Comments on: Abandon Ship? http://4thanddone.com/abandon-ship A View on Sports, That's All Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:10:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pops Coyle http://4thanddone.com/abandon-ship/comment-page-1#comment-144 Pops Coyle Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:48:47 +0000 http://4thanddone.com/?p=1749#comment-144 Big guy has considered very carefully the arguments put forth by his die-hard Eagle fan son. The most compelling of them is the track record that Andy Reid has for coming back from a stinker of a game and putting a brilliant game plan together and getting his team to execute. My hands are hanging on the sides of the bandwagon and my feet are being dragged behind. Go Eagles! Big guy has considered very carefully the arguments put forth by his die-hard Eagle fan son. The most compelling of them is the track record that Andy Reid has for coming back from a stinker of a game and putting a brilliant game plan together and getting his team to execute. My hands are hanging on the sides of the bandwagon and my feet are being dragged behind. Go Eagles!

]]> By: danielle http://4thanddone.com/abandon-ship/comment-page-1#comment-143 danielle Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:35:19 +0000 http://4thanddone.com/?p=1749#comment-143 interesting. i'm interested to see if pop Coyle responds. =) interesting. i’m interested to see if pop Coyle responds. =)

]]> By: Ryan http://4thanddone.com/abandon-ship/comment-page-1#comment-142 Ryan Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:46:36 +0000 http://4thanddone.com/?p=1749#comment-142 I apologize for not being clear about this. I don't consider McNabb to be a "champion." I think he's a good enough quarterback to win a championship. That's all (for now). In my opinion, there are four QBs in the league that fall under the "champion" tag; Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger (kills me to admit this), Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner, and soon enough, Philip Rivers. I made the comparisons to John Elway for two reasons. 1. to prove there's time for McNabb to change his legacy. And 2. to show that McNabb isn't as bad as everyone likes to believe. I apologize for not being clear about this. I don’t consider McNabb to be a “champion.” I think he’s a good enough quarterback to win a championship. That’s all (for now). In my opinion, there are four QBs in the league that fall under the “champion” tag; Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger (kills me to admit this), Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner, and soon enough, Philip Rivers. I made the comparisons to John Elway for two reasons. 1. to prove there’s time for McNabb to change his legacy. And 2. to show that McNabb isn’t as bad as everyone likes to believe.

]]> By: Rick http://4thanddone.com/abandon-ship/comment-page-1#comment-141 Rick Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:53:47 +0000 http://4thanddone.com/?p=1749#comment-141 some years ago, we did some work at Lehigh on what distinguishes a champion from a regular athlete: The champion... 1) is not afraid to lose 2) wants responsibility when the game is on the line 3) does his best work under the worst circumstances 4) does not hold back and has no excuses even in the deepest parts of his mind. some years ago, we did some work at Lehigh on what distinguishes a champion from a regular athlete:
The champion…

1) is not afraid to lose
2) wants responsibility when the game is on the line
3) does his best work under the worst circumstances
4) does not hold back and has no excuses even in the deepest parts of his mind.

]]> By: Rick http://4thanddone.com/abandon-ship/comment-page-1#comment-140 Rick Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:45:03 +0000 http://4thanddone.com/?p=1749#comment-140 In my mind, the Eagles had a good season. It is a reasonable result given how young they are. As far as Donovan goes, if he were learning and growing, I would be satisfied with him, too. But to be in the league this long and waste timeouts the way he does, fail to get his team to line in time for important plays, not knowing the rules of the game... well, it is hard for me to think of him as more than a good quarterback with tremendous athletic ability. In my mind, the Eagles had a good season. It is a reasonable result given how young they are. As far as Donovan goes, if he were learning and growing, I would be satisfied with him, too. But to be in the league this long and waste timeouts the way he does, fail to get his team to line in time for important plays, not knowing the rules of the game… well, it is hard for me to think of him as more than a good quarterback with tremendous athletic ability.

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