You know, back at the start of the season some of the guys hanging out at the water cooler suggested that McNabb could end the whole TO thing by sending him across the middle of the field into triple coverage and tossing a ball he had to stretch for. The resulting impact would have gotten his attention. At least if he was a sane individual.
I guess it’s now safe to talk that way out loud. At least if you are an old-school tough guy quarterback like Billy Kilmer. Funny how a 38 page, legally binding ruling will make people turn against you isn’t it? At least it opens up the next two rounds of debate 1) where will TO play next and 2) will this make him a changed man?
The answer to the first is; I really don’t care. Some team is going to think (like the Eagles) that he’s the last piece they need to reach the Super Bowl and it’s worth the headache to have him on the team. They’ll pay him less than he could have made with the Eagles, and there will be about ten extra clauses concerning his behavior, but he’ll find a new team by the end of the summer.
The answer to the second is; does it really matter? The National Football League is about winning, not about redemption of an errant soul. TO does not have to change his behavior to have a job, so he won’t change his behavior. He’s going to keep doing all the things he does now because that’s how he gets the attention that he craves so badly.
Still, it would be fun to see how long TO could stay in the game with Billy Kilmer sending him across the middle a half dozen times a game. TO might do okay in a locker room fight these days, but do you really think that a Howie Long or Bob Lilly in their prime would have broken a sweat on sweet little ol’ TO? And when they were done with him do you think that he would have still been a problem to the team? Nah, me either.
More later.
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