McNabb Misses Wednesday's Workout
"Right now the ankle is a little more swollen than the thumb," said Reid. "We'll take it day by day, we'll see how he does."
Backup quarterback A.J. Feeley took the first-team reps Wednesday. Feeley, who engineered a pair of touchdown-producing drives in the second half against the Dolphins, knows he must be ready to go.
"The sense of urgency for me intensifies because it could happen sooner, for me to get in there," Feeley said.
Meanwhile, McNabb's latest setback comes a full year after his 2006 season ended with a torn knee ligament. That injury occurred prior to a much-anticipated prime-time showdown with the Colts in Indianapolis.
"Any time you have a chance to play against the so-called best, you want to get out there and show what you can do," McNabb said.
McNabb certainly has a chance to play this weekend, an option he didn't have a year ago against the Colts; but he knows he must be smart with both injuries.
"We have been treating [the ankle] and the thumb has come around. We've gotten a little bit of the swelling out of the thumb," McNabb said. "I have to be able to hold onto the ball and throw. If the ankle gets better and I can't really hold onto the ball, and my grip is not where it needs to be, then really there's no means for me to do what I do.
"It takes time. You want to make sure you have all of your faculties intact before you get back out and be competitive again. Now we're just focusing on both, to make sure that when the time comes, I'll be back and ready to go again. We want to be smart with it."
It's uncertain when McNabb will be back on the practice field, but earlier this week Reid did not rule out the possibility of McNabb playing Sunday night without the benefit of practice, much like offensive tackle Jon Runyan did earlier this season and Brian Westbrook did on a few occasions last season.
While McNabb says he'd be comfortable with that arrangement, he acknowledged the importance of that on-field preparation.
"It's important for the quarterback," McNabb said. "It's important to throw with the receivers and it's important to get the timing down with the offense and the line, seeing the different blitzes and schemes that you'll see in the game," McNabb said. "We have to know everything that is going on around us."
November 21, 2007
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Donovan McNabb
remains sidelined with ankle and thumb injuries. The team's quarterback did not practice Wednesday and at this point remains a question mark for Sunday night's game at New England.
"It's hard to say right now," said McNabb, when asked about his chances of playing the Patriots. "You want to be smart, but you want to get out there and play."
McNabb injured his right thumb at some point late in the first quarter of Sunday's win over the Dolphins. He exited the game after he sprained his ankle in the second quarter.
On Monday head coach Andy Reid was more concerned about the thumb injury. However, that concern shifted Tuesday when McNabb's ankle swelled up on the outside towards the rear of his ankle.
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"Right now the ankle is a little more swollen than the thumb," said Reid. "We'll take it day by day, we'll see how he does."
Backup quarterback A.J. Feeley took the first-team reps Wednesday. Feeley, who engineered a pair of touchdown-producing drives in the second half against the Dolphins, knows he must be ready to go.
"The sense of urgency for me intensifies because it could happen sooner, for me to get in there," Feeley said.
Meanwhile, McNabb's latest setback comes a full year after his 2006 season ended with a torn knee ligament. That injury occurred prior to a much-anticipated prime-time showdown with the Colts in Indianapolis.
"Any time you have a chance to play against the so-called best, you want to get out there and show what you can do," McNabb said.
McNabb certainly has a chance to play this weekend, an option he didn't have a year ago against the Colts; but he knows he must be smart with both injuries.
"We have been treating [the ankle] and the thumb has come around. We've gotten a little bit of the swelling out of the thumb," McNabb said. "I have to be able to hold onto the ball and throw. If the ankle gets better and I can't really hold onto the ball, and my grip is not where it needs to be, then really there's no means for me to do what I do.
"It takes time. You want to make sure you have all of your faculties intact before you get back out and be competitive again. Now we're just focusing on both, to make sure that when the time comes, I'll be back and ready to go again. We want to be smart with it."
It's uncertain when McNabb will be back on the practice field, but earlier this week Reid did not rule out the possibility of McNabb playing Sunday night without the benefit of practice, much like offensive tackle Jon Runyan did earlier this season and Brian Westbrook did on a few occasions last season.
While McNabb says he'd be comfortable with that arrangement, he acknowledged the importance of that on-field preparation.
"It's important for the quarterback," McNabb said. "It's important to throw with the receivers and it's important to get the timing down with the offense and the line, seeing the different blitzes and schemes that you'll see in the game," McNabb said. "We have to know everything that is going on around us."
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