughing and the smiling all the time. Has he ever heard of game face, or is that up there with the touch pass?
After 10 years, the smiling, laughing and no-touch are getting old.
On the positive side, the Phillies’ World Series win made this defeat (and the upcoming one in December) not sting as badly as in the past.
Rich,
I’m no McNabb hater, either. In fact, I’ve exhausted a fair amount of energy over the last few years defending him to my friends. He is, despite what’s been said about him, one of the all-time great Eagles quarterbacks.
But the ill-timed smiling throws me, too. McNabb’s perma-grin reminds me a little of President Bush’s smirk, actually. Lose to your rivals? Economy in the tank? Doesn’t matter. Just show those pearly whites.
I’m all for enjoying your job, but shouldn’t there be instances when a lousy work product upsets you? Happens to me five days a week.
Help me with the Phillies postpartum I am now suffering through. I am an avid home-team fan, but I can’t muster much care for the Iggles or even the Fly guys at this time.
Is this a common side effect from all of the (mostly) ups and downs of going to the World Series? Will I ever care about sports again?
Mark,
I was watching CNN recently, and there was a segment about some of the companies that are outsourcing work to countries like India, where the labor is cheaper. Nothing new there, but it gave me an idea.
Philly ought to outsource its Eagles/Flyers/Sixers fandom to needier, less successful cities like Cleveland and Cincinnati. Not forever. Just until the citizens here recover from the parade.
For the price of a cup of coffee, you, too, could hire a third-world fan to care on your behalf.