McNabb's agents take aim at the Shanahans, Mike responds...

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by juskins

Please tell me what the extracurricular remarks you are talking about? You don't get it, do you? I never called you a McNabb butt eater or whatever you said I called you. And when did I call you Donovan?

The benching and the explanations that followed by Mike are part of coaches and players trying to explain their side of the dispute. Move on.

Lets hope we win tomorrow, how's that?

It's basic employer-employee etiquette to air complaints and resolve the disputes in private and not go the public humiliation route either by accident or intentionally. I see both sides can't keep their mouths shut. The cardiovascular endurace and inability to run the 2-minute drill comments are both gaffes by Shanahan. McNabb talks nice but then his agent doesn't... major gaffe by McNabb. I see it as both sides trying to win some lame PR war. I find neither side to be fully believable.

[juskins]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

It's basic employer-employee etiquette to air complaints and resolve the disputes in private and not go the public humiliation route either by accident or intentionally. I see both sides can't keep their mouths shut. The cardiovascular endurace and inability to run the 2-minute drill comments are both gaffes by Shanahan. McNabb talks nice but then his agent doesn't... major gaffe by McNabb. I see it as both sides trying to win some lame PR war. I find neither side to be fully believable.

Well, Sir Clinton Portis, I watched Donovan under achieved for 11 games and thought the other two games he played in were decent showings. I kept waiting for those good two games to show up in the other eleven games he played in for us.

This is not about an employer=employee dispute at all. When does a player have a say so in professional sports? And, yes, it's my way or the highway in this business. The player doesn't get to dictate his terms of making an adequate performance. Obviously, you can't light a fire under McNabb's ass to motivate him to play better.

Shannahan pulls the strings and he calls the tunes. There's no "can we just all get along" mantra here. This is about making or taking a stand as to whom you support - not trying to point out the short comings of both sides.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by juskins

Well, Sir Clinton Portis, I watched Donovan under achieved for 11 games and thought the other two games he played in were decent showings. I kept waiting for those good two games to show up in the other eleven games he played in for us.

This is not about an employer=employee dispute at all. When does a player have a say so in professional sports? And, yes, it's my way or the highway in this business. The player doesn't get to dictate his terms of making an adequate performance. Obviously, you can't light a fire under McNabb's ass to motivate him to play better.

Shannahan pulls the strings and he calls the tunes. There's no "can we just all get along" mantra here. This is about making or taking a stand as to whom you support - not trying to point out the short comings of both sides.

And both sides are coming out with some believable statements and not-so-believable statements, hence I cannot totally trust either account.

While I'm probably sure McNabb is displeased with the benching itself, he is at least giving the appearance that it was the way he was demoted and benched that is the main issue. IF what he claims is true, then it's unprofessional and not exactly best for the team because they should have been totally practicing with Grossman on the first practice day of the week and the head coach should have communicated to him first. IF McNabb is just making shit up, then Shanahan probably handled the situation properly and wasn't unprofessional, disrespectful, etc, and McNabb was just trying to get attention. The benching is not the object of complaint by McNabb, but rather how it was handled. If it was Zorn not informing his QB late in the week, we'd all be skewering his incompetence.

[juskins]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

And both sides are coming out with some believable statements and not-so-believable statements, hence I cannot totally trust either account.

While I'm probably sure McNabb is displeased with the benching itself, he is at least giving the appearance that it was the way he was demoted and benched that is the main issue. IF what he claims is true, then it's unprofessional and not exactly best for the team because they should have been totally practicing with Grossman on the first practice day of the week and the head coach should have communicated to him first. IF McNabb is just making shit up, then Shanahan probably handled the situation properly and wasn't unprofessional, disrespectful, etc, and McNabb was just trying to get attention. The benching is not the object of complaint by McNabb, but rather how it was handled. If it was Zorn not informing his QB late in the week, we'd all be skewering his incompetence.

Merry Christmas, Sir Clinton Portis, and I hope you and your family received Xmas blessings.

I agree that this has been a PR nightmare, but it's done and just possibly this is how Shannahan handles these issues that displease him.

But, he is the HC and I have to give him the benefit of the doubt. Donovan has been mostly inconsistent in his 13 games and should be benched.

The issue of respect or disrespect, in my opinion, was first mentioned by some of the staff at NFL Network, former players. I just think that these people are wrong by suggesting that Shannahan wanted to single McNabb out by not showing concern for his "feelings".

Why is it that other QBs can be benched and its not considered disrespect? What is their agenda?