Broken Wing?

Could McNabb's bum shoulder mark the beginning of the Kolb era?



The most significant development this offseason-even more so than the Lito Sheppard saga just came to light today.

Donovan McNabb has been diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis and will be held out the rest of this camp, which wraps up on Thursday.

What the Eagles are continually writing off as another "non-issue" is another example of McNabb's body breaking down. I used to be on of the "McNabb fluffers" as they're known on message boards like the only good Eagles message board out there as far as I'm concerned called Igglephans.com. I would defend McNabb to my last breath during any argument. "Oh his ankle was just bad luck." "His bruised sternum was a rough shot because his line wasn't blocking." "His ACL was bad luck."

But, when you break down his injuries here it's apparent he can't stay healthy for a full season any longer:

2002-missed 6 games due to the broken ankle
2003-had a bruised thumb resulting in the worst start of his career over a 6-game stretch
2003 NFC Championship-bruised ribs from the shot he took from Brenson Buckner
2005-bruised sternum and sports hernia
2006-torn ACL
2007-sprained ankle

When you look at his body of injury work (this pun is intended) he's been injured in some fashion 5 out of the past 6 seasons.

Could this mark the beginning of the end for McNabb? It's a legitimate question. This may be just what it is, but when Andy Reid storms out of a press conference like a child because god forbid the reporters ask him to explain his quarterback's injury it looks like another organization cover-up/spin-doctor operation.

In a city starved for a championship like this, it's truly amazing that the Phillies have become Philadelphia's team. It seems so long ago when the Eagles had that 5-year run from 2000-2004.

Kevin Kolb will now work with the starters for the rest of this camp and we can be damn certain this issue will dominate training camp as much if not more than the Lito Sheppard saga-another issue that the Eagles insist is a non-issue, but they couldn't be more full of it.

I am convinced now that this will be McNabb's last season in Philly. After talking to my sources and adding up all the facts and injury history, they're about ready to move on.

And, this chapter of Eagles' history will go down as the most frustrating one we've ever experienced if they don't win the Super Bowl this year. They had two legit shots to win it and failed. This team shouldn't have won just one Superbowl in 2003, but the one in 2005.

But, Andy Reid will just walk on you if you ask him why and take his toy and go home.