Donovan McNabb Still In Denial

Added on Feb 02, 2012 by Scott in

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Evidently Super Bowl week has become a platform for washed-up quarterbacks to beg for jobs. The latest irrelevant signal-caller to crack the headlines is Donovan McNabb, who emerged from exile to announce he has no intention of retiring. According to Donny Mac, there are a trio of teams he’s considering as potential landing spots for the 2012 season.

Of course, McNabb is being super secret about which teams he believes can benefit from his inaccurate arm and atrocious decision-making skills. That’s probably because none of these mystery franchises has an iota of interest in signing him to a contract.

“I see three teams in the NFL, right now, that I feel like I can add a little bit of flavor to it from what they have,” McNabb said. “I won’t mention those teams. But, if the phone rings, there will be a lot of decisions to make on that.”

The 35-year-old has-been must have a short memory. In the last two seasons, he was benched and replaced by Rex Grossman and rookie Christian Ponder respectively. His record during this span was 6-13. The Vikings went so far as to cut him, at his request, this past December. Did any of the other 31 teams snatch him up? No.

His days as a starter are over, obviously. If he’s deluded enough to think he’s still worthy of leading a team, then he’s sorely mistaken. Teams like Cleveland, Miami and Seattle all face uncertain quarterback situations entering next season, but adding a fallen star like McNabb would constitute a step back, not forward.

Cleveland makes the most sense for McNabb due to his relationship with head coach Pat Shurmur and offensive coordinator Brad Childress, both of whom are familiar with him from their time together in Philadelphia. However, the Browns hold the fourth overall pick in April’s draft, so Robert Griffin III could be targeted, which would pave the way for Colt McCoy to become a backup, a role he’s more suited for.

Bottom line: it’s time for McNabb to call it a career.

Source: NFL.com