We're all aware of the brilliant fashion in which John Elway was able to end his career. After having to deal with the questions of whether or not he could win the big games, Elway finally silenced his critics by winning back-to-back Super Bowls to cap off his Hall of Fame career.
Elway had a stigma surrounding him since day one that perhaps he was just your typical soft quarterback. He refused to play for the Baltimore Colts, who had the first overall selection in the 1983 draft and needed a quarterback. Elway was the obvious choice, and everyone knew it.
He was so adamant that he would never play for the Baltimore Colts, and even went so far as to look into pursuing a professional baseball career with the New York Yankees by meeting with George Steinbrenner.
Well, the Colts called Elway on what they thought was a bluff and drafted him with their first overall selection.
After it was made clear that Elway was not bluffing and would not play for them, they decided to give up on Elway and traded him to the Denver Broncos.
While Elway was forced to deal with the questions and was criticized for his childish act, it was nothing compared to what Donovan McNabb endures in Philadelphia.
The anti-Donovan McNabb speech has certainly slowed as of late, but it still roars whenever being discussed by the ignorant minority.
Unfortunately for the well-educated and knowledgeable fans of Philadephia, the ignorant minority just happens to be the ones holding the microphones.
Yes, McNabb has never won a Super Bowl for Philadelphia, but neither has anyone else. However for some reason Ron Jaworski and Randall Cunningham are not hated in Philadelphia, but rather they are revered.
What can McNabb do to earn that same kind of respect ten years after his time in the City of Brotherly Love is over?
Well that's simple. He must do exactly what John Elway did to forever earn the respect of the people in Denver, and that's win some, or at least one, Super Bowl.
