# Regarding That Time Management Snafu By The Eagles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147 "2005-02-09T05:06:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ocean\_City\_Maryland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@Ocean\_City\_Maryland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ocean_City_Maryland)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/1 "2005-02-09T05:06:40Z")
A friend of mine (who is an Eagles fan) told me today that reason the Eagles had such poor time management at the end of the Super Bowl was because Donovan McNabb was “throwing up in the huddle” and “dazed”, due to a concussion caused by a late Tedy Bruschi hit. He said Freddy Mitchell was calling the plays. Umm, is this true? I didn’t ask for a cite, and truthfully, I havn’t looked for one. Have you guys heard anything about this? What’s the straight dope? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/2 "2005-02-09T05:16:28Z")
Problem was that Joe Walsh can’t read music. He was always off on a tangent and throwing off Don with his crazy antics. Glen couldn’t take it anymore and just called the whole thing off. At least till “Hell froze over”. :rolleyes: What? ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/3 "2005-02-09T05:19:27Z")
In his monologue tonight, Jay Leno mentioned McNabb was throwing up in the huddle, but that’s all I’ve heard. ---
**Author:** ![Ocean\_City\_Maryland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@Ocean\_City\_Maryland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ocean_City_Maryland)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/4 "2005-02-09T05:24:34Z")
> [@gatopescado](#): > > Problem was that Joe Walsh can’t read music. He was always off on a tangent and throwing off Don with his crazy antics. Glen couldn’t take it anymore and just called the whole thing off. At least till “Hell froze over”. :rolleyes: > > What? LOL! I see you’ve read my **Jay Ferguson** thread. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/5 "2005-02-09T06:24:21Z")
It’s at lsat partially accurate, according to Eagles center [Hank Fraley](http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs04/news/story?id=1987299). The article doesn’t mention a particular hit by Bruschi, but he does talk about McNabb throwing up and Freddie Mitchell calling plays. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/6 "2005-02-09T12:53:55Z")
Wow. I’m shocked Freddie Mitchell actually does something. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/7 "2005-02-09T13:07:02Z")
Rodney Harrison caught more of McNabb’s passes than Freddie Mitchell did. FWIW, the McNabb throwing up thing (dry heaving as I heard it) was mentioned on ESPN and [USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/eagles/2005-02-08-mcnabb-sick_x.htm) indicates there’s some question about what the effects were. Some say mumbling, puking. Some say just coughing, and not really out of sorts. I mean he did throw that sweet TD pass. He couldn’t have been too out of it. ---
**Author:** ![AndyPolley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@AndyPolley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyPolley)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/8 "2005-02-09T13:07:54Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > Wow. I’m shocked Freddie Mitchell actually does something. Who knew his big mouth would turn out to be an asset? Actually, since the Eagles couldn’t get to the line with any due haste, perhaps Mitchell was part of the problem. I can picture him injecting his own flair into play calls that would befuddle & bewilder teamates. McNabb: (Throws up, breathes heavily) Mitchell: (calls a play while thanking his mouth for being so great) Rest of team: “Huh?” Coach Reid: 😕 Eagles fans in my living room: (Unspoken rage) ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/9 "2005-02-09T15:42:59Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > I mean he did throw that sweet TD pass. He couldn’t have been too out of it. Marino once played an entire half against the Seahawks with a concussion…and won the game. To this day, he doesn’t remember a minute of it. ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/10 "2005-02-09T18:00:39Z")
> [@Ocean City](#): > > A friend of mine (who is an Eagles fan) told me today that reason the Eagles had such poor time management at the end of the Super Bowl was because Donovan McNabb was “throwing up in the huddle” and “dazed”, due to a concussion caused by a late Tedy Bruschi hit. **Let’s go “Inside the Moron’s Brain” now wiiiiith. . . Moody B!** 1. Upon reading the thread title, for some reason I assumed we were talking about the musical group. Not so bad, even so soon after Super Bowl Sunday. However: 2. Upon reading the OP as quoted above, complete with references to Donovan McNabb and Tedy Bruschi, I, in all seriousness, mused how I could’ve missed hearing not only that (a) Don Henley et al. were playing the Super Bowl, but that (b) they were playing _at the conclusion of the game._ And now, according to this thread, they had been late getting started, because of, yes, of course, Donovan McNabb’s possible concussion. Which just threw off their entire performance. I sh\*t you not. My thoughts. 3. Much as **gatopescado** ’s joke in post #3 should have put up a red flag, it _only cemented this demented scenario further._ Yes, throughout my reading of the Jay Leno monologue, the Freddy Mitchell/Rodney Harrison discussion, all of it. Me: _Where did I miss hearing that the Eagles were playing after the Super Bowl._ How. . . how exactly did I learn to tie my shoes? ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/11 "2005-02-09T18:06:28Z")
> [@AndyPolley](#): > > McNabb: (Throws up, breathes heavily) > Mitchell: (calls a play while thanking his mouth for being so great) > Rest of team: “Huh?” > Coach Reid: 😕 > Eagles fans in my living room: (Unspoken rage) Unspoken rage? Must not be real fans then. Because I? Practically had a conniption. And I was having flashbacks, too: it was my Beloved Buffalo Bills, all over again. Anyway, if you’re interested, [here](http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/10850177.htm?1c) is an article from the San Jose Mercury News. Doesn’t really answer anything, though. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/12 "2005-02-09T18:08:02Z")
> [@Moody Bastard](#): > > How. . . how exactly did I learn to tie my shoes? Velcro? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ocean\_City\_Maryland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@Ocean\_City\_Maryland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ocean_City_Maryland)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/13 "2005-02-09T22:42:55Z")
> [@Moody Bastard](#): > > 1. Upon reading the OP as quoted above, complete with references to Donovan McNabb and Tedy Bruschi, I, in all seriousness, mused how I could’ve missed hearing not only that (a) Don Henley et al. were playing the Super Bowl, but that (b) they were playing _at the conclusion of the game._ And now, according to this thread, they had been late getting started, because of, yes, of course, Donovan McNabb’s possible concussion. Which just threw off their entire performance. I sh\*t you not. My thoughts. Heh! Hey, don’t feel bad, I’ve had bigger brain farts than that! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/14 "2005-02-09T23:07:36Z")
McNabb is denying it in [Sports Illustrated](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/specials/playoffs/2004/02/09/bc.fbn.superbowl.mcnabb.ap/index.html). > [@Donovan McNabb](#): > > “No, I wasn’t sick and no, I didn’t throw up,” McNabb said. “If people want to use that as an excuse for why we lost, that’s not the way it was, but I’ll put it on my shoulders. I’ll take the blame.” In the recent print issue (couldn’t find it online), Belichick taks about Freddie Mitchell and his magical mouth. > [@](#): > > “All he does is talk,” Belichick said of Mitchell long after the game as he sat in his locker room office, his feet propped on a desk. “He’s terrible, and you can print that. I was happy when he was in the game.” I don’t think I’ve ever heard Belichick say anything like that about another player or coach, but it sure made me smile. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/15 "2005-02-09T23:54:20Z")
> [@Moody Bastard](#): > > **Let’s go “Inside the Moron’s Brain” now wiiiiith. . . Moody B!** If it makes you feel any better, I thought the same exact things in the same order. It actually wasn’t until I read your post that I realized they weren’t talking about the band. :o In my defense, I only scanned the posts in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/16 "2005-02-10T00:52:42Z")
McNabb says he wasn’t sick. [Story](http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpZ2NvMjltBF9TAzk1ODYxMDU5BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap-probowl-arrivals&prov=ap&type=lgns) Scratching my head on this one… ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/17 "2005-02-10T00:56:32Z")
oops, I see **Enginerd** beat me to it. …and I gotta find that Belichick quote…that sounds WAY out of character for him… ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/18 "2005-02-10T02:24:33Z")
> [@An Arky](#): > > oops, I see **Enginerd** beat me to it. > > …and I gotta find that Belichick quote…that sounds WAY out of character for him… Yeah, I was shocked… and a little pleased at the same time. It’s in this week’s SI with Rodney Harrison on the cover. ---
**Author:** ![Ocean\_City\_Maryland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@Ocean\_City\_Maryland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ocean_City_Maryland)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-that-time-management-snafu-by-the-eagles/289147/19 "2005-02-10T14:52:30Z")
Well that’s weird… > [@](#): > > McNabb raised the subject two days after Fraley told a Philadelphia TV station that his quarterback was seriously ill late in the game last Sunday, forcing Mitchell to help out in the huddle by calling a play. Mitchell said in another TV interview that he finished a play call. So who’s lying here?