Donovan McNabb Believes he is "Absolutely" a Hall of Famer
Let’s start Memorial Day Weekend off the right way, with another somewhat abrasive Donovan McNabb comment.
Donovan appeared recently on TMZ Sports, which airs on FS1, and spoke about his career credentials, claiming that he’s a Hall of Fame player and using Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman as a comparison.
Said McNabb:
“My numbers are better than Troy Aikman.”
“I’m not hesitating on that. I am a Hall of Famer,” McNabb says … “My numbers speak for themselves.”
Of course, D-Mac’s been out of the league since 2011 … which means he’s been eligible for the Hall for the past few years — but has been passed over every time.
When the guys asked Donovan why he thinks that is … he says he often asks that question himself.
“When they look at my numbers, yeah, but then they always want to add other stuff into it. ‘Was he an All-Pro? Was he this? How many Super Bowl opportunities?'”
“But, people don’t realize how hard it is to get to the NFC Championship and to get there five times, and then make it to a Super Bowl? It’s tough.”
Okay, so I personally believe that Donovan is still the greatest quarterback in Eagles franchise history, which some people don’t like. They become angry on Facebook and threatened to “unfollow” Crossing Broad, but the fact of the matter is this – Nick Foles only played 46 games for the Birds, and while he won the franchise its first Super Bowl ever, Donovan’s emergence in the early aughts brought the Eagles a decade of sustained success. He played 164 games for the Birds, won nine playoff games, and got his team within four points of the Lombardi Trophy. I just find it very hard to compare McNabb and Foles since they had such different careers in Philadelphia. They were completely different personalities as well, which influences fans but shouldn’t influence HOF voters.
Of course, Donovan doesn’t help himself with the goofy comments he makes, passive aggressive stuff directed at Carson Wentz and others. I think that’s why Philly fans rag him a bit, because he never really “clicked” with the hard working, blue collar Tom Cudeyros of this world.
But to McNabb’s point about Aikman and his numbers, here they are, via Dov Kleiman on Twitter:
- McNabb: 37,276 yards, 234 passing TDs and 117 career interceptions
- Troy Aikman: 32,942 yards, 165 passing TDs and 141 career interceptions.
Aikman also has three Super Bowl rings, while Donovan has zero, which is, ya know, rather significant.
Time’s yours.