First, we had Terrell Owens whining because he isn't loved like Brett Farve or Curt Schilling. Aw. There's no doubt that people should give Terrell Owens his just due. I mean, the guy was playing with a broken leg and ripped ligaments that hasn't fully rehabbed. That doesn't make TO the greatest athlete in the world, as some TO-loving propagandists have yelled, but still, it was a noble effort. I never thought he was selfish, because he was realistically the offensive weapon that could keep that team in the game.
However, if TO wants to be appreciated and applauded the same way Brett and Curt are, then guess what? You have to act like them all the time. Last time I checked, Brett Farve didn't run out to midfield of Dallas Stadium and pose on the star after scoring a touchdown. Curt doesn't rip his teammates and calls them homosexuals. Brett doesn't complain to the press about not getting the ball enough when they are 13-1. Until you change your attitude, you're not going to get the adulation you expect. You have to do more than one achievement on one night to turn around all the animosity that you have built up in the last eight years.
Next, we had Hank Fraley and Freddie Mitchell saying McNabb was sick during the fourth quarter. McNabb denied he was sick, just tired, and Freddie didn't call any plays inside the huddle. Generally I would give McNabb the benefit of the doubt, but the fact is that SOMETHING was wrong with him, and getting beasted by Richard Seymour is as good of a reason as any.
I can see why McNabb didn't want to admit he was hurt/sick. He didn't want to be seen as making excuses. That's fine, but there should be some explanation other than "my bad". And I don't see how Fraley and Mitchell felt disclosing it would make the loss look any better.
Speaking of Mitchell...
Does the man know any shame at all? Does the man know how to shut his mouth? His interview on ESPNRadio's "AllNight" last night makes him look like a total fool. Blaming TO because you didn't get any looks from McNabb? Dude, you're the FIFTH OPTION for that team. McNabb looks to TO, Pink, West, and Smith before he even thinks about looking for you. McNabb didn't go to you until the fourth quarter, a wide open pass for 11 yards. Where was the belt then, Freddie?
And why would Freddie even mention the Patriots after that debacle? Regardless of whether you got under their skin, the fact is that they used his words to motivate them to a Lombardi Trophy. Meanwhile, Harrison and the boys have forgotten about him and are on to better things while he's still harping on them.
When Freddie is cut from the Eagles - and I believe he will as he's now embarrassed McNabb and TO in a matter of days, and shows no signs of shutting his mouth - and he's on that chopping block that is free agency, maybe then he'll realize how he should have kept his mouth shut. I'm not holding my breath, tho.
The Eagles looked bad enough in losing the game, but days afterwards they've made themselves look a lot worse. Andy Reid is a good coach, but if he can't keep egos in check during a run to the Super Bowl, what's going to happen when they lose games and come short in the future? For the franchise's sake, they better hope they keep winning, or the Eagles will be in the same shape as the Sixers.