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By Tom Orsborn on Aug 6, 09 03:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Former NFL QB Rich Gannon, the MVP of the 2002 season while with the Oakland Raiders, has joined SIRIUS NFL Radio's "The SIRIUS Blitz."
On the air yesterday, Gannon ranked Tony Romo as the top NFC East QB. He had the Eagles' Donovan McNabb No. 2, the Giants' Eli Manning at 3 and the Commanders' Jason Campbell bringing up the rear.
Here are Gannon's thoughts on Romo, McNabb and Manning:
ROMO: "I think now that he's dumped Jessica Simpson, he's got the golf clubs in the closet, he's able to focus, he's got rid of T.O., I look for him to have a great year, absorb and take on more of that leadership with the Cowboys. I just think he's got the best skills of all those quarterbacks. ... He's a great competitor. He's got a little bit of that gunslinger mentality like Brett Favre. He's willing to take chances. I really think he's probably going to have his best year in the absence of T.O."
McNABB: "Tony Romo ahead of Donovan McNabb, it's by just a hair. I think that Donovan McNabb is a solid player in Philadelphia. I think he certainly gives them the best chance to win. Remarkable run, all those championship games that they've been to. But they haven't gotten over the hump and that's the thing that concerns me a little bit. The other thing is, I'd love to see Donovan McNabb stay in Philadelphia in the offseason and train with that football team. I just have a hard time with a guy who packs up at the end of the season and moves out to Arizona; he lives out there and works out there. I just think, in this day and age, with the amount of money you're talking about and the importance of that offseason program, that I want my quarterback in town in Philadelphia."
MANNING: "I think he's gotten better each year and that's certainly something the Giants are very aware of. He had his best year last year in terms of his completion percentage, up around 60 percent, his passer rating [was] 86. The thing that has always concerned me about him is his completion percentage. Not the most accurate guy, just a career completion percentage around 55 percent. But I will say this: the Manning boys are tough. They are great competitors. They are tremendous leaders. He's the perfect fit for Tom Coughlin and that offense and that football team. ... The other thing I like about him is he lines up and plays every week. Four years in a row he has not missed a game. I look for consistency at that position and he brings it to that football team."
Former NFL QB Rich Gannon, the MVP of the 2002 season while with the Oakland Raiders, has joined SIRIUS NFL Radio's "The SIRIUS Blitz."
On the air yesterday, Gannon ranked Tony Romo as the top NFC East QB. He had the Eagles' Donovan McNabb No. 2, the Giants' Eli Manning at 3 and the Commanders' Jason Campbell bringing up the rear.
Here are Gannon's thoughts on Romo, McNabb and Manning:
ROMO: "I think now that he's dumped Jessica Simpson, he's got the golf clubs in the closet, he's able to focus, he's got rid of T.O., I look for him to have a great year, absorb and take on more of that leadership with the Cowboys. I just think he's got the best skills of all those quarterbacks. ... He's a great competitor. He's got a little bit of that gunslinger mentality like Brett Favre. He's willing to take chances. I really think he's probably going to have his best year in the absence of T.O."
McNABB: "Tony Romo ahead of Donovan McNabb, it's by just a hair. I think that Donovan McNabb is a solid player in Philadelphia. I think he certainly gives them the best chance to win. Remarkable run, all those championship games that they've been to. But they haven't gotten over the hump and that's the thing that concerns me a little bit. The other thing is, I'd love to see Donovan McNabb stay in Philadelphia in the offseason and train with that football team. I just have a hard time with a guy who packs up at the end of the season and moves out to Arizona; he lives out there and works out there. I just think, in this day and age, with the amount of money you're talking about and the importance of that offseason program, that I want my quarterback in town in Philadelphia."
MANNING: "I think he's gotten better each year and that's certainly something the Giants are very aware of. He had his best year last year in terms of his completion percentage, up around 60 percent, his passer rating [was] 86. The thing that has always concerned me about him is his completion percentage. Not the most accurate guy, just a career completion percentage around 55 percent. But I will say this: the Manning boys are tough. They are great competitors. They are tremendous leaders. He's the perfect fit for Tom Coughlin and that offense and that football team. ... The other thing I like about him is he lines up and plays every week. Four years in a row he has not missed a game. I look for consistency at that position and he brings it to that football team."
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