Have you guys actually read the Mondesire Piece?
I finally got around to it. I am not even going to address the 'race' stuff. I just want to focus on the fact that it is horribly written and factually incorrect.
Check out these two sentences: "The Grambling all-star (Doug Williams) completed 18 of 29 passes for 340 yards and four touchdowns, capping it off with 35 points in the fourth quarter alone. He followed that performance with three conference championships in 2000, ‘01 and ‘02."
He contends that Doug Williams "delivered," therefore making him better than McNabb. Right from the jump this statement doesn't make any sense. "The Grambling all-star..,"? All-star where? He never made a pro bowl, as far as I can tell. At Grambling? There's no college all-star team. Maybe he was an all-star in the USFL? My point is "all-star" is a poor word choice.
Then we get to his SUper Bowl line, "18 of 19 passes for 340 yards and four touchdowns." THat is all true. He goes on to say, however, "capping it off with 35 points in the fourth quarter alone." First off, this is confusing. "35 points,"? He threw three touchdown passes and TImmy Smith ran for another score. THe Redskins scored 35 points. Secondly, and most importantly, it is incorrect. THe Skins scored 35 in the SECOND quarter.
Let us bring this train wreck home: "He followed that performance with three conference championships in 2000, '01, and '02." Huh? Presumably, he means as head coach of Grambling. Though it reads as if he did these things as a quarterback.
Problem is, I think this guy is clueless on football. I think it would be extremely difficult to find anyone who even remotely knows the game to admit than Doug Williams was a better QB than Donovan. Williams Super Bowl accomplishment is enough to make him notable but it does not make him a great QB. I don't think this guy is aware that Timmy Smith (a scab) set a Super Bowl rushing record that day (204 yds), the SKins receiving core was stacked (Art Monk, Gary Clark, Ricky Sanders), and the SKins D manhandled Elway, who had atrocious day (14 of 38, 3 int.) I tried to e-mail Mondesire my objections but I couldn't find his e-mail on the Philadelphia Sun website-probably a good indicator that his guy is a hack. What's the deal with that Sun? Is it the Bill Cosby of newspapers?
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What is your opinion on my Atlanta Falcons??
Funny you should ask...I have little to no opinion on the Falcons. Though I will admit, I was a fan of John Settle.
True. And Modesire admits that McNabb was very good prior to The Super Bowl and this year. What the f?
And the 'he doesn't run' stuff is also poorly reasoned. He always ran when he needed until last year when the Bird acquired the best reciever in the game. And this year he was plagued by injuries. I know he said he doesn't want to run because of the sterotyp but let's look at the facts...
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