Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:10 am EST
Donovan McNabb's team tied the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday, an outcome which came as a complete surprise to the 10-year NFL veteran:
What did ... I mean ... how can ... wow. That's it, wow. He didn't know that games could end in a tie. You know who knows that games can end in ties? Everyone. Even Tony Siragusa knows that. Yet a quarterback who has led his team to four NFC Championship Games and one Super Bowl didn't know. I mean, it's not like the referee says it before every overtime session! (And to those who think he's joking, he's not. Donovan laughs at his own jokes more than Jon Stewart; his demeanor was far too serious for that to be a joke, despite what his inevitable excuse is today.)
What did Donovan think that "T" section in the standings was next to the "W" and "L"? Was he confused when he had to run a hurry up offense with two minutes left? And in 2002, when his team played the 9-6-1 Falcons in the playoffs, did McNabb think those numbers represented the Atlanta area code?
Maybe athletes' lack of knowledge about the sports they play is more widespread than we know. (This would explain Joe Morgan.) A friend of mine who played college football had no clue that there wasn't a two-minute warning in the college game. But I just emailed him and even he knew that NFL games end in ties.
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I WANT 4 HOURS OF MY LIFE BACK.
*Mike Brown, Hire a GM !!!!!*
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Someone help me........I need to let it go. Well done Fat Tony and the rest of the mobsters. You fixed the Steelers point spread well.
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Will you cry when Romo finally pops the question to Jessica?
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1. Danica Patrick. This chick wouldn't last 5 laps at a late model race at Hickory Motor Speedway in NC. The IRL is filled with some of the biggest no-talent in racing where only 23 cars start, some races end with less than 10 cars running and as few as 3-4 on the lead lap. Just finishing a race and on the lead lap will get you a Top 5 or 10. She has the best equipment money can buy and has mustered only one win and won it on fuel mileage. Some want her in NASCAR. She balls and throws fits when she gets bumped. Put her in a Crafstman Truck at Bristol. That will be the last we hear about her and NASCAR. TO me, even with her make over she still aint a 5. I've seen better faces on a jar of iodine.
2. Michael Vick. Hey, he aint lost a game in over a season. The only problem is his uniform number now has 6 digits in it and his uniform is paid for by the state therefore I dropped him to no. 2.
3. Donovan McNabb. The Eagles probably would have won 2-3 SUpre Bowls a few years ago if they had a good QB. McNabb may move a team between the 20 yard lines but from the 20 to the goal line is the line that separated the jokes from the good QB's. You'll never see a Chuncky Soup commercial with a white person spraying whip creme in a black man's face. The sooner I see the day Mcnabb and his fat momma fade into obscurity the better.
4. Chollie Wiss, aka Charlie Weis. He has done nothing in his entire career. The Pats did well after he left. When Chollie faced the press last year after a tough loss he had this huge shiney thing on his hand. At first I thought it was the bowl his mommy strapped to his hand so everytime little CHolly hopped up on the table looking for a bowl of pudding she wouldn't have to look for one. It turned out it was his Super Bowl ring Cholly likes to flash when he's being questioned.
5. Kobe the Rapist. Since Shaq left he aint done sheet. And, he fails as a team leader with his pre-season fits and sulk sessions and especially in the NBA finals last year when the Celts stuffed him and the lakers.
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Romo will have to ask her daddy first. I should have added Romo to my list. If Romo worked at a car wash she wouldn't give him a whiff. If they marry it will lsat 2 years. That's about how long Romo will be an NFL QB. His career has been Alice in Wonderland but the bunny is about to wake up. I am glad he is back because the pokes aint going nowhere and they'll hit rock bottom next year. Romo will be benched then cut. Then by, by Jessica.
Romo's a moron.
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Your performance yesterday is showing your not in tune with your team...You embrarrassed your team mates and our city with your lack of not performing up to your talents ...Andy get that play calling card out of your hand and start letting others help you out ...WAKE UP !..yOU BOTH NEED TO GET ON THE SAME STREET AND ALLOW OTHERS HELP YOU TO BECOME A TEAM ONCED AGAIN !!!!!!
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