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To: stormrider1 who wrote (22507)	4/29/2005 7:09:21 PM
From: LTK007	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45639

Mike, Donovan slammed T.O. today in a manner that McNabb can do , firm , decisive and with class---he basically saying is if are going to be around me be a man and cease being a weenie ass jerk with your mouth.(That Freddie link a blast:) What T.O. need catch on, the Eagles are Donovan MCNabb's team, period; and we can win without him. <<Owens skips minicamp; McNabb responds to criticism By ROB MAADDI, AP Sports Writer April 29, 2005 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- With Terrell Owens absent, Donovan McNabb didn't miss his target. While Owens skipped Philadelphia's first mandatory minicamp practice on Friday, McNabb responded sternly to the All-Pro wide receiver's stinging comments about the quarterback's performance in the Eagles' 24-21 loss to New England in the Super Bowl. ``I don't play games in the media,'' McNabb said. ``I'm not going to sit here and try to have a war of words. I'm a man at what I do. If there's a problem with anyone, and they feel the need to lash out, they know how to get in touch with me and we can handle it like men.'' Owens -- who is holding out, presumably because he wants a new contract -- took a verbal shot at McNabb in an interview earlier this month. Some Eagles said McNabb was so ill in the fourth quarter against the Patriots that he couldn't call one play in the huddle. ``I played every snap they allowed me to play,'' Owens told ESPN.com. ``I wasn't even running until, like, two weeks before the game. But I made sure I was in the best shape possible. I wasn't the guy who got tired in the Super Bowl.'' McNabb, who made a recruiting pitch to get Owens to Philadelphia before last season, insisted he wasn't tired or sick in the final minutes against New England, though it appeared at one point he was either coughing or struggling to catch his breath. ``If you say I was winded, if you say the (offensive) line was winded, if you say the defense was winded, that's fine,'' McNabb said. ``But to be tired and dropping to a knee, that didn't happen.'' Without mentioning Owens, McNabb had strong advice for his most loquacious teammate. ``Just keep my name out of your mouth,'' McNabb said. ``Don't try to throw names or guys under the bus to better yourself. You never heard me say any names in any situation. You never heard me talk about any given players. I'm the guy to be professional and be a man* about things.''* McNabb said he hasn't spoken to Owens since hearing the inflammatory comments.

To: stormrider1 who wrote (22507)	4/29/2005 7:30:19 PM
From: LTK007	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45639

Getting a quick read on Donovan today, it is obvious The Boss has spoken, and the message is you get real and grow up or get lost as i can do without you. McNabb decision is all that matters. If McNabb were to say to management "Get rid of Owens" they will do so. I now think there is zero chance of any meaningful contractual surrendering to T.O.---just possible window dressing adjustments. Reid reportably has gotten the word to Owens that he has broken his word, he promised he would not do any of this crap, that he just wanted to be an Eagle. If they trade him it will be into the AFC and and not a chance to an elite team, more like to Houston or Titans---i do not believe T.O. has right of refusal---but i may be wrong.