• November 6, 2024

McNabb Puts Eagles At Top Of NFC

Donovan McNabb tells ESPN.com that the Birds are the best team in the NFC and what he and Terrell Owens could have achieved.

Concerning the upcoming season, McNabb said,  "I still put us at the top of the NFC. I feel confident in saying that because all the best teams are pretty much in our division. The Giants and Cowboys are coming off great seasons and the Redskins had a decent year."

McNabb says he's healthy again this year and that playing without his mobility last season made him work on throwing out of the pocket.

"[Last year] was a grind, but the injury actually helped acclimate me to being the type of quarterback that I've wanted to be. It's helped me in certain areas."

The Eagles QB talked about what he would do if he found out the Birds wanted to turn the page to the Kevin Kolb era.

"I might end up somewhere else," McNabb said. "And I'm prepared for that."

He also talked to ESPN.com about how former teammate Terrell Owens has matured since he left the Eagles.  

"In his situation, he's finally maturing at age 35 [actually 34]. Sometimes it's you, sometimes it's me. [T.O.] thought for so long it was someone else, but at some point, maybe it dawns on you that it's not everyone else's fault. I think once Bill [Parcells] left, T.O. realized that Jerry [Jones] truly loved him. And now he has a quarterback that he feels comfortable with. He's listening. Sometimes you have to understand the reality of the whole situation, and I think he did that."

When asked about how good he and Owens could have been together, McNabb said, "It could've been great. "What did we have, 30 TDs? You don't see that type of combination very often. That's like Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison. We would've been up there."

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