| Donovan McNabb
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| McNabb has been the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles since 1999. During his era, the team has made one Super Bowl and four NFC Championship Games. Unfortunately, the team and McNabb have yet to win it all.
McNabb, over the past five years, has also become physically fragile. A broken ankle, a sports hernia, and a torn ACL has cost McNabb significant playing time. In addition, these injuries and rifts with Terrell Owens, the media, and the Eagles fan base has taken its toll on McNabb’s emotional state.
All of this has led the Eagles to draft what could become McNabb’s replacement, Kevin Kolb this week. It takes a quarterback roughly three years to master the West Coast Offense, one that the Eagles use. Hence, the job is still McNabb’s to use. How McNabb reacted to the drafting of Kolb does not bode well, however, for it is rumored that McNabb was very upset over the drafting of Kolb. So one needs to wonder whether McNabb is not only physically fragile, but also mentally fragile these days.
In reality, the drafting of Kolb puts in place a two-year window for McNabb - either guide the team to a Super Bowl championship or go find yourself a new team to quarterback. That means pressure, something that McNabb may not be able to handle. For this development, McNabb gets a nomination for the Friday Fryer this week.
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| Brady Quinn
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| The boy with the golden arm from Notre Dame. Some believe that Quinn was the best quarterback prospect in the 2007 NFL Draft. For sure, he would be taken in the top 5 in the first round.
Well, that did not happen. Do not worry, for Quinn would be taken no later than pick 9, to the Miami Dolphins. Opps! That did not happen either. Oh, by the way, did anyone watch the Draft during this time? Did you see how Quinn’s girlfriend (or shall I say former girlfriend) reacted as Quinn was passed by more and more teams?
Nonetheless, Quinn was finally taken, by the Cleveland Browns with the twenty-second pick in the first round. Sure, the Browns had the third overall pick and passed on Quinn, however, they did trade up to get him. For Quinn, the drop from pick 3 to pick 22 amounts to about $4 million a year in loss salary.
Personally, I did not think Quinn was a high draft choice. I think the Notre Dame and Charlie Weiss created hype made Quinn out to be a far better prospect than he truly is. Nevertheless, watching Quinn fall in the Draft earns Quinn a Friday Fryer nomination.
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| Phil Hughes
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| Hughes is a rookie starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. In only his second MLB start, Hughes had a no hitter going into the seventh inning. With one out in the seventh, he threw a pitch, and blew out his hamstring. The Yankees bullpen then blew his no hitter, and Hughes is now out at least a month with this injury.
This is the third starting pitcher for the Yankees to blow out a hamstring this season. And to think, we are only in the first week of May. Oh my! To combat these injuries, the Yankees this week fired their strength and conditioning coach. Some one needed to be popped (yes, pun intended) for these injuries, eh?
Anyway, the Friday Fryer Chair nomination goes to Phil Hughes this week for popping his hammy when he was pitching a no hitter. But at least Hughes gets the next month off from work!
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