You wonder whether there is still time for Donovan McNabb to overcome his accomplishments in Philadelphia. That is what the real stars here are asked to do.
They have to take their weighty careers and stack even more upon them, like a house of cards built higher and higher in the strong winds of local opinion. Dick Allen couldn't do it. Mike Schmidt couldn't. Not Ron Jaworski, not Allen Iverson.
They either won championships or became symbols of a divided populace. Schmidt won one and even that never quieted the unrest. His title was chalked up to the addition of Pete Rose's competitive fire, and every strikeout was still booed louder than every home run was cheered.
McNabb is near the end now, at least in the actuarial reality of the NFL, and it appears he has only a two-week window before the current season becomes another public referendum on his status as the Eagles' starting quarterback. Continue
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