Joe Banner says McNabb will be back next year.
Yesterday Joe Banner sat in studio on Howard Eskin's show on 610-WIP for an extended interview. He was there for an hour and 20 minutes and fielded questions from both Howard and fans who called in.
This marks his third appearance in studio where he has fielded questions from the fans.
Say what you want about Banner, that he's sinister, or a spin doctor, or unwilling to think outside "their box", but he will make himself public at times.
Sure, there was some of the usual spin, like how Westbrook has been one of the top-4 highest paid running backs over the past two years, how they evaluate their skill positions as a group and not individually, or that Donte Stallworth wanted a mega-deal so that's why he didn't return. This is in sharp contrast to what has been said about him signing with the Patriots because Rosenhaus didn't tell him what the Eagles' offer was. What do you believe?
One fan made a great point to Banner and said, "instead of just getting Kevin Curtis to replace somebody, why not get Curtis and Stallworth?" Of course, Banner responded by stating that Stallworth wanted the mega-deal. That is true though. The Eagles have been looking to just simply replace players and not replace them, but also improve at their skill positions.
Banner was humble at times and admitted they have made mistakes and there are certain free agents they should have signed.
The biggest surprise of this interview was when he said he "can't envision a situation in which he's (McNabb) not our quarterback next year." So, he all but said McNabb would definitely return next year. One could read into this and say he had to say that so they don't diminish #5's value, but Eskin grilled him again about it and Banner seemed adamant that McNabb would be back.
What I took away from this interview is that Banner knows this team needs to retool and they can't afford to just move on from the McNabb era. There is too much good football left in him. And, if they go and get Chad Johnson then we can look forward to a 2004-type season all over again.
But, they can't stop there.
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The Phillies come out of the winter meetings with next to nothing
Aside from a couple of rule-5 draft picks, the Phillies did nothing to improve their team. And, now Gillick is saying he doesn't expect them to add a pitcher.
"We make big splashes in little water puddles", said Gillick in regards to never making splashes in free agency or off season trades.
Great. So, he tells us they'll improve at pitching and make that their top priority and they've failed.
What does that mean now? Will they re-sign Rowand? Or, did the owners smack him on the hands and tell him not to reach in the cookie jar for some extra money.
I'd be inclined to say the later occurred.
It looks like the same old Phillies again and the owners don't give a (expletive deleted) what you the fans think.
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Old School Ed Stefanski footage
Back in the day Sixers newly hired GM Ed Stefanski worked college games on Prism with current Sixers color commentator Mark Zumoff.
Pretty fun stuff to watch.
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