McNabb leaves boos in Philly to be cheered in Washington
By: Turner Sports Desk
Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
April 4, 2010
Donovan
McNabb’s career started in Philly with the boo-birds because they wanted to
draft Texas Running Back, Ricky Williams. One superbowl appearance, four NFC championship
games and six pro-bowls later McNabb finally goes to a team and a city that
will welcome him with open arms. It will be like night and day for the all-pro QB.
Philadelphia has always held a love-hate relationship with its
sports teams. When you are winning you are a beloved son but when you lose they
treat you like a wet food stamp. The real irony is McNabb has proven himself a
consistent winner in Philadelphia yet there was always a part of that fanbase
taking shots at him. Some of McNabb’s hecklers were hitting him with non-sports
related jabs like Conservative radio host, Rush Limbaugh. Through it
all McNabb continued to guide his teams to the playoffs until finally traded to
the Redskins. McNabb is going to think he landed in heaven because the Redskins
who have not won anything of note in 20 years are still beloved by the
city. How beloved are they? The Washington Capitals have the best hockey player on earth and a team that has captured the heart of this city with tangible results but they still are second class to the Redskins.
McNabb also follows in the footsteps of another beloved
Washington Icon that was traded from Philly in Sonny Jurgensen. Sonny
has always spoken highly of McNabb and he is not a bad friend to have in your
corner here in Washington.
Redskins fans still hold the NFL record for sellouts even
through 20 years of losing and I guarantee that Fed-Ex field will be at
capacity when this season of raised expectations begins. There are two
positions of high responsibility in Washington DC…The US Presidency and the
Starting Quarterback of the Washington Redskins and we are not sure which had
more prominence. Donovan McNabb has played in Fed Ex field many times but he
has never had 91,000 plus diehard cheering him. His time in Washington will be
a stark contrast to Philadelphia in terms of fan support. He is coming to a
place that desperately needs his leadership and the only boo-birds he will see
here are the ones that travel from Philly.