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Was watching the Best Damn Sports Show Period and they informed me that an NAACP rep out of Philly ripped on Mcnabb. Here is the article.
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Posted on Wed, Dec. 07, 2005
Mondesire disses McNabb as a 'mediocre talent'
By Thomas Fitzgerald
Inquirer Staff Writer
J. Whyatt Mondesire - civil-rights leader, newspaper publisher and politician - slams rivals with blunt language all the time. It's usually considered part of the spice of Philadelphia politics.
But Mondesire found himself in some hot water when he turned his sharp tongue on someone in a different league: Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb. In a scathing column published in his newspaper, the Philadelphia Sunday Sun, Mondesire said that McNabb was a "mediocre talent" who "played the race card" by moving away from his roots as a running quarterback to become a traditional pocket passer.
For good measure, Mondesire said, "You choked, brother," in referring to McNabb's disoriented play at the end of the Super Bowl last January.
The column has sparked heated discussion on talk radio around town, raising the profile of the Sun and its publisher, who is exploring a run for Congress against U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.) in next year's primary.
"It's amazing how, when I write about children being slaughtered or people not being able to afford heat, I don't get the reaction I get from touching the Holy Grail," Mondesire said.
McNabb led the Eagles to the Super Bowl last year, but was having a dramatically less productive season when he was sidelined with an injury after nine games. Mondesire said McNabb's effectiveness had declined because he shifted tactics - from rolling out and running the ball to throwing it from the pocket - to avoid being stereotyped as a "black" quarterback.
While McNabb's annual running yardage totals have shrunk since his first year as an Eagle in 2000, he has never cited race as a reason for running less. He has, however, expressed resentment that some blacks playing his position are labeled "running quarterbacks."
"So our genius here piles on now because everyone is piling on McNabb," said Howard Eskin, a sports talk host on WIP-AM (610). "It's just not fair. McNabb has had a terrible year, but not because he runs or doesn't run."
Efforts to reach McNabb, through both the Eagles and his agent, were unsuccessful yesterday. The quarterback is recovering from season-ending surgery to repair a sports hernia that had hindered his passing and mobility.
Mondesire said he figured the controversy would not hurt a possible congressional run, since McNabb lives in a different district and "I'm not looking for a contribution from him, or [Eagles coach] Andy Reid."
McNabb has not contacted Mondesire to complain. "If he does call, the first thing I'm going to do is try to recruit him as a subscriber" to the Sun, Mondesire said.
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http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/football/13345058.htm
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Posted on Wed, Dec. 07, 2005
Mondesire disses McNabb as a 'mediocre talent'
By Thomas Fitzgerald
Inquirer Staff Writer
J. Whyatt Mondesire - civil-rights leader, newspaper publisher and politician - slams rivals with blunt language all the time. It's usually considered part of the spice of Philadelphia politics.
But Mondesire found himself in some hot water when he turned his sharp tongue on someone in a different league: Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb. In a scathing column published in his newspaper, the Philadelphia Sunday Sun, Mondesire said that McNabb was a "mediocre talent" who "played the race card" by moving away from his roots as a running quarterback to become a traditional pocket passer.
For good measure, Mondesire said, "You choked, brother," in referring to McNabb's disoriented play at the end of the Super Bowl last January.
The column has sparked heated discussion on talk radio around town, raising the profile of the Sun and its publisher, who is exploring a run for Congress against U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.) in next year's primary.
"It's amazing how, when I write about children being slaughtered or people not being able to afford heat, I don't get the reaction I get from touching the Holy Grail," Mondesire said.
McNabb led the Eagles to the Super Bowl last year, but was having a dramatically less productive season when he was sidelined with an injury after nine games. Mondesire said McNabb's effectiveness had declined because he shifted tactics - from rolling out and running the ball to throwing it from the pocket - to avoid being stereotyped as a "black" quarterback.
While McNabb's annual running yardage totals have shrunk since his first year as an Eagle in 2000, he has never cited race as a reason for running less. He has, however, expressed resentment that some blacks playing his position are labeled "running quarterbacks."
"So our genius here piles on now because everyone is piling on McNabb," said Howard Eskin, a sports talk host on WIP-AM (610). "It's just not fair. McNabb has had a terrible year, but not because he runs or doesn't run."
Efforts to reach McNabb, through both the Eagles and his agent, were unsuccessful yesterday. The quarterback is recovering from season-ending surgery to repair a sports hernia that had hindered his passing and mobility.
Mondesire said he figured the controversy would not hurt a possible congressional run, since McNabb lives in a different district and "I'm not looking for a contribution from him, or [Eagles coach] Andy Reid."
McNabb has not contacted Mondesire to complain. "If he does call, the first thing I'm going to do is try to recruit him as a subscriber" to the Sun, Mondesire said.
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