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Reid taking wait-and-see approach with McNabb
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PHILADELPHIA -- Donovan McNabb took about 30 practice reps with the first team Thursday morning at Eagles practice, the first time McNabb has practiced since breaking his right ankle six weeks ago in a victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
Eagles coach Andy Reid told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio that McNabb "looked sharp" but ran with a slight limp during the practice, which was closed to the media. McNabb has missed the last six games.
Reid told Paolantonio he's not ready to pronounce McNabb the starter for the Eagles' first playoff game -- Philadelphia plays host to Atlanta, San Francisco or the New York Giants on Jan. 11 or 12 -- and would make a final decision next week.
While the rest of the team had three days off this week because of the first-round bye, McNabb spent his time working out at the Eagles' practice facility.
"Donovan knows what he needs to do to get himself ready," Reid told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "It's not a rookie that you're putting in there, it's a guy that's been through it and knows what's ahead of him there."
The Eagles were 7-3 with McNabb, who was having the best season of his four-year career before he got hurt. They won five straight games without him, including four in a row behind third-string quarterback A.J. Feeley, finished 12-4, captured their second consecutive NFC East title and earned the No. 1 seeding in the conference.
Koy Detmer, who led the Eagles to a win at San Francisco in his only start before dislocating his left elbow in that game, will be the backup quarterback when McNabb returns. Feeley goes back to being No. 3 after winning four of his five starts.
McNabb, a two-time Pro Bowl selection and runner-up for NFL MVP in 2000, completed 211 of 361 passes (58 percent) for 2,289 yards, 17 touchdowns and six interceptions in 10 games. He also ran for 460 yards and six TDs.
He was injured on the third play of the Eagles' 38-14 victory over Arizona but stayed in the and tied a career-best with four TD passes.
McNabb watched all six of the games he missed, including the last two from the sidelines. He said he learned some things about the offense just by being a spectator.
"He's our leader," four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Troy Vincent said. "If he's ready to come back, we're ready to follow him."
Reid taking wait-and-see approach with McNabb
ESPN.com news services
PHILADELPHIA -- Donovan McNabb took about 30 practice reps with the first team Thursday morning at Eagles practice, the first time McNabb has practiced since breaking his right ankle six weeks ago in a victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
Eagles coach Andy Reid told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio that McNabb "looked sharp" but ran with a slight limp during the practice, which was closed to the media. McNabb has missed the last six games.
Reid told Paolantonio he's not ready to pronounce McNabb the starter for the Eagles' first playoff game -- Philadelphia plays host to Atlanta, San Francisco or the New York Giants on Jan. 11 or 12 -- and would make a final decision next week.
While the rest of the team had three days off this week because of the first-round bye, McNabb spent his time working out at the Eagles' practice facility.
"Donovan knows what he needs to do to get himself ready," Reid told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "It's not a rookie that you're putting in there, it's a guy that's been through it and knows what's ahead of him there."
The Eagles were 7-3 with McNabb, who was having the best season of his four-year career before he got hurt. They won five straight games without him, including four in a row behind third-string quarterback A.J. Feeley, finished 12-4, captured their second consecutive NFC East title and earned the No. 1 seeding in the conference.
Koy Detmer, who led the Eagles to a win at San Francisco in his only start before dislocating his left elbow in that game, will be the backup quarterback when McNabb returns. Feeley goes back to being No. 3 after winning four of his five starts.
McNabb, a two-time Pro Bowl selection and runner-up for NFL MVP in 2000, completed 211 of 361 passes (58 percent) for 2,289 yards, 17 touchdowns and six interceptions in 10 games. He also ran for 460 yards and six TDs.
He was injured on the third play of the Eagles' 38-14 victory over Arizona but stayed in the and tied a career-best with four TD passes.
McNabb watched all six of the games he missed, including the last two from the sidelines. He said he learned some things about the offense just by being a spectator.
"He's our leader," four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Troy Vincent said. "If he's ready to come back, we're ready to follow him."
